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    All change in West Ham’s forward line

    All change in West Ham’s forward line

    West Ham have spent the summer looking to strengthen their strike-force with a quality forward and according to Sky Sports, the Hammers have lodged a bid of around £20million for Swansea forward Andre Ayew.

    The Ghana international only arrived in Wales last summer as a free agent from Marseille, but proved a big hit scoring 12 goals in the top-flight last season, many from a left-wing position.

    The Welsh club are understandable reluctant to let Ayew leave, especially as forwards Bafetimbi Gomis and Alberto Paloschi have already left the club this summer. That leaves Francesco Guidolin’s club very low on striking options.

    The Swans have been linked with a move for Sevilla’s Spanish international striker Fernando Llorente and are reportedly looking to sign two strikers this summer. However, once they have recruited striking reinforcements then they may listen to the Hammers offer.

    The Hammers have accepted a bid of around £16million from West Brom for unsettled striker Diafra Sakho and the 26-year-old is expected to move on. The striker put in a transfer request earlier in the summer when Slaven Bilic’s club rejected a bid from Sunderland.

    Bilic and the club hierarchy were already looking to strengthen the teams forward before Sakho’s likely departure, so it now seems even more important. The side from the East End have been linked with a number of strikers.

    There will be high expectations for the Hammers next season. The team impressed last season finishing in seventh position in the Premier League table. Bilic’s sides will be looking to push on next season in their debut campaign at their new ground the Olympic Stadium.

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    OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
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    Manchester City 18 6 6 0 0 11
    2
    Arsenal 15 6 5 0 1 5
    3
    Brighton 13 6 4 1 1 13
    4
    Brentford 10 6 2 4 0 6
    5
    Everton 10 6 2 4 0 3
    6
    Chelsea 10 6 3 1 2 2
    7
    Leeds United 9 6 2 3 1 3
    8
    Hull City 9 6 2 3 1 2
    9
    Liverpool 9 6 2 3 1 0
    10
    Ipswich Town 9 6 3 0 3 -3
    11
    Newcastle United 8 6 2 2 2 -3
    12
    Crystal Palace 7 6 2 1 3 -3
    13
    Manchester United 6 6 1 3 2 0
    14
    Coventry City 6 6 2 0 4 -6
    15
    Nottingham Forest 5 6 1 2 3 -3
    16
    Aston Villa 5 6 1 2 3 -5
    17
    Sunderland 4 6 1 1 4 -6
    18
    Bournemouth 3 6 0 3 3 -6
    19
    Tottenham 3 6 0 3 3 -6
    20
    Fulham 2 6 0 2 4 -4
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