West Ham 'agree' deal to sign striker who rejected Man Utd as 'medical booked'

West Ham are said to have made a breakthrough, striking an agreement to sign a highly-rated striker. The Hammers have been left short up top following the injury suffered by Niclas Fullkrug.

The Hammers are stuck in the bottom half after a hugely disappointing start to the season, and Graham Potter will need tome new signings if he is to turn things around quickly.

Hinting at defensive recruitment, in particular, he said recently: “We’ve got a few challenges to fix, but that’s normally why you end up at a football club in January: because there’s things to do. We’ve got some options there internally. And then, of course, we’re always looking for options to help the team.

“JC [Todibo] is going to be a while before he comes back, so there’s no immediate solution there. It’s a calf strain and lower-limb issue. He’s going to be a bit of time yet. We have to look for what we have.”

Though, it seems attacking signings will take priority after the loss of Fullkrug, and one appears to be on its way. According to The Boot Room, the Hammers have agreed a deal to sign Ajax talent Brian Brobbey on loan for the rest of the season. The 22-year-old has scored an impressive 32 goals in 79 league games for the Dutch giants, and he is already a seven-time Netherlands senior international.

He has only started nine league games this season, though, and he will now be allowed to join the Hammers on loan, according to the report, with a medical booked within the next 48 hours. It’s reported that a deal was struck some time on Thursday night, and it will no doubt include a significant loan fee given Ajax will be losing a player who is used frequently.

Brobbey on rejecting Man Utd

Brobbey once rejected the chance rejected the chance to join Manchester United, revealing to Voetbal International: "I absolutely wanted to go to Ajax. Erik (ten Hag) also wanted to work with me, texted once if I was open to it, but I thanked him nicely. I wanted to go back. My friends here, Ajax's playing style, it just wasn't finished yet.

"I first have to really succeed here as a striker of Ajax. That's also how the past six months felt, when I played here on a rental basis. I really had the feeling afterwards: I really have to go back. Believe me, in a few years I will provide a nice transfer fee for Ajax and then the club will have made a nice profit. There are more good players who play striker: Dusan Tadic, Steven Bergwijn, Davy Klaassen, Lorenzo Lucca. At the moment I am a basic player, but I just have to perform, with good play and goals. Then the trainer can't ignore me and I start in the team."