Marcus Rashford is one of several strikers linked with a January move to West Ham.

West Ham are in the market for a striking addition this January with injuries leaving the club in desperate need of firepower to kickstart the new Graham Potter era.

The Hammers did put three past Fulham on Tuesday night thanks to goals from Carlos Soler, Lucas Paqueta and Tomas Soucek, but remain without £27 million summer signing Niclas Fullkrug and Michail Antonio. Jarrod Bowen is also currently sidelined with a foot injury.

The Guardian reports that the search for a new striker could lead the club to exploring a loan move for RB Leipzig man Andre Silva. The Portuguese man has fallen behind Benjamin Sesko and Lois Openda in the pecking order at the German outfit but boasts an impressive goalscoring record nonetheless.

Silva has a total of 56 Bundesliga goals in 129 appearances but has had just eight outings in the league this season. The player has previously had time at Porto, Sevilla, Eintracht Frankfurt and AC Milan.

Several Premier League forwards on Graham Potter shortlist

That report adds Nottingham Forest man Taiwo Awoniyi and Brighton youngster Evan Ferguson are of interest, but Silva could offer a more experienced option as Potter looks to ensure a smooth transition under his tenure. The player spent last season on loan at Real Sociedad but only managed four goals in 26 appearances.

It is expected that a move for Awoniyi could be complicated with Nottingham Forest determined to keep strength in depth across their squad as a superb season turns into a chase for a Champions League place, Meanwhile, Ferguson has been linked with Arsenal as the Gunners also face an injury crisis up front.

Marcus Rashford is expected to leave Manchester United this month having been frozen out of the side under Ruben Amorim. The Hammers are also linked with the Red Devils man in The Guardian report but chances of making that transfer a reality are said to be 'remote'.

West Ham and Brighton compete for Celtic youngster

Potter could also be looking to invest in the future, as well as the present, with Fabrizio Romano claiming that West Ham are rivalling the Seagulls over a move for 18-year-old Celtic striker Daniel Cummings. Taking to social media platform X on Wednesday morning, Romano wrote: "West Ham and Brighton are both keen on signing 18 year old Celtic striker Daniel Cummings, with Celtic pushing for him to stay and sign new deal. 24 goals in 24 games this season for Cummings, out of contract in summer 2025."

The Celtic youth academy graduate and Scotland under-19 international is yet to make his senior debut for the Glasgow outfit. He was on the bench for the Scottish Premiership game against Ross County last weekend.

Speaking about the player last month, Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers said: "I would like to think that I’ve been a coach, throughout my career, who’s always put in young players. If you trace my managerial career - and before that, my 15 years in youth development - I’ve given debuts to players as young as 16, 17, or 18.

“There's so much involved in giving a young player the opportunity to play. It’s not just about scoring goals or performing, it’s your mentality, it’s your professionalism, it’s all these things alongside ability that is what gets you the opportunity, so that’s always something I’ll assess.

"In terms of Daniel’s output, his goals in his games, he’s done very well. But there are a lot of factors I consider when bringing in a young player. Ability is the first thing I look at, but your attitude and application are just as important. Young players will always get a chance here and there’s always a number of factors why they can or can’t get a chance, but the first one’s normally ability. If they’re good enough, they’ll get a chance.

“You’ll hear all these things about Celtic and the pathway. If you’re good enough you’ll get a chance - good enough in terms of your game and good enough in your attitude. If you do that, and you have a little bit of patience, you can become a Celtic player... You’ll get a chance, but you’ve got to have the right traits in order to be a Celtic player.”