With downgrade Premier League Real possibilities this season, west ham united There has been a clear effort to make the most of the transfer window.

Of course, they look set to lose the talented Lucas Paqueta, but the Hammers have brought in exciting additions to the squad.

For example, Nuno Espírito Santo The team signed Taty Castellanos from Lazio and Pablo Felipe from Portuguese team Gil Vicente.

However, West Ham are not done there as they are now being linked with another striker who could be better than both of their recent recruits.

West Ham target upgrades for Castellanos and Pablo

There may only be days left until the transfer window closes, but West Ham United appear intent on further improving their squad.

A deal for Adama Traore appears to be close to being completed, with transfer expert Fabrizio Romano giving him the “let’s do it” treatment at the weekend.

Additionally, the Hammers continue to be linked with a host of talented centre-backs who could help bolster their defence, such as Axel Disasi and, Recently, Harry Maguire.

However, there is now another attacker on the east Londoners’ radar who could be a better signing than Castellanos and Pablo.

at least according to a recent Report from Spanish publication ASWest Ham United are said to be keen on Ricardo Pepi.

In fact, reports reveal that Irons has made informal contact with PSV over the player, suggesting there is significant interest.

However, the report also revealed that Fulham are another very interested team and have made an offer of around €32 million (approximately £28 million), to which PSV are yet to respond.

Therefore, this could become an expensive and complicated transfer, but given Pepi’s ability and potential, it should be over for West Ham, especially since he could be an upgrade over Castellanos and Pablo.

How does Pepi compare to Castellanos and Pablo?

Now, the first thing to say is that Peppi is currently sidelined with a broken arm but is expected to return to action at the end of March, meaning West Ham would still have a considerable say in the relegation battle if they sign him.

That being said, when comparing forwards, one starts with their raw output, and it’s an area where the 23-year-old’s potential new teammate beat him, and beat him handily.

For example, since the start of last season, the United States international has scored 28 goals and provided 5 assists in 50 games, playing a total of 2037 minutes for the first team.

An average of one goal every 1.51 games or every 61.72 minutes is very impressive and justifies scout Jacek Kulig. description of him “Incredibly prolific.”

By comparison, Castellanos scored 17 goals and provided 11 assists in 56 games, totaling 4,198 minutes.

With one goal every other game or every 149.93 minutes, the average is not bad but certainly not impressive.

In the end, Pablo scored 15 goals and provided 1 assist in 41 games, totaling 2175 minutes.

In other words, since the start of last season, the 22-year-old has averaged a goal every 2.56 games, or every 135.93 minutes.

Another area where the PSV star has outperformed the Hammers’ two new signings is international football.

For example, the former FC Dallas star has made 34 appearances for the US national team, scoring 13 goals and providing 3 assists.

In stark contrast, the former Lazio man has only made two appearances for Argentina and failed to score, while the former Gil Vicente star has not featured for the Argentina national team at all.

Ultimately, West Ham have brought in two attackers this month, but if they really want to avoid relegation, they should consider bringing in another attacker, someone more of a goal threat, someone like Pepi, even if he only has two months or so to work his magic.

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