The last time West Ham had a striker who scored 20-or-more goals, Eminem’s Just Lose It was topping the charts and the Apple iPhone did not exist. No other current Premier League club have had to wait as long for such a scorer but West Ham, after losing Marko Arnautovic, are attempting to fix that now. In 2017-18, Costa scored three goals in 15 La Liga games for Atletico Madrid. Some at the club are still scratching their head over their £10million signing of Jordan Hugill last January, and Costa would not come on the cheap. His wages would be steep, with Everton and Wolves apparently also monitoring his situation. Yet two years of disciplinary issues and injuries have taken their toll on the 30-year-old who last season only averaged a goal or assist every 279 minutes. Naturally, there are question marks about whether the combustible Costa could pick up where he left off in the Premier League and whether he would be worth the money (or the hassle, given his history of flare-ups). The same goes for Higuain, who struggled to provide any wow factor during his short stay in the Premier League with Chelsea. Eintracht Frankfurt’s Sebastien Haller, though somewhat inexperienced at the age of 25, might represent a better bet. The Frenchman is being heavily linked with West Ham, with Manuel Pellegrini said to be particularly keen. Haller, who is said to be interested in moving to England and has also been eyed up by Manchester United as a potential replacement for Romelu Lukaku, would cost close to £40m.
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