OPINION
Slaven Bilic must throw three West Ham attackers on the scrapheap if he decides to press on with a move for Middlesbrough winger Adama Traore.
Website Read West Ham posted an image on their Twitter account of the London Evening Standard’s print edition on Friday, which stated that the Hammers were closing in on an £8million move for the former Barcelona star.
The report claims that Hammers co-owner David Sullivan held talks with the 21-year-old on Friday over a potential move to east London in the coming months.
Middlesbrough winger Adama Traore is set to join West Ham in an £8m deal, claims the @standardnews. #WHUFC pic.twitter.com/TUY9DkKh62
— Read West Ham (@ReadWestHam) June 16, 2017
While the speed machine would be a top signing for the Hammers should the lure him to Stratford, Bilic would have to offload three of his senior attackers to both make room for Traore and fund a move.
This Is Futbol analyses how these three wingers could be axed from the Hammers squad this summer if Traore puts pen to paper on a deal that would see him instantly return to the Premier League following Boro’s relegation.
Here are those three players, including a 24-time international that has flopped since his arrival: