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West Ham United are closing in on the signing of Albian Ajeti from FC Basel, per ClaretandHugh.
What’s the word?
The Hammers entered into talks for the Switzerland international earlier this week and the report states that the club are close to finalising the transfer.
The deal for Ajeti will reportedly cost the club £11m as the Irons sign their second striker of the summer transfer window.
West Ham broke their club transfer record to secure a deal to acquire Sebastian Haller from Eintracht Frankfurt last month but Javier Hernandez is currently the only other out-and-out striker on the books.
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A key addition
The signing of Ajeti could be just as important as that of Haller.
While the latter grabbed more headlines, for understandable reasons, football clubs need depth and the signing of the Basel star will give the Irons exactly that.
A prolific player in the Swiss Super League, he has scored 43 goals in 96 games for Basel and has already netted twice in three games this season.
A different option to both Haller and Hernandez, manager Manuel Pellegrini is likely to be remarkably pleased with the purchase as he prepares his squad for their opening game of the season against Manchester City.
Indeed, he can now breathe easy should one of Haller and Hernandez pick up an injury.
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