DEAL CONFIRMED;Talented player from West Ham signs a life contract with Nottingham Forest

West Ham want to sign highly-rated Eintracht Frankfurt striker Omar Marmoush in January, sources have told Football Insider.

Speaking on the latest edition of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast, senior correspondent Pete O’Rourke revealed that the striker “almost joined” Nottingham Forest in the summer, but they could not convince him to make the move.

Now, the Hammers will attempt to persuade the 25-year-old to join the Premier League as they consider their attacking options ahead of the January window.

Marmoush has attracted interest as a result of his flying start to the season with Frankfurt, scoring six goals and providing three assists in just five games as he leads the Bundesliga in goals.

Across all competitions, the striker has picked up seven goals and five assists in eight games, leading his side to second in the league.

That form is in stark contrast to the current options at West Ham, with Michail Antonio, Danny Ings and Niclas Fullkrug registering one goal and one assist between them.

Football Insider revealed on 30 September that the club are expected to entertain offers for Antonio in January, with Ings also expected to leave, making way for a new forward.

West Ham want to sign Omar Marmoush from Eintracht Frankfurt

After signing Fullkrug from Borussia Dortmund in the summer, West Ham have already set their sights on new options after a slow start to the season.

The German striker has made just four appearances under Julen Lopetegui, with just one of those coming from the start, and has failed to find the net so far.

This has come alongside the club suffering a slow start to the season with just one win from six Premier League games, and two from eight in all competitions.

In a bid to bolster their attacking options as a result of their slow start, Marmoush has risen to the top of West Ham’s list of targets for the January transfer window.