West Ham agree deal for England and Aston Villa striker Danny Ings for fee of around £15m; Hammers are second-lowest scorers in Premier League with 15 goals from 19 games, and face fellow strugglers Everton this weekend;
Ings will join the London club from Villa, where he has scored six Premier League goals in 18 games this season, and add further competition to the Hammers’ front line alongside Gianluca Scamacca and Michail Antonio.
West Ham have scored only 15 goals in 19 league games this term, with their form in front of goal a major factor behind their Premier League struggles. They sit 18th in the table, just ahead of Everton – who they face this weekend – and Southampton on goal difference.
Ings, 30, moved to Villa from Southampton for £25m in 2021, but has not hit the same heights at Villa Park as he did at St Mary’s. Despite that, the three-cap England forward has still scored 14 goals in 52 games for the Villans in all competitions.
Report has it that West Ham may consider offers for striker Michail Antonio, if they sign two forwards in this window with Ings close to completing his move to the London Stadium, a move for Lorient’s Terem Moffi has also not been ruled out.
Lorient would accept West Ham’s offer – worth £25m – but the player is undecided about the move, according to one source.
