West Ham boost as agent of Kylian Mbappe-like striker urges £10m-plus Premier League switch

Comparisons with Kylian Mbappe should always be taken with a pinch of salt but, as West Ham United look to finally break that long-running striker curse, Moussa Sylla would be welcome even if he possesses only a fraction of the Real Madrid superstar’s talent.

According to reports which emerged in February, West Ham have held discussions with the Schalke forward’s representatives already.

They are not alone in doing so, either.

AFC Bournemouth saw a £10 million bid rejected by Schalke in the winter. His agent talks up rumoured interest from Belgian giants Club Brugge and Manuel Pellegrini’s Real Betis, while other claims have suggested that Sylla has been offered to both Liverpool and Manchester United in an attempt to drum up interest.

Though Moussa Sylla can manage that himself, of course.

While scoring in Schalke’s 2-1 defeat to Kaiserslautern last weekend, the Monaco academy graduate and now-West Ham United target took his tally to 16 goals for the season in Germany’s second tier. One more, and the 2024/25 campaign will become the most prolific of his young career.

Niclas Fullkrug earned some belated admirers at West Ham, albeit perhaps more for his forthright opinions than any on-pitch contributions.

But if the former Dortmund targetman lacks the turn of pace to truly make his mark on the Premier League stage, than a shortage of speed is not something which could be levelled at the jet-heeled Sylla.

Agent wants Premier League move for West Ham United target Moussa Sylla

The official Bundesliga website are the authors of those Kylian Mbappe comparisons. While no one is expecting similar returns from Sylla, the one-time FC Utrecht man does share his fellow Monegasque graduate’s ‘searing pace’ and devastating movement in behind.

It’s fair to say he will not be short of offers when the window opens.