According to reports in the Daily Mirror, new Crystal Palace manager Frank De Boer is said to be lining up a move to bring Fenerbahce striker Robin van Persie back to the Premier League after two seasons in Turkey.

De Boer is keen to strengthen his side’s attacking options as they only narrowly avoided relegation to the Championship last term, with the Daily Mirror stating that the 33-year-old is also keen on a return to English football.

However, Palace may face competition from a number of clubs if they do make a move for the Dutchman, who previously featured for Arsenal and Manchester United in the Premier League and lifted the title with the latter in 2013, and one of those could be West Ham United.

Irons manager Slaven Bilic is keen to bring in at least two new strikers this summer following more injury issues for Andy Carroll and Diafra Sakho last season, and he may feel that the attacker could be a worthwhile addition to his frontline.

Here are three reasons West Ham should hijack Palace’s move for Van Persie…

Guaranteed goals

Wherever Van Persie has been during his career, he has scored goals and it has been no different in the last two seasons with Fenerbahce.

The former Netherlands international – who netted 50 goals in 101 caps for his country before retiring in 2015 – has scored 40 goals for the Turkish giants in just 86 appearances in all competitions, while he left Manchester United previously with a record of more than one goal every two games having netted 58 times in 105 matches in total.

Marquee signing

Perhaps aside from the win against Tottenham towards the end of last season, the mood around West Ham United and the atmosphere inside their London Stadium home was rather subdued, and perhaps the clubs needs a ‘marquee’ signing to give the supporters a boost again – much like when Dimitri Payet arrived in 2015.

Bringing in Van Persie would certainly do that given what he has achieved in the game, and despite the fact that he is set to turn 34 years of age in August, he would still have plenty to offer at Premier League level.

Price tag

While he would probably need to take a wage cut if he did move to the London Stadium, the 33-year-old’s potential price tag could offset that potential issue.

Van Persie has just a year left on his Fenerbahce contract and with the Daily Mirror reporting that he is keen on a return to England, he looks unlikely to sign a new deal with the Turkish outfit.

Instead of leaving on a free transfer this time next year, he may well be available for a cut-price fee this summer, and that is something that could appeal to West Ham with the crazy inflation of transfer fees.

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