With no goals scored in their previous two Premier League games, the upcoming January transfer window could provide West Ham United with the perfect opportunity to strengthen their squad and set themselves up to push for a top-four finish by the end of the campaign.
Taking this into account, it seems as though the east London club have their eye on securing a new attacking talent who could be just what they need to end the season on a high.
What's the news?
According to a recent report from Football Insider, West Ham have their eye on making a move to sign Rubin Kazan attacker Khvicha Kvaratskhelia alongside fellow Premier League clubs Everton and Southampton.
Since joining Rubin on a free transfer from FC Rustavi back in the 2019 summer transfer window, the 20-year-old winger - who is currently valued at £16.2m by Transfermarkt - has made 68 appearances for his club across all competitions, scoring eight goals and providing 16 assists.
Having been likened to former Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery - who scored 124 goals and provided 182 assists in 425 appearances for the Bavarian giants - by Denis Bushuev, Kvaratskhelia could be an exciting prospect for West Ham to add to their squad in January.
In his 15 league games so far this season for Rubin, Kvaratskhelia has shown how talented an attacking player he is by averaging 2.2 shots and 1.4 key passes per game.
To put these numbers into perspective, current Irons attacker Said Benrahma has racked up similar averages of 2.1 shots and 1.1 key passes per game in 17 Premier League appearances this term, showing that the Georgian has what it takes to mix it with West Ham's senior attackers.
Moving forward, taking into account Kvaratskhelia's attacking talents and West Ham's lack of recent goals, they should be doing all they can to beat Everton and Southampton to his signature to add an extra spark to their attacking ranks as they look to finish in the top four.
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