West Ham United have made an approach in a bid to bring Leandro Trossard to the London Stadium in the January transfer window.

What's the talk?

That's according to a claim made by Pete O'Rourke, with the journalist revealing in a post on Twitter that West Ham have made an enquiry with Brighton & Hove Albion regarding a deal to sign the 27-year-old forward, with David Moyes desperate to bring in attacking reinforcements prior to Monday's transfer deadline.

In his tweet, O'Rourke said: "Understand West Ham have made a shock enquiry for Brighton attacker Leandro Trossard."

Fans will finally be pleased

While it is true that Trossard is naturally a winger, the Belgium international's impressive positional versatility - being able to operate on either flank, in attacking midfield or at centre-forward - is undoubtedly a major reason for West Ham's interest in the attacker.

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Furthermore, the £15.3m-rated forward is also proven in the Premier League, something that the 58-year-old Hammers manager typically prefers his signings to be - in order to reduce the amount of time it takes for a player to settle into the club.

However, not only does Trossard possess top-flight experience, the winger demonstrated over his 35 league outings last season that he has the ability to thrive in the division, scoring five goals, registering five assists and creating six big chances for his teammates, as well as taking an average of 1.7 shots and making 1.5 key passes per game.

These returns saw the £35k-per-week Belgian earn a highly impressive seasonal SofaScore match rating of 7.03, ranking him as Graham Potter's fifth-best performer in the Premier League last time out.

As such, while the 27-year-old is not an out and out centre-forward, considering his impressive returns in the final third, his versatility in attacking roles and his experience in the division, the Brighton star would very much appear to make an excellent addition to Moyes' attacking arsenal at the London Stadium - with fans undoubtedly being delighted to hear that the 58-year-old is finally addressing a problem position in his squad.

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