I’M NOT SURE about most West Ham United fans, but I’ve had quite enough of reading reports ‘linking’ the Hammers with a ‘swoop’ for Nuno’s old – literally- player Adama Traore in January.

Maybe because it smacks of ‘more of the same’ – old players, old legs, no resale value – exactly what got West Ham into their current crisis – but it shows low ambition for a club that desperately needs fresh legs up front having recruited entirely from the 30-something past-it pool for far too long.

So the report suggesting that West Ham are ‘watching’ and planning a winter move for Chelsea’s Tyrique George is a much more interesting  -nay – even ‘exciting’ prospect.

West Ham surely need to invest in top young talent

Suggested by eplindex.com as a ‘long term project’ the report suggests that, unlike Traore, he’s young man going places:

“At the other end of the spectrum, West Ham’s recruitment team are said to be exploring a permanent move for Chelsea’s 19-year-old striker Tyrique George, valued at around £22 million. Sky Sports’ Kaveh Solhekol has claimed that the young forward is “likely to leave” Stamford Bridge in January”

At some stage the Irons have...