I've just seen some reports that the club might be looking at making a bid for Mohammed Kudus at West Ham and from Ghana.
From the highlights I've seen of their games, he gives off a strong "Mane" vibe with the way he plays and I could see where the interest would lie for Edwards in a player such as him.
He's young, has tremendous upside, loves to go right at opposing defenders and has great control of the ball and a great shot in him with lots of pace.
He's also quite popular with Hammers fans and undoubtedly their club would demand a considerably high fee for him, which is why the figure of £150 million is being quoted as a possible fee.
That seems a bit much but considering we were ready to splonk down 110 Mil for Caicedo just last summer, it wouldn't surprise me greatly if the club made such a statement bid during the summer after Klopp's departure.
Also he plays on the right wing or the right-side of midfield - which adds more explanation for why the interest as it would seem the club would be eyeing him as a straight replacement for Mo.
And that would be the other aspect of this story that would make it make sense as a Mo departure (presumably for a Saudi Club) could potentially bring in the necessary fee to make that bid and still not break the club's spending structure.
All while trading up a 31 (and soon to be 32) year old attacker for a 23 year old with great promise and potential, who already has Premier league experience (and presumably wouldn't need the bedding in period that transfer from abroad usually need).
Having said all that, this story seems to be coming from Ghanaian press sources, so take it with the requisite chunk of salt it deserves, and I still don't see us spending that much on one player not rhyming with "Cillian Shmappe".
And if we did get him, I wouldn't be too keen on losing him to AFCON in January every other year, but I guess that's small beans concerns.
But that forward line does need refreshing as it's simply not firing on all cylinders at the moment.
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