David Moyes has admitted to passing up the opportunity to spend big on a striker during the January window, with the West Ham manager deciding to keep “£15-20 million” in his transfer kitty.
The Hammers found themselves short on firepower after offloading Sebastien Haller to Ajax for almost half of the £45m ($62m) they had invested in the Ivory Coast international during the summer of 2019.
Michail Antonio is now being relied upon to lead the line, but he is being pushed to breaking point ahead of an FA Cup fifth-round clash with Manchester United and Moyes concedes that he is low on attacking numbers.