{"id":328426,"date":"2025-12-21T16:53:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T16:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/328426\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T16:53:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T16:53:10","slug":"west-ham-make-approach-to-seal-permanent-jorgen-strand-larsen-transfer-for-january-after-exit-developments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/328426\/","title":{"rendered":"West Ham make approach to seal permanent Jorgen Strand Larsen transfer for January after exit developments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jorgen-Strand-Larsen-West-Ham-Nuno-1140x641.jpg\" class=\"attachment-single-feature size-single-feature wp-post-image\" alt=\"Wolves striker Jorgen Strand Larsen in action, West Ham boss Nuno Espirito Santo smiling.\" layout=\"fill\"  style=\"object-position: 50% 20%\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Credit: Imago<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/91d87513e32e10e4286d2d57c27c8213\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" alt=\"Declan Carr\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p> Sun 21 December 2025 13:38, UK <\/p>\n<p>West Ham have made their move to sign Jorgen Strand Larsen in the January transfer window.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westhamzone.com\/opinion\/potter-has-to-sign-wolves-star-three-things-learned-in-west-ham-loss\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Strand Larsen has already proved his scoring exploits against West Ham<\/a>, netting the winner when the sides met in April. <\/p>\n<p>David Ornstein claimed on 21 December that the Hammers have expressed their interest in signing the Norwegian striker when the market reopens.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westhamzone.com\/stadium\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">London Stadium<\/a> outfit wants a permanent deal, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westhamzone.com\/transfers\/niclas-fullkrug-ready-for-medical-as-west-ham-receive-official-written-transfer-offer-details-here\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Niclas Fullkrug in talks to end his West Ham nightmare<\/a> and join AC Milan on loan.<\/p>\n<p>It would be a blockbuster deal, as Newcastle has offers rejected in the summer that were believed to be in the \u00a355million range.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 West Ham express interest about signing Jorgen Strand Larsen from Wolves in January. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WHUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#WHUFC<\/a> looking at permanent move for 25yo amid talks for Niclas Fullkrug loan to AC Milan \u2013 but early stages + other clubs also considering <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#WWFC<\/a> striker <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthleticFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@TheAthleticFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tCpuikeBt0\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/tCpuikeBt0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/David_Ornstein\/status\/2002729780094148860?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 21, 2025<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p> Why do West Ham need a striker? <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westhamzone.com\/transfers\/david-sullivan-incompetence-on-show-amid-artem-dovbyk-and-west-ham-transfer-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">West Ham desperately need reinforcements in attack<\/a>, as they currently sit in 18th place in the Premier League, five points adrift of Nottingham Forest, who have a game in hand. <\/p>\n<p>The Irons have scored the joint-fourth fewest goals in the top-flight this season, and that is one of the main reasons why they are down towards the bottom of the table.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/West-Ham-Premier-League-goals-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"West Ham have a dismal record in the Premier League goalscoring charts.\" class=\"wp-image-161619\" \/>Credit: Imago<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westhamzone.com\/tag\/nuno-espirito-santo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nuno Espirito Santo<\/a> has to bring a new striker in, if the East London side are to have any chance of survival. <\/p>\n<p>What is Strand Larsen\u2019s record in the Premier League?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westhamzone.com\/tag\/jorgen-strand-larsen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Strand Larsen<\/a> has 15 goals and four assists in 50 matches in the top-flight of English football, which is a solid record. <\/p>\n<p>He has one goal in 15 appearances in the division this season, but that may be a result of the dismal quality of the team that he is playing in, rather than his own ability. <\/p>\n<p>Playing in a Hammers team that is more expansive and has creative stars like Jarrod Bowen and Mateus Fernandes may help him to rediscover his brilliant form from last season.<\/p>\n<p>It would be a huge statement of intent from David Sullivan and Co. if they could get a deal for the 25-year-old over the line.<\/p>\n<p>It may well save their season and maintain their status in the division, which is the ultimate goal at the moment. <\/p>\n<p>Whether Wolves will want to sell, given their current predicament, bottom of the league, 16 points adrift, remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoyed this article?\u00a0Stay connected with all the latest West Ham United news, updates, and behind-the-scenes content by following us on our new Instagram account \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/westhamzone247\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">@westhamzone247<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Imago Sun 21 December 2025 13:38, UK West Ham have made their move to sign Jorgen Strand&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":328427,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[34561,218,22276,45733,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-328426","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-david-ornstein","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-jorgen-strand-larsen","11":"tag-nuno-espirito-santo","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=328426"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328426\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/328427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=328426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=328426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=328426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}