West Ham Prepare Offer for Wolves' Strand Larsen

West Ham United are preparing an opening offer for Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Jorgen Strand Larsen as the club intensifies efforts to bolster their attack ahead of the January transfer window, amid a deepening relegation battle in the Premier League.

The Hammers sit 18th in the table with 13 points from 18 matches, five points adrift of safety and on a seven-game winless run. Their goal-scoring woes have been stark, with the team managing the joint-fourth fewest strikes in the league this season. Manager Nuno Espirito Santo, who took over in late September, has identified a new center-forward as the top priority to aid survival hopes. "January is very important," Nuno said ahead of Tuesday's home match against Brighton and Hove Albion. "We need to rebalance our squad. There are positions where we need to have more options."

Strand Larsen, a 25-year-old Norwegian international, emerges as a key target due to his prior experience in English football. He scored 14 goals in 35 Premier League appearances on loan at Wolves last season, finishing among the top 10 scorers, before joining permanently for 25.5 million pounds from Celta Vigo. This term, however, he has managed just...