Report: West Ham interested in Paderborn striker Streli Mamba

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West Ham United are supposedly keen on signing Paderborn striker Streli Mamba.

Calciomercato report the Hammers are on contention to snap up the 25-year-old, who only signed him in the summer from Energie Cottbus.

Mamba, who is German-Congolese, has hit five goals and made one assist in his first 10 appearances for the Bundesliga side, who are bottom of the table after 12 rounds of fixtures.

Two of those goals came against title challengers Borussia Dortmund during a 3-3 draw on Friday, which he celebrated with his trademark serpent gesture in reference to his name.

He has certainly made an effervescent start to life at the newly promoted club, and Calciomercato say West Ham are monitoring him.

TBR’s view – A risk worth taking for West Ham?

According to bundesliga.com, Streli plays a little like RB Leipzig ace Timo Werner in that he is very pacey and is a strong instinctive finisher.

He can also come in off the left like Werner as well as play centrally.

Streli would be a risk for West Ham; he has little experience in the Bundesliga and a step up to the Premier League would be tough.

But he has something about him, and perhaps he could shake things up for a team that are really struggling right now.