West Ham striker Javier Hernandez has justified £16m cost

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West Ham paid £16million (official website) to buy Javier Hernandez back in 2017 from Bayer Leverkusen and that price tag certainly looks justified right now.

The centre-forward has eight goals in just 25 games so far this season for the Hammers and that represents a decent strike record.

He netted twice in the win over Huddersfield before the international break and has kept up that momentum.

The Mexico international scored in the 4-2 win against Paraguay and appears to be hitting form heading into the back end of the season.

Hernandez is a proven goalscorer that is deadly in the penalty area and to pick up someone with his instincts for £20million seems like good business.

West Ham are still alive in the hunt for a European finish this season, but they will need ruthless in their remaining seven games and that is where a clinical striker will come in handy.

Hernandez will hope he’s about to embark on a purple patch of form and he’s the type of player that is capable of going on hot streaks.

With plenty of creativity in Manuel Pellegrini’s side going forward, they just need a finisher on the end of moves to convert.

West Ham look a better side with Hernandez at the point of attack right now and he should be in the starting XI for the next game at home to Everton at the weekend.