West Ham United manager David Moyes has said the signing of striker Danny Ings is “as good as it gets” after the former Aston Villa forward joined the Hammers for £12million on Friday afternoon.
The 30-year-old has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal at the London Stadium and is in line to make his debut for the Hammers on Saturday against Everton.
Having already submitted bids to sign strikers Youssef En-Nesyri and Terem Moffi earlier in the window from Sevilla and Lorient respectively, Moyes feels that Ings’ arrival is low-risk, given his Premier League experience and feels his arrival will make a big impact.
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"We need someone who knows the league,” said Moyes. “We’ve been linked with a few players and we’ve looked at a few players to try and bring in to strengthen [us], but I wanted to bring in someone who wasn’t a risk, knew how to score.
“I think Danny Ings is as good as it gets and to be fair, at this time of the year, it’s not easy to pick up centre forwards.
“We’re really pleased to have him, he’s already settled in quite well this morning so we’re really pleased to get him.”
Ings’ chances of a full debut against the Toffees, who has scored seven times against in his career, is made more likely by Gianluca Scamacca’s knee injury. The 24-year-old is set for a short spell on the sidelines.
Speaking about his options, Moyes confirms the Italian has a knee issue, as rumoured earlier this week, leading to Ings’ arrival.
“He [Ings] adds to what I need,” Moyes added. “Gianluca Scamacca’s got a bit of a knee injury which is going to keep him out for a short time so at the moment I’ve only got Mick (Antonio) and Danny as out-and-out forwards.
“Jarrod Bowen I can use there as well. Hopefully he [Ings] settles well and its competition. You want the players who want competition because that challenges you more to get better.”
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