OPINION

West Ham supporters deserve to be brought to their feet next season for positive reasons and the arrival of Adama Traore would achieve that goal.

Hammers fans endured a miserable time in the latest season, with the club’s co-owners David Gold and David Sullivan hardly bringing in the good times like they were expected to at least try to do.

However the pair would instantly be redeemed, at least until their next faux pas, by splashing the cash on signing Middlesbrough’s Traore in this window.

It is believed that Newcastle United are in pursuit of the electric winger’s services ahead of next season, according to a report by the Yorkshire Post, with Boro potentially wanting £15million for his services.

At that price, Sullivan and Gold wouldn’t have to dig that deep into their pockets to make fans happy after terrible 2017/18 campaign.

Traore dazzled football fans last season with his displays in the 40 games he featured in, with his performances not only being appreciated by Boro fans but by neutrals too.

The 22-year-old’s exciting style of football, that at times allows him to break out the party tricks, is a joy to watch and he would become a Hammers favourite in no time.

Traore’s electric ability also provides results, with him scoring five goals, while creating 12 to help Boro reach the Championship play-offs.

With the winger in Manuel Pellegrini’s squad the good times would surely follow his arrival at the London Stadium so the Hammers must hijack the Magpies’ pursuit of the attack-minded player.

If successful the show stealing player will end next season as the Hammers very own one-man highlight reel and the bad memories of the 2017/18 would soon wash away.