Callum Marshall: Prolific young West Ham striker set for 2. Bundesliga loan switch | OneFootball

Irons’ forward turnover continues in January window

West Ham striker Callum Marshall is set to join 2. Bundesliga side VfL Bochum on loan until the end of the season.

The 21-year-old Northern Irishman has been free-scoring in youth ranks this season, and has made a brace of Premier League appearances against Arsenal and Brentford.

While his first-team involvement has been limited, he has starred in the club’s Under-21 outfit, tallying seven goal involvements in eight appearances between the PL2, Vertu Trophy, and National League Cup.

West Ham have invested heavily in strikers in the early days of the window, adding Taty Castellanos of Lazio and Pablo Felipe of Gil Vicente for a combined £43.4million as they look to dodge relegation, meaning first-team opportunities are set to become even more scarce for academy talent.

As such, Standard Sport understands Marshall will spend the rest of the season on loan in Germany with VfL Bochum. He will undergo a medical on Wednesday morning ahead of finalising the move.

Callum Marshall faced Arsenal in the Premier League in October

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Bochum presently sit tenth in the 2. Bundesliga, the German second tier, with 21 points from 17 matches. Barring any hitches with the medical and subsequent paperwork, Marshall could make his debut as early as January 18, when they host Darmstadt.

Marshall follows fellow striker Niclas Fullkrug in leaving the club on loan in this window after he moved to AC Milan in a bid to revive his chances of representing Germany at the World Cup.

Callum Wilson, 33, is also in talks to terminate his contract just five months after signing as a free agent, having been unsettled by the arrivals of Castellanos and Felipe.

Nuno Espirito Santo will hope their arrivals can revitalise his struggling squad, which sits 18th at the halfway stage of the campaign, four points adrift of safety.