West Ham manager David Moyes says he is ready to play Jarrod Bowen as a centre-forward for the rest of the season.
Winger Bowen has been deputising as a striker in place of the injured Michail Antonio, and is West Ham's top scorer this season with 10 goals
The England international is set to start up front against Freiburg in Thursday's Europa League match.
"I do see it as an option going forward," Moyes said of Bowen playing as a number nine all season.
"It's been difficult for lots of clubs to buy centre-forwards for the right price and there's not many on the market.