West Ham are set to stand firm on Ghana attacking midfielder Mohammed Kudus' £85m release clause with Arsenal and Liverpool both monitoring the 24-year-old. (Mail - subscription required)
If he does move on in the summer, which I think is very likely, whoever buys him gets the added bonus of not losing him to the 2025 AFCON which, thanks to Infantino and the enlarged Club World Cup, has moved to mid-season again from the intended spot next summer; Ghana haven't qualified after only managing 3 draws and 2 defeats to lie bottom of their group with only one match to go.
West Ham are closely monitoring Brighton right-back Tariq Lamptey, 24, and are well placed to beat Everton in the race to sign the Ghana international next summer on a free transfer. (Football Insider)
West Ham are looking at a move for Manchester City's English midfielder James McAtee, 22, as they fear losing Brazilian forward Lucas Paqueta, 27, in January. (Sun)
I’d actually say Solar is a like for like replacement for Paq 🐸☕️
West Ham are looking at a move for Manchester City's English midfielder James McAtee, 22, as they fear losing Brazilian forward Lucas Paqueta, 27, in January. (Sun)
I’d actually say Solar is a like for like replacement for Paq 🐸☕️
Manchester United are interested in AC Milan and USA winger Christian Pulisic, 26, along with Liverpool and West Ham. (Calciomercato)
West Ham and Fulham are both interested in Manchester City and England Under-21 midfielder James McAtee in January, with the 22-year-old limited to just one Premier League minute so far this season. (Guardian)
Liverpool and Arsenal will not be able to sign Ghana winger Mohammed Kudus for less than his £85m release clause next summer, with West Ham determined to keep hold of the 24-year-old. (Football Insider)
West Ham are open to selling summer signing Guido Rodriguez, 30, in January, with a return to former club Real Betis on the cards for the Argentina midfielder. (Estadio Deportivo - in Spanish)
West Ham, Brighton and Fulham are keeping tabs on English midfielder Josh Brownhill, 28, who is yet to sign a new deal with Burnley. (TBR), external
incredible really, when they moved JWP on and got a guy in that doesn't want to be here 6 months later. Not that the signing of a freebie was bad in the first place. But whatever due diligence that Tim Steidten and co are doing on the background of a player clearly isn't much.
West Ham and Newcastle are among the other Premier League clubs interested in French forward Kolo Muani, who PSG are set to make available for loan. (Caught Offside), external
The two clubs, along with Premier League rivals Everton and Nottingham Forest are also keeping tabs on £17m-rated Brazil striker Yuri Alberto, 23, of Corinthians. (TBR)
If it wasn’t Caught Offside I’d be pretty excited by that rumour. Kolo Muani reminds me a bit of Antonio in that he’s a bit of a runner and quite bullish. Might actually suit us.
Must admit I've never heard of him, but he went to PSG for €80m last summer. Scored 9 goals with 6 assists in 1,947 minutes across 40 matches for them, with about a third of that as either a LW or RW rather than CF according to Transfermarkt, but with just 2 goals from 12 matches so far this season (admittedly from only 416 minutes with only 2 starts). A not unusual situation with PSG, spent a fortune on a player with good ability and lots of potential to improve, but it doesn't really happen for the player there.
£60m-rated Ferguson made available for loan by Brighton' Brighton have made striker Evan Ferguson available for loan in January, according to The Telegraph. The 20-year-old, reportedly valued by Brighton at £60m, is struggling for game-time under new boss Fabian Hurzeler. Danny Welbeck, Joao Pedro and Georginio Rutter are all ahead of him in the German's thinking. The Telegraph report that if it happens, he will move within the Premier League and names Leicester, Fulham, West Ham and Newcastle as sides that have struggled for goals this season.
West Ham have approached Napoli over a January deal for 29-year-old Argentina forward Giovanni Simeone. The Hammers are also considering a move for Brighton and Republic of Ireland forward Evan Ferguson, 20. (FootballTransfers)
As much as we desperately need options at CF, if we're going to loan someone in January I'd prefer it to be someone we can realistically sign on a permanent deal in the summer, and that definitely rules out Ferguson I'm afraid.
If he is worth that I would be happy for him to contribute to this season and maybe provide a little excitement before heading back home. Lingard helped us and at the time I don't think we expected to be able to sign him.
As much as we desperately need options at CF, if we're going to loan someone in January I'd prefer it to be someone we can realistically sign on a permanent deal in the summer, and that definitely rules out Ferguson I'm afraid.
As much as we desperately need options at CF, if we're going to loan someone in January I'd prefer it to be someone we can realistically sign on a permanent deal in the summer, and that definitely rules out Ferguson I'm afraid.
If he is that good, why is he available for loan?
Brighton have other options up front. He missed the start of the season with injury (woulda missed pre-season too I think) and, with the very good start Brighton have made, he's struggled to break into the starting 11.
He is only just 20 I think, so there's lots of potential tied up in his price. For his age he has performed creditably in the last 2 seasons.
'West Ham searching Ligue 1' West Ham have been scouting players in Ligue 1, according to The Athletic. Lyon play-maker Rayan Cherki is one of the reported targets. #Maverick
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West Ham are set to stand firm on Ghana attacking midfielder Mohammed Kudus' £85m release clause with Arsenal and Liverpool both monitoring the 24-year-old. (Mail - subscription required)
I’d actually say Solar is a like for like replacement for Paq 🐸☕️
OK, I know
West Ham and Fulham are both interested in Manchester City and England Under-21 midfielder James McAtee in January, with the 22-year-old limited to just one Premier League minute so far this season. (Guardian)
Liverpool and Arsenal will not be able to sign Ghana winger Mohammed Kudus for less than his £85m release clause next summer, with West Ham determined to keep hold of the 24-year-old. (Football Insider)
West Ham, Brighton and Fulham are keeping tabs on English midfielder Josh Brownhill, 28, who is yet to sign a new deal with Burnley. (TBR), external
The two clubs, along with Premier League rivals Everton and Nottingham Forest are also keeping tabs on £17m-rated Brazil striker Yuri Alberto, 23, of Corinthians. (TBR)
Brighton have made striker Evan Ferguson available for loan in January, according to The Telegraph.
The 20-year-old, reportedly valued by Brighton at £60m, is struggling for game-time under new boss Fabian Hurzeler.
Danny Welbeck, Joao Pedro and Georginio Rutter are all ahead of him in the German's thinking.
The Telegraph report that if it happens, he will move within the Premier League and names Leicester, Fulham, West Ham and Newcastle as sides that have struggled for goals this season.
He is only just 20 I think, so there's lots of potential tied up in his price. For his age he has performed creditably in the last 2 seasons.
West Ham have been scouting players in Ligue 1, according to The Athletic.
Lyon play-maker Rayan Cherki is one of the reported targets.
#Maverick
All good for short periods but we need someone who can sustain it.