West Ham Transfer Rumours

06 Jul 2026 12:50:52
Joyful, you might be able to shed some light on this, is there any truth in the James McAtee rumour? 🤷

06 Jul 2026 15:04:14
Yes, see post below, whatever. Is it going to be subject to Glasner's ideas?

06 Jul 2026 17:17:17
Very average player, 25 million is too much.

06 Jul 2026 17:28:48
This, for me, is an odd choice. WH have enquired about him in the past; he has quality, but he needs a role on a regular basis. Nuno may have something in mind, but it's doubtful he will come to WH anyway. The price and Forest's reluctance may bring matters to a quick ending.

06 Jul 2026 11:53:51
My view only, WH should get in touch with Al Qudsiah in Saudi, and ask how much Julian Quinones is, Mexican forward, although 29, he has great touch, speed, and certainly knows where the goal is.

He’s the CF we are looking for. He would like to play in UK.

Pick up the phone!

06 Jul 2026 14:39:55
Hi Joyful, Is that the black guy that scored against England yesterday? If so, I think he will have plenty of suitors in the prem. But you never know.

06 Jul 2026 14:56:59
Yes, he's had a very good tournament, no flash in the pan, only my opinion. Worth an enquiry, as per post.

06 Jul 2026 18:06:02
Cheers.

06 Jul 2026 18:07:21
Cheers mate.

06 Jul 2026 11:41:22
Ruben Vargas, whilst no one can doubt, this is a good shout, Brighton are the main runners here

He’s affordable, both fees and wages, it’s just a case of wether WH can steer him away from premiership clubs, and sell him a good project

I think it depends how strong are the intentions of other clubs

But WH are looking for more quality, this is good news.

06 Jul 2026 11:31:01
Macatee, WH have spoken to Forest, who naturally want their transfer money back (25 m). WH are very unlikely to pay that money, they have asked for a loan with option. Forest may consider a loan but with obligation and full wages paid.

He’s on 40 ka week, no problem. The players had little game time at Forest so might want to come, however under new manager Glasner, he wants to watch all existing players before any decisions are made.

05 Jul 2026 21:05:00
What about John Stones, he’s without a club by all accounts, could be a shout 🤷‍♂️
What do you guys think?

06 Jul 2026 08:43:40
I think it might be worth a one-season contract. I know he is now injured a hell of a lot, but he is a quality player, and you never know, he might be able to teach Killman how to defend.

06 Jul 2026 09:08:06
Can you honestly see him leaving a European powerhouse after playing in a World Cup to come to the Championship on about 30k a week?

06 Jul 2026 10:06:02
His contract is up, and City won't renew. He must see his career is coming to an end. We did get Zabaleta at a similar time in his career, although Zabaleta did not have as bad, or any, injury issues.

06 Jul 2026 10:38:29
Also, we were a Premier League club. If he stays in England, a Premier League team will take a punt on him for sure.

05 Jul 2026 10:06:00
WH and Cardiff, it’s hard to work out, what the talks are about, but these names are popping up: Kpaiko Rb. I think he’s seen as a squad back up.

Ruben Colewill, Dylan Lawlor, and the previously mentioned Yousef Salech, who’s a forward.



It’s clear that, Summerville apart, WH are expecting Diouf and Bissaka to definitely leave, and are making plans for that even.

The surprise for me at the moment is that, despite all the original talking by agents, only one player has left so far.

05 Jul 2026 17:06:38
Harrison Burrows is high on the agenda, I believe.

05 Jul 2026 09:22:32
A bid has already gone in for Harrison Burrows Lb Sheffield Utd,

Wh are in talks with Cardiff, thought to be Salech. Could it be someone else?

Gustavo Sa had gone under the radar, complete surprise.

04 Jul 2026 22:17:42
Irankunda. Now Australia have been knocked out of the cup, WH will have to decide whether they are going for the Watford winger or not

It is understood that Watford have knocked back two bids from elsewhere, one 8 m and the other close to 10 m

So WH going to need to top that, if they want the player.

04 Jul 2026 16:07:02
Misleading information. Summerville, the clause in his contract is a minimum not a maximum, it’s pounds not euros, it doesn’t include addons, staggered payments, or anything like that so WH can encourage a bidding war.

WH can insist on £40 m straight payment and any amount of negotiable addons, which they are, if the bidding doesn’t reach £50 m on its own.



Many clubs can’t make straight payments, and easily achievable addons.

So this will boil down to well heeled clubs only. There are many clubs interested, but the majority won’t feel like going along on this particular ride.

04 Jul 2026 12:04:57
We need to sort this DoF position out quickly as there seems to be a reluctance to move forward to bring players in until it's done.

04 Jul 2026 16:53:57
I thought it was sorted. Koppen is joining as recruitment director, and that's it?

04 Jul 2026 17:01:59
No announcement = no progress in offering for talent elsewhere.

04 Jul 2026 17:40:24
Announced on club website about 3 hours ago.

04 Jul 2026 09:32:39
Castellanos, WH have told Everton and Fulham, no point in making lowball offers, not going to happen, both these clubs have pitched offers around £15 m plus addions

WH have been quoted £35 m for Francolino of Midjiiland, so what would they want to offload tatty for that money?

Wan Bissaka, confirming Fenerbache are the front runners here, there’s Everton, as well, but they have not made an agreement with the player as yet.

03 Jul 2026 18:11:17
Todibo, Fenerbache, will take the player on loan, pay wages in full, but on the buy option they offer 23 m euro, not enough say Wh, bear in mind they will pay Todibo his original 75 k a week wage, if he stays at Wh, he drops to 37.5 k a week.



Wh also hear again from Marseille, they now want to do some kind of swap over deal, with Wh taking Egan Riley, who hasn't exactly been a roaring success in France.

At least Wh can move him on, but it’s far from satisfactory.

03 Jul 2026 22:20:21
Egan Riley swap has got to be good, just to get rid of Tobido.

03 Jul 2026 17:09:40
Next Monday starts the action, when training restarts. Three players not back until 19th July: Diouf, Summerville, Wan-Bissaka, time off after World Cup; they will report for training on that day. Unless a transfer is in progress, no concrete happenings as of today.

Soucek is injured, he has already been assessed.

The laggaards, Cornet is already pleading injured; he will be assessed, Todibo has been told he can find another club, whether that involves him personally I don’t know.

Fulkrug is a separate issue, which we are aware of. Jwp should be in attendance.

Jwp and Cornet are there for the last year of their contracts, Nuno needs to use them; get their backsides off the bench.

Fulkrug has two years left and Todibo 3 years!

This is why we don’t need any more limpets, WH. need to be careful in the market.

03 Jul 2026 22:19:20
Alvarez?

04 Jul 2026 09:09:15
Alvarez, no limpet. He will stay or find another club. He's a player, not a bench warmer.

03 Jul 2026 09:27:28
Musaba! Wh have made agreement on terms with the Turkish winger.

Talks with Fenerbache start today, as mentioned before. This club are notoriously difficult to deal with; why, nobody knows, they are like that in general.



Summerville, out of the blue, Arsenal have come into play. It’s been all Man Utd and Spurs at this price level, so we might just have another club coming into the mix.

03 Jul 2026 12:33:03
Isn't he the Dutch fella that played for Sheffield Weds?

03 Jul 2026 12:43:14
Yes, personally, I think WH are fishing in the wrong ponds. Only my view, they are looking at cheap recruits, which, although understandable, if we are fortunate enough to be promoted, can players like Musaba, Peck, Ballard make the leap?

I have my doubts, we need a bit more quality.

03 Jul 2026 14:12:14
I agree, Joyful, we need players that can progress. Don't need to be stuck with another load of mediocrity.

03 Jul 2026 16:21:02
We need squad numbers. If we get promotion, those that won't cut it in the PL would easily be moved on again.

03 Jul 2026 16:21:45
I would think the loan market would be a great way to attract some decent players this year that have pl aspirations but don't want to commit to a championship club.

03 Jul 2026 16:55:28
Dabbler, how easy is it to shift players? WH have got limpets enough at the moment, they don't need any more.

03 Jul 2026 18:14:57
West Ham have got limpets that were given ridiculously high and lengthy contracts, negotiated by Sullivan. All of them were either useless or came just for the money: JWP, Fulkrug, Cornett, Todibo. The players being discussed are younger, hungrier, and should be cheaper.

As long as the contract terms are not ridiculous, I see no issue in having some of them to bulk out the squad. Loanees will also be of benefit too, Robbo agreed.

02 Jul 2026 19:50:09
WH first bid for Fatawu has been rejected by Leicester.

Going back next days, Leicester looking for circa 18/20 m.

WH looking to pay 14/15 m, may be short again. They need to go bit higher, 16.5 m plus bits may do the trick, we need to move on this.