West Ham Transfer Rumours

13 Jul 2026 16:10:38
Patrick Berg. WH can actually pay more than the three promoted sides, who are all chasing him

It’s really a question for the player, play in Premier League for one season, odds are all three may be relegated at season's end

Or come to London, play with WH, a bigger club, with much more potential? Up to you, Mr Berg.

13 Jul 2026 15:45:02
Gustavo Sa All gone quiet, well last week, he’s been in talks with Sporting and Benfica, this transfer is not nailed on.

13 Jul 2026 12:02:52.
Macatee turned down 50 k a week, and play regular football, automatic starter etc, to warm the bench at Forest for 40 k a week

Glasner said he can leave, without a second thought. The player looked good at Man City, well who wouldn’t?

Maybe it’s a bullet dodged. That’s another way of looking at it

Whilst it’s almost a certainty.

Re Bissaka. And Summerville leaving, it seems Diouf has become unsure, finally beginning to know what’s needed


Mikey Moore, don’t get this, WH turned down the loan of the Spurs player for reasons unknown, so looks like he’s going to BVB Dortmund, if he’s good enough for them, why not us?

13 Jul 2026 18:06:30
Diouf unsure about leaving or staying?

13 Jul 2026 18:15:21
Yes, this one needs to be sorted asap. He's had offers, but no concrete bids have occurred. Nuno needs to sort this out pronto, can't carry on in never never land.

13 Jul 2026 22:46:28
Who signs Diouf, I wonder? He is hit & miss with his crossing, and his defending is equally suspect at PL level. A year in the Championship could actually see him thrive and up his value.

12 Jul 2026 11:04:13
To be honest, I’m getting a little concerned about the quality or maybe the lack of it, in some of the players we are being connected with.

Whilst we are in the Championship, we aspire to get back to the Premiership asap, bringing in some of the players that are being sourced by WH, not only may it not get us back, but even if we do, they won’t make the next level up.



For me this is pointless. Could turn out to be painful. We need quality to get us back into a force again.

12 Jul 2026 12:21:02
But that is the conundrum. If someone is Premier League quality, then why would they want to play in the Championship, and it is very difficult to buy players that are Championship level this year but will move on to Premier League next.


What did Ipswich do last year, keep most of their previous Premier League squad, or were there wholesale changes? Whatever they did, it worked for them, even if their new season in the Championship didn't start too well.

12 Jul 2026 15:16:02
The problem is, even if we keep everyone bar Summerville, who will definitely go, we then have a squad that was lacking in pace and creativity, can't defend and can't score. That needs to be addressed, and quickly.

If we start badly, promotion is all the more difficult. There's only 4 weeks to kick off in the Carabao Cup, and there are so many things that need sorting.

12 Jul 2026 17:13:03
Agreed, Robbo, a heck of a lot of work still to be done, and still a lot of "overpaid deadweight" to get rid of, as well as rebuilding an entire squad ready for a long, hard season ahead.

Cogs maybe turning, but they are turning very slowly.

13 Jul 2026 08:42:58
imo, I think the club needs to be clever with the loans we can get in. I think this would really help us this season.

13 Jul 2026 08:51:00
I agree the loan market is massive for us this season. We could hopefully get a couple of PL-quality younger players that want game time from some of the big boys.

13 Jul 2026 11:39:15
Why on earth do we need to rebuild an entire squad? As it stands today, we have one of, if not the best, squads in the Championship?

13 Jul 2026 13:31:47
TBH Lee, I'm struggling to see the reason too. Admittedly, our 2 most creative players will have left. We need a centre back, probably a right back, but we have Scarles. We need maybe 2 forwards, but I think a lot of the slack can be taken up by the youth team.
I don't know much about Championship football.

I know there are more matches. I know we need some creativity, but we aren't gonna get another player of Fernandez's quality who is prepared to play in the Championship.
Obviously, if a lot of players say they are off and we don't keep them to their contracts, then we do need a few more.

13 Jul 2026 15:42:17
Hammer mate, do you think slack will be taken up by youth team? If WH approach this season thinking that..... then our competition will be rubbing their hands with glee.

If we played our youth side, in my view, we will get swamped.

I will stick to my point of view.

A couple here and there, yes, but not too many at once, unfortunately we do not have the youth of yesteryear. I personally think that will play out soon enough.

13 Jul 2026 16:10:47
Mate, I didn't say that we should flood the team with youth players, or if that's how it reads, it wasn't meant like that. I meant, like you said, a few here and there. Like Mayers early or Ford, etc, could play or make up some of the bench.

13 Jul 2026 16:24:42
I think unless we start bringing players in soon to give Nuno a decent pre season, we could be out of our depth this year.

This is the hardest league in the world to get promoted from because they all want the glamour and cash that the Premier League provides.



Some clubs are miles ahead of us already.

And I reckon Nuno is thinking he will be starting with the majority of players we had last season, hence why no movement in transfer market.

13 Jul 2026 16:42:16
Moved to Banter Joyfull.

11 Jul 2026 16:15:39
Fulkrug. Has asked again to be released. Apparently he has spoken with DOF Koppen and is prepared to walk away, with nothing, his contract torn up

WH. must give this serious consideration. Now, 2 years left on contract, 55 k a week this season, if we return to top league £110 k a week, this amounts to 8.25 m.

It's a big wage saving, his heart's not in it

If we are shedding people, use his big wage savings to pay off Cornet, JWP for starters, still plenty over

11 Jul 2026 18:04:13
Just let him go before the season starts, it's too late.

11 Jul 2026 16:02:21
Vargas, WH have been asked to bid £15 m euro for the Swiss winger. If no other bids come in within ( time not known ) they will sell. This looks tricky; this kind of money is piffle to Spurs and Brighton. Anyway WH are now the front runners.

Whilst there’s truth in the Cornet story, it’s alerting the other limpets, Todibo, Fulkrug to get a payoff.

Cornet's contract is at present value £1.65 m, half his contract of last year. WH may offer maybe 800 k to close him out, but the others are all too expensive for that to happen.


The Syd Peck story is still current. But WH need to get serious on this; no bids at present.

11 Jul 2026 17:22:43
Problem is, if we identify players and make no move, they get snapped up by other teams, as in the case of Martin Adeline.

Competition was fierce in the Premier League, but with us being in the Championship, this reduces our chances further.

Lots of talk, no action. Probably agents, but no smoke without fire.

11 Jul 2026 18:20:59
I think, also, like has been said on other sites, it is often the work of agents to put out a story that a deal is virtually done, which gets the bigger clubs to prick up their ears, and they then make bids. As probably was the case with Gustavo Sa.

11 Jul 2026 10:19:02
Areola. As you are aware, his wife had plenty to say to Nuno that not playing him stopped him playing for France. This scenario is, at best, most unlikely.

No secret that the Gk has tried to manoeuvre a move away from WH, but his wages look to make that almost impossible. His £120 k a week wage has been halved to £60 k a week.

Monaco have shown interest, but want WH to subsidise his wages by £25 k a week, whilst they will lay him £35 k.




Areola is in his last year of contract. WH are not going to extend his contract, to loan him out, nor are they subsidising his wages. Looks like he will be staying, and will obviously get game time. Best he uses it well instead of moaning

11 Jul 2026 11:26:38
Id keep him and get rid of that midget to be honest

11 Jul 2026 13:29:57
It must be awful having your wages dropped to £60k a week. How are they meant to live off that. 😂 These players could at least give us a season. 🤷

11 Jul 2026 13:35:01
Before our first home game, the hat will be passed around for poor Areola. Please give generously.

10 Jul 2026 20:55:30
Matt Target full back now 30, free agent, in talks with WH tomorrow.

Mavrapanos, back to Arsenal? Maybe, Gunners, will need to pay a good figure, however our Greek defender has been told he wouldn’t be first choice, maybe he doesn’t want to be a bench warmer, we shall see?

10 Jul 2026 22:16:49
Targett would be ok, but I really would like Scarles to get decent play time this year to aid his development, and I hope we aren't signing 30 year old that are going to block young uns getting game time.

I really can't see Arsenal going for Mavro, unless they think he will just be a cheap back up.

I'm not sure if he counts as home grown as well because he was a young player there, but can't see him troubling the 1st team much. I mean he was pretty average for us most of the time he was here, save a handful of games.

11 Jul 2026 09:54:05
Over the 46 league games alone, Scarles and others will get plenty of game time, 12 midweek matches, let alone cup games. There's no youngster that won't get a game at some stage, whether by trial or injuries.
Anybody that thinks WH, with a newly assembled team, is going to run away with this league, needs to take seconds in my opinion.



There are a few teams that, to my understanding, are going to be ready to roll long before mid August, and WH at present are not one of them.

11 Jul 2026 10:23:24
I hear what you're saying, Joyful, and you called it at the start of last season so we should heed your warning. What I would say is that, for me, it depends on who we manage to retain. Bowen, Taty, Souchek, Mav, KWP, Magassa, Potts, Scarles, Hermandsen are all capable of performing very, very well in the Championship.

With Sully now gone, let's hope the club is just being very thorough and industrious behind the scenes with their preparation.

11 Jul 2026 11:16:46
It's very difficult to say who's coming and going. That is the whole problem in a nutshell.

Whilst WH are waiting for World Cup participants to return and make their final decision, other clubs are busy and moving on, and their preparations are well in front of us.

We have many midfielders, but none are creative. That's just the start. Taty, Bowen, Mavros just cannot establish. Whether they are nailed on to stay, if they want to leave, just leave, and that's it.

We also have the reluctant limpets, who we must try and offload.

If Koppen can get rid of those, he will be my player of the year!


It's no one's fault, it's a collection of circumstances. The Sullivan fiasco didn't help either, but none of these things are plus points.

With luck and a fair wind, I hope we get back up, with the new 3/8 position playoffs there's an extra opportunity.

I know that Nuno is frustrated, not because he's worried about the Championship, he just cannot get people signed up because of the delays, and indecision he's getting from current players. That's the truth, sorry long post.

11 Jul 2026 11:25:46
The problem is the likes of Taty, Mavro, AWB might not necessarily be other clubs' top targets, so these may take time to shift, this could go right down to the last day of the window, but the fact remains with only 4 weeks to kick off we have sold one player, that is all.



Soucek is injured and doesn't know when he will be back, Dabber, that's the only reason he committed to us, because he can't be sold because of injury, another that will just draw a wage without contributing.

11 Jul 2026 13:27:48
Souchek is a matter of opinion and in mine I think he would have stayed anyway, but we'll never truly know. I'm actually now looking forward to the new season and new era without BS. I think it's a great opportunity to rebuild and come back better and stronger. I appreciate other clubs might be stealing a march on us, but the fact remains the World Cup has got in the way, and maybe has affected us a little more than others, because of players involved that we're looking to sell: Diuof, Summerville, AWB.

At least Sullivan's barrow boy wheeling and dealing shouldn't be an issue this time. I liked the way the club dealt with the Fernandes sale, although I was gutted to see that young man go. He's going to be a great player. After the low of relegation, I'm trying to stay positive and upbeat.

11 Jul 2026 13:54:04
I think this season will be very difficult, with 6 or 7 clubs better equipped for the Championship at this time. That might change, but I'm not that hopeful. It's all been the same BS as it was under Sullivan, linked with 2000 players that we never sign, or were never going to sign anyway.

11 Jul 2026 14:38:15
Just want to reiterate, the fact that Nuno is somewhat hamstrung because of indecision, not his or WH, but players that are currently away, and a couple that may be trying to manufacture a move away from WH.
This has to come to a finale, but quite how you do it is another story.



Only way for me is to give a cut off date, after which WH will turn away any offers, irregardless of what, whom, immaterial.

Leaves them available to play, and leave in January if they wish.

11 Jul 2026 14:54:00
All we can go on is what has been done up to now. One really good player was sold, but sold for a decent price, not just given away like would have been the case under Sullivan. You are always gonna get stories linking clubs with players, it is not something the chairman is doing, unlike under Sullivan. And a lot of these stories could be coming from Sully loyalists or agents loyal to Sully. Agents, by nature, only have their own self-interest, be that Salthouse or Menendez.

If we don't see a mass exodus, I don't see much of a problem. We do need to replace Fernandez; it's doubtful they will be anywhere near as good, and we do need some centre backs and some forwards, but there is still time. When the season ended for me, it was all doom and gloom until the news that Sully's influence is significantly lessened. Now, I feel pretty positive and am actually looking forward to the new season under the new regime.

12 Jul 2026 07:50:24
6 or 7 teams look more equipped. I've read some crap in my time, but that takes the biscuit as of July 12th. WHUFC has only lost one player, maybe 2 if you want to include a loan signing that was Disasi. If the league started next week, the current squad would be by far the best in the division.

Biggest problem with modern day football is the lack of patience from certain supporters. Players will join, and a few will leave. But there won't be anything remotely resembling a fire sale.

13 Jul 2026 09:26:55
Patience? You mean patience like keeping Potter for a whole transfer window he never should have had? Like keeping negative Nuno whilst Spurs and Forest were reacting and making changes before it was too late? Or do you mean chucking away points in early season games because, even though most sensible people could see no pre-season, with new signings only arriving after the big kick, that was going to be detrimental, whilst the whole let's-wait-and-see scenario was being played out? Unfortunately, patience has led to relegation and the situation we are now in, which we are currently replicating.

I've already said on other posts where we are lacking, but the long and short of it is we are the big scalp in this league, so teams will employ low blocks.

At the moment we don't have any players that can unlock a defence; in fact, our midfield currently consists of players that aren't mobile and don't know how to pass or shoot. We have a defence that can't defend set pieces, and a lot of teams will use the aerial route against us. We don't have many options upfront. Taty is OK, but Pablo is just plain awful and offers nothing. Add to that a genuine lack of pace everywhere, and that is why I think we are not equipped for this division at the moment.

10 Jul 2026 19:50:17
Man United are now trying to tie WH down, with Summerville, they are offering £40. M plus £10 m easy addons equals £50 m.

WH are obviously going to inform other parties of the bid, hoping to get a higher bid.

I think WH going to want cash up front, the player is back next weekend, then a decision will be made.

10 Jul 2026 19:14:44
Bastien Meuploy, another Cb of interest.

Ruben Varges, WH were thinking around 10/12 m euros, 13.5 m euros just been turned away.

Summerville, if there weren’t enough English clubs on the case Juventus and Athletico have now got busy.


Atm looks between United and Chelsea. But it can change.

10 Jul 2026 15:32:29
Sometimes I have to agree exactly with the sentiments of others, Alvarez is a stupid deal, especially in the eventual likelihood. WH may have to chip in 10/16 k a week to subsidise his wages at Koln.

Not only that, but it gives pointers to players like Todibo and Fulkrug.

WH needed to hang onto him, there will be someone out there who will pay a smaller fee, 12 m, and get his wages gone, maybe Ajax in Holland or Fenerbahce.




Rank silly move, after doing well with Fernandes and maybe Summerville we get this nonsense.


If Alvarez returns at season's end, which is likely, WH will have to give him away, or he will spend his final season on the bench.

10 Jul 2026 19:24:01
Hi Joyful, how many years does he have left on his contract?

10 Jul 2026 19:35:04
2 seasons, left.

10 Jul 2026 20:37:56
Cheers mate.

10 Jul 2026 15:09:44
Yet another mdf Emam Yashur Al Ahly WH are late arrivals here, that alone makes this unlikely.

Just depends what happens elsewhere, and how quick the others are on this player.

10 Jul 2026 11:15:46
Todibo, Marseille trying to drive a loan deal... No say WH. Only a loan deal with obligation at season's end

Marseille are money strapped, they are not willing to commit in case they haven’t the funds at season's end

Looking difficult to resolve, at present.

10 Jul 2026 09:59:13
Mory Gbane Reims mdf, and anothet mdf, WH are compiling a long list of of mdfs!

10 Jul 2026 10:15:11
Why all the midfielders if we'll have Kante, Magassa, Potts, Soucek, and poss JWP? Is one of them leaving?

For me, I'd back Magassa and Kante - big potential with enough game time.

10 Jul 2026 10:30:13
Good question. Agree with comments. There was a lot of interest early on in Kante and Magassa, which has faded since West Ham established a price for them. However, all the people you have mentioned are not creative, perhaps that's the missing ingredient?

10 Jul 2026 10:31:52
Kante is very raw, Soucek (injured) and JWP are old and slow; the latter is disliked by Nuno. Potts and Magassa have quite similar profiles. We need players that are better in possession, who can control the game and help unlock defences, as a lot of teams will be sitting back against us.

We also need midfielders that have the potential to step up to the prem next season. I think we should be signing 2-4 if including attacking midfielders also.

10 Jul 2026 11:00:33
ATMs should be high on list x 2.
No question.

10 Jul 2026 13:28:40
Orford has bags of potential.

10 Jul 2026 15:49:53
There is no creativity in our current midfielders, this has been a problem area for some time. I like Magassa as a dm, Potts and Kante should be ok in the Championship, but we still need others.

JWP and Soucek have no pace between them, yes we need attacking midfielders if we play with a formation that uses them - Nuno didn't last year, but we also need playmakers who can pick a pass, which we have none of.

10 Jul 2026 17:21:09
I can't see Nuno picking JWP to play.

10 Jul 2026 17:36:15
Hope not, Tin, but he is still there drawing a wage, but I had hoped Soucek would be moved on, but his injury put paid to that.

10 Jul 2026 09:45:17
Thomas Kessler Dof Koln has spoken to Wh this morning.

There appears to be problems with the Alvarez transfer not known what they are, may be minor things.

If they're minor, it will go through. If they're not, we will find out soon enough.