West Ham Transfer Rumours

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 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 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.

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.

10 Jul 2026 09:03:54
Connor Barron Rangers mdf is another to add to your long list of possibilities for WH.

09 Jul 2026 18:07:37
WH have agreed a loan to Koln for Alvarez in principle. WH do not want to contribute to his wages and they want a mandatory, so discussion continues.

Galatasaray have come on the scene as well as Eintracht but all want loans only.

WH have been very able in the market so far, but they must avoid getting another player, back at seasons end, to spend his last year on the bench, we have those already.

And this is shaping up for the same.


For me, sell him at a reduced price, offload his wages, he doesn’t want to play at WH, more fool him, get rid.

09 Jul 2026 09:15:27
Form an orderly queue, we now have Arsenal, Spurs, Everton. Newcastle, Sunderland, Fulham, Fenerbache, Galatasaray, vying for Wan Bissaka

Wh have to get maximum money here.

Evander mdf Cincinnati MLS, Wh are reasonably serious here, American club want £20 m which is on the high side, it’s a bit of a gamble here.

The Brazilian wants 50 k dollars a week which is doable.

09 Jul 2026 11:31:25
Just had a look at Evander, and his stats are really, really good, but he's 28 and plied his trade at a fairly mediocre level. I wonder if he's a bit of a problem child in the dressing room, as why else wouldn't he have been picked up with those stats? Bit risky, I'd say.

09 Jul 2026 13:42:46
Yeh, bit of a gamble. MLS standards have vastly improved, so judgement becomes difficult. I'm sure that West Ham have taken this into account.

10 Jul 2026 00:29:24
Wasn't Taty in the MLS before Lazio? This guy seems a little "older", though... less of a prospect.

10 Jul 2026 11:02:08
He was. West Ham made a 10 m dollar bid for him then, which was turned down. We never returned.

08 Jul 2026 21:31:04
Back to Chelsea. WH have agreed. Fee with Chelsea for Disasi it’s close to £20 m plus £5 m addons, if the player is willing to leave

Whether WH will buy without selling Summerville to Chelsea is unknown, Disasi has 3 other offers. And has to consider going into the championship

He wants some guarantees from WH which are unknown,

This is very ambitious for WH now a championship.

Club, his wages are very high 78 k a week

He’s a very honest straightforward player. And said if WH were in the premiership. There’s nothing to think about, but naturally has to think it through

He’s top of Nunos list at CB,

Personally, I’m with this and hope he comes.

09 Jul 2026 14:18:58
Would love to get Disasi, he would be the boss at the back that would sort everything out.

10 Jul 2026 00:29:40
Big Yes !!!