West Ham FC Rumours

03 Aug 2026 13:07:44
Forgot to message earlier this morning but my son messaged me that Disasi has agreed to come back. ??? He is right.

03 Aug 2026 14:34:51
Not quite at present. Terms with Chelsea were agreed 4 weeks ago; a clause has been inserted that, if WH are not promoted, Disasi has a buy-out inserted back to Chelsea.

It's not yet signed by the player, and if something else comes along in the meantime, he can opt out.



So, good and bad all in one. We shall see. Hope he signs and comes back. It's what we need.

03 Aug 2026 16:51:56
Just read that Crystal Palace has made signing Disasi a priority, so I guess we shall see how much he really liked playing at West Ham, cuz I don't see this deal happening now. If what I heard is true....

03 Aug 2026 17:02:59
Just did post. Palace next 48 hours making bid.

03 Aug 2026 17:51:37
HammerWV, you can hardly have a go at him for wanting to stay in the Premiership, and if I had a choice of playing for Palace or us at the moment, Palace would win.

03 Aug 2026 18:06:06
Chelsea have half a dozen spare CBs. Sure, Disasi did well for us. How about Tosin? Seems to have been frozen out. Loan with option?

03 Aug 2026 18:39:53
Yup put that on banter already.

03 Aug 2026 19:28:08
Can't blame him. If it was me, and I had the choice, and I was his age with his talent, but his talent only shines in the right system, I would choose Premier League.

05 Aug 2026 01:18:22
West Ham won't be signing Axel. 2 Premier League clubs are in for him, and unless Palace and Axel cannot agree terms, which I think they will after Lacroix joining Chelsea, Axel is in a very good position with Palace as they desperately need 2 C/B's before the window.

Palace are in my bets to get relegated this season, and they are only 5/1 to go down compared to 28/1 last season. That's my out there longshot, not in price terms, but I have no expectations of that happening, although I think they could after losing another top defender imo. ⚒️⚒️⚒️

03 Aug 2026 12:44:44
You all know the background. Kretinsky can easily raise any money needed to buy the gold shares, fact.

Staveley is in fact representing 3 different consortiums all are well known and independently worth billions, although she has done a deal, it’s a handshake.

On paper it looks like put up or shut up to our Czech shareholder. He has time on his side to do it if he wishes and become 52% stakeholder, giving complete control.

However everybody is missing an important point here. Sullivan has been given the same option, he can buy gold shares if he wishes! Further to that I understand that he is talking with various people in order to do so.



Whilst Sullivan is a minnow amongst whales, there’s nothing stopping him doing this, and then of course resume control of West Ham, and or selling the whole lot to one of Staveley consortiums.

This could tip the whole lot up? It’s not beyond the realm of possibilities.

Or he can now sit back, let things play out and demand any silly price, should someone want his shares

03 Aug 2026 15:16:24
Joyful. It is my belief that DK does not want to be the majority shareholder, which is why he only wants to take a return on his investment.

03 Aug 2026 15:33:12
We shall see, mate, in due course.

05 Aug 2026 01:41:23
Hi Joyful, please do not underestimate DK. He's done one amazing thing for West Ham, getting rid of the "sex pest", and while you think he had nothing to do with that, he did go and watch a programme called Spotlight on Staveley. You might have your doubts, and do you know who one of her good friends is, Will Salthouse, one of the "sex pests" very close business associates. Call me hopping on the bandwagon, but do you believe in coincidences, cos that's a big one. And you say Staveley's consortium are worth billions. Well, DK is hardly scrimping and scraping, and his empire will strike back in this matter. imo, he's nobody's fool and doesn't say a lot, unlike the predator. Does that make him a bad person? Listen, I'm firmly in the DK camp, as you can tell. He didn't start off very well at Spartan Prague, but they are flying high now. All this is mainly down to DK normally buying small percentages in businesses, but he didn't with the Post Office, who before he did were shedding bucket loads of money each year, and cos it's taken him a fair while, he is starting to make it a profitable business again.

He did the same at Sainsbury's, who wasn't doing great. So because he hasn't done anything in 5 years, he stated a few times he wouldn't put money in unless Sullivan did, and that wasn't going to happen, and Sullivan wouldn't have got £85 million for MF and £60 mill for Jimmy, as he would have taken £60-65 mill for him and about £40 for Jimmy. Now why I am guessing, I truly believe I wouldn't be far off the mark with us being a Championship club, as teams trying to buy those 2 would have tried to use this against us. So those are my views, but I think DK could be the best thing that us happened at WHUFC for a very long time, as he hasn't done too bad since the "sex pest" has been off the scene, has he. ⚒️⚒️⚒️ ???

05 Aug 2026 02:17:19
Is it true Ed that DK can use his pre-emption rights and that would stop Staveley from getting the gold shares is that correct Ed thank you ⚒️⚒️⚒️?

{Ed001's Note - I believe so, yes.}

03 Aug 2026 08:52:39
Everton trying to spoil the party on Arne Engels this morning, Wh finding this difficult

Mac mate, Bamba Dieng is a free agent, he can join any club any time, there are two stories about the Senagalese player, one is wages demands, the other is an injury of some kind.

03 Aug 2026 10:52:04
And so we come full circle, buddy. West Ham finally make a move for a player, but don't offer enough, and then along comes another club to steal the player away.

This is all sounding like such a familiar tale of woe.

Leaving business till the end of the window, at which time every other club is doing the same thing. Jeeez, we never learn or change, no matter who is at the helm.

03 Aug 2026 06:18:32
Joyful might have mentioned this before but we've been offered Bamba Dieng season long loan. Also now taking serious look at Manor Solomon (not great injury record), Troy Parrott and of course Engels.



Marseille losing Aguerd to Saudi so expect Tobido movement soon.

I reckon we will need 2 strikers, 3 midfielders, 2 cbs and depending on what happens with Diouf and AWB 2 full backs.

Could be a busy week.

03 Aug 2026 10:22:53
Needs to be, mate, whilst our needs are great, and with time closing down, looks to be a bit limited.

As of last night there are no agreements in place, no medical booked.

My gut feeling is 4 players, 2 before kick off, 2 before window shuts.

I just don't see a procession of players turning up, sincerely hope I'm wrong.

03 Aug 2026 10:52:55
It's a piss take. They soon had season tickets on sale!!!!

03 Aug 2026 11:23:41
Is Kretinski the new Sullivan without the shabby characteristics.

03 Aug 2026 12:56:03
No, he's a class act, problem being, he has an energy company that produces more profit in 12 months than West Ham is worth!

For him, it's a matter of choosing priorities, West Ham so far is a small investment, 1.4 % of his value, that's where it's at.

05 Aug 2026 02:00:08
I cannot believe without trying to sound argumentative that people are doubting DK and even putting him alongside the SEX PEST do you think wed have got what we did for MF and CS if sullivan was in charge still absolutely ? not he has come out and said he wants to pump money in which he already has but was weary of the dwarf apparently he is going to sell a small percentage of his shares so if he buys the gold shares now without doing this it would take him to over 50 % and I think that would mean as he owns this percentage he'd have to buy the over shareholders at a very inflated valuation of whufc if i'm wide of the mark please tell me Ed thanks.

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05 Aug 2026 02:07:50
I'll tell you one person or family that are loving this fighting over the shares is Vanessa Gold but I think shes pissed off the wrong person in DK as I wouldn't to f with him he looks like a top level contract killer and don't get me wrong we all want what's best for one thing WHUFC and that's it ⚒️⚒️⚒️?

02 Aug 2026 16:25:21
Adingra, this is actually what's happening, WH want a loan with obligation but, this obligation is ONLY if they gain promotion, NOT just an obligation, WH are at 17.5 m Plus addons Sunderland at at 24 m plus addons

Potts, should be in Belgium tonight, he's booked in for medical tomorrow, we must presume, we have replacement lined up?

Following Potts departure, assuming Alvarez, Todibo leave anyway WH are happy to let one more player leave that is bissaka a suitable fee has not yet arrived and may not, if it does he can go, the favourite replacement target is Kabore. of man city,


Fulkrug was supposed to turn up to see Nuno this morning, to see if something. can be sorted out he failed to show, making some silly excuse


Tbh I don't u ndersrand why WH are messing with this character, no offers of any kind have happened, he's drawing 55 k a week, he doesn't want to play either Let him go on a free, save 2 years wages end of

Maybe that's the intention. If no offers come in during rest of window, then they may well let him go

02 Aug 2026 20:06:24
Fulkrug, just a waste of resources

I'll bet Nuno was hoping to keep him, hence why no striker moves.

Please get rid of Tobido and Alvarez.

02 Aug 2026 20:31:49
Alvarez is hardly responsible for where we are, and would be a huge player for us in the Championship. I'd be happy if he stayed.
Todibo would be a huge paper loss; there's talent there, too.
Fullkrug is unlikely to be fit or capable of doing a job for us, and, of the three, he should be the first through the door.

05 Aug 2026 02:03:35
I am truly with you on this matter, Any Old Irish, as imo, I can feel the eyes on me now. I don't think we would have gone down. Call me cynical, but that's my opinion. ⚒️⚒️⚒️

02 Aug 2026 10:08:16
Nuno, let’s be clear I’m not a fan of his, but he’s probably doing what he thinks is the best he can with what he’s got.
If Eddie Howe walked through the door tomorrow, within a few days, he would say we need these two, we need that one, this one, and give over a long list of players we need.

Point I’m putting over is, we can change manager tomorrow, I don’t think it would make more than a small difference, you can only field what you have, and we are well short, all over.

Many fans, say play the youth, ok Nuno's done that, he’s had too, one or two ok, that’s it, no stars there for sure at present time.

Summing up, as we stand we are not going to score the many goals needed in this division, we can’t create the opportunities to do so, we won’t keep enough clean sheets either, other than that everything’s fine!

It’s not half a glass, it’s not doom and gloom, this is the present reality, with two weeks before kick off.

02 Aug 2026 12:30:54
You've made your point, Joyless.

You don't think we will get anywhere with the squad we have, and no one is arguing with that. Why do you feel the need to say it in every post? ?

02 Aug 2026 12:32:53
And, unfortunately, Joyful, you've just about summed up the current situation.

It was said before, but I wonder if this season is about trying to balance the books.

Keep hearing we still have 4 weeks to go!!! We need players for the start of the season, not in 4 weeks, that's if we bring in anybody in.

Never mind, they know what they are doing.

02 Aug 2026 13:54:51
Sorry Joyful, I don't totally agree. I do agree that we lack pace, creativity, and a goalscorer, but I don't agree that a different manager would get the same results, especially someone like Howe. By the end of last season, Nuno had done more than enough for him to be dismissed, which is what I hoped for. But when all the Sullivan stuff broke and DK seemed to have a plan to revive the club, and one of his first decisions was to cement Nuno in place, I thought it best to be supportive. Over the intervening time, we now see that DK has no plan, and we are saddled with a dreadful manager and a major shareholder with no plan.

Many said that the upturn in our form in the last third of last season was down to Paco's arrival, and we can now see that is probably correct, as we have reverted back to what we were before he came. We should win many more games this season as the opposition is far weaker, but if the friendlies are anything to go by, we won't, and a new manager and philosophy would greatly help.

02 Aug 2026 15:50:49
I agree with Hammer D, "... DK has no plan, and we are saddled with a dreadful manager and a major shareholder with no plan."

This is exactly what I feel.
This has been the issue for the last 16 yrs, and is exactly what every West Ham fan wants to see the end of.



As for Nuno, I get no energy watching him on the sideline, it's like he's on autopilot mode. The club needs an almighty kick up the arse.

02 Aug 2026 09:23:48
Cozier Duberry, winger creating interest. Brighton can be persuaded to sell, low fee involved.

Wilson Isidor Nuno very keen on this player, looks overpriced. Sunderland CF, not keen on Championship return, a problem WH are having repeatedly.

02 Aug 2026 10:24:47
We've been linked with Cozier Duberry since window started, and like every other player we are linked with, that's as far as it goes.

Myself and a lot of the fans out there are a little fed up of hearing "we are linked with or interested in".

02 Aug 2026 11:37:33
You're fed up reading it just as much as I am. I'm fed up posting all this agency stuff, much talk, Wh do nothing. Sorry, Mac, if all the people on the site want me to stop posting, I understand. Just let me know. Regards.

02 Aug 2026 12:40:09
Mate, not your fault, it's just that we seem to show interest in every man and his dog lol and then sum lmao. ? ?

Unfortunately, that's as far as it gets. What's most confusing is that they must have had a list of players they expected would leave, and, subsequently, they must know how many and what position they need to reinforce, and therefore must have drawn up a list of players.



Everything just seems so random.

02 Aug 2026 16:17:43
Joyful, please keep posting. I am not a lover of all this bickering on here (moanface etc), but everyone is entitled to their opinion. I, for one, enjoy most of your posts. I think we are all fed up with the lack of incomings at present, as just like this time last season we could all see what was needed.

01 Aug 2026 16:32:30
Magdeburg game today showed we have no pace or quality and when we have the ball no target men up front.

We need 2 or 3 quality midfielders and at least 2 strikers with pace.

And I must admit, with 55 years as a West Ham fan through thick and thin. Nuno worries me.


I can't see a game plan where we want to dominate teams which we should be. He has such a negative approach to not losing rather than wanting to win.

And clearly, we need 5 or 6 signings and we need them Now!!! Not in 3 weeks, not at the end of the window, Now!!

01 Aug 2026 17:15:17
Absolutely. We were piss poor. I'm afraid our youngsters are just not up to scratch. Orford did nothing, lost the ball a lot, and looks lightweight. Scarles offers no threat. I like Kante, but he was bad today. Lamadrid was ok.

Zero pace in that team, especially if Diouf goes. Very worrying indeed.

01 Aug 2026 20:00:59
Yeah, not a fan of Nuno's tactics. I remember watching a video a while back on them, and I vaguely remember the person analysing his tactics, and it was about how he tries to control the game without the ball.

Said before I don't think 442 suits our players either. Pablo again not involved much; times where he could have taken a touch, laid it off, but decided to take 3 or 4 more, then has to go back. Honestly, think JWP might be quicker as we.

Lamadrid had quite a lot of the ball in good positions but didn't really do anything with it. I think Earthy, in the same situations, would have made better use of it, but he's barely been given a chance. Wouldn't be surprised if he's pushed to the door by Nuno despite not getting a real chance.

Kante I thought was good today, but he was awful against Rangers. Despite his size, he's not a defensive midfielder, more of an 8.



Orford, from what I can recall, only gave the ball away once. Other than that, he seemed to keep things simple and always made himself available for the pass.

With Potts looking likely to go, I think we are only left with one proper ball winner in there in Magassa, and he hasn't even played yet.

I fear at some point we will end up with JWP, Soucek and Pablo on the pitch at the same time. We assembled probably one of the slowest teams in the Prem; we might end up with one of the slowest in the Championship at this rate.

Any players we sign now I doubt will be starting in our first few games. Nuno will probably favour the players he's worked with in preseason, like how when he first came in and played the likes of Irving and Soucek in midfield for a couple games. Wasted points that could have kept us up. We have a tough start also.

01 Aug 2026 16:27:20
WH have enquired Troy Parrot AZ Cf. Tbh, personally don’t see this can’t be a budget buy, and unfortunately this is where WH are looking.

01 Aug 2026 19:14:12
To be honest, with all this going on around selling shares in the club, I wanna know who is actually gonna take the lead and make moves in the transfer market?

01 Aug 2026 16:23:06
Who now owns WH football club, answer no one. Kretinsky will either have to match and buy the gold shares, and become the largest stake holder, or settle into investment mode, do nothing, let Staveley make a deal with Smith first, then move onto Sullivan, which will be no birthday party.

Finally, Kretinsky, if he doesn’t move, will either retain his shares and watch on, or in turn sell on to Staveley making them the owners.



Personally I don’t think Staveley people have the 6 /7 hundred million, it will take to buy WH.


In the meantime what about the football? No question this is going g to impact at the wrong time.


Two weeks today who will be running the club?
Despite endless talk no purchases to date. Could be a complete mess.