West Ham Transfer Rumours

06 Aug 2026 17:52:33
Bamba Dieng, is back talking to WH

WH don’t want to spend any money, who are we going to get?

He wanted 32 k a week plus load of bonuses, and signing on fee, that’s all gone by the board now.

He’s being realistic asking for 20 k plus a goals scenario, with time flying away, must be considered.

06 Aug 2026 19:17:37
32k a week is that it? Considering how desperate we are, we should be agreeing now.

06 Aug 2026 16:36:46
Made enquiries over Manor Solomon, can’t see quite what WH are carping about.

Agreed fee £5 m up front, if WH are promoted first season then Spurs get 2.5 m by June 30th 2027.

What is wrong with that? He’s a consistent performer at our level, he will score 8/10, make loads of chances.



Where are we going to get that quality of winger elsewhere?

Makes no sense to me.

06 Aug 2026 16:55:30
Joyfull, it's a joke mate, surely the lack of transfers has got to be due to the ownership saga, if we don't get off to a good start then the fans will turn!

06 Aug 2026 17:01:29
Bonkers, Stevie, this is peanuts money for an established winger, West Ham need to go back and sort this out. Adingra sure, Sorba Thomas great, but West Ham won't get them for that kind of money, this is a mistake.

06 Aug 2026 17:35:10
Solomon is a really good player, I think, at Championship level and could easily be part of a prem squad. Plus, winger is the position we are crying out for.

06 Aug 2026 17:43:29
Big mistake.

06 Aug 2026 17:52:36
It's turning farcical. £5m and Spurs want £2.7m if we get promoted, which is peanuts in today's market.

As has been suggested, if we don't get off to a good start, the fans will turn fast, if some aren't already.

06 Aug 2026 18:47:19
Doesn't make sense from a financial perspective, considering the alternative target is the more expensive Adingra.

Clearly, it's about backlash, as was originally reported. The club doesn't want to take a stance on it, so they leak its financials.

06 Aug 2026 11:22:33
I’m seeing leaked photos of Joel Veltman in a West Ham shirt, number 34 being leaked all over social media. Surrounded by a camera crew etc. It looks as if an announcement video will be out in the coming days.

Solid player, drops a 7/10 most weeks. Winds up the opposition, love it. Think it’s a great signing if true!

Any news on this Joyful?

06 Aug 2026 12:05:29
It was on the official website an hour ago.

Apparently everything was agreed for Manor Soloman, but due to potential fan backlash the club have pulled the plug on the deal.

Probably will push for Adringa now.

06 Aug 2026 12:22:31
Mavropanos subject to a bid from Leverkusen, 35m euros??

06 Aug 2026 13:52:16
I'm out, can't confirm, but at 30 m WH would have to consider. They could get two players in, much as I like Mavro.

06 Aug 2026 15:17:13
That's a very decent offer, and of course he has German links, having been at Stuttgart.

If true, I hope we are already working in replacement.

Backtracked in deal for Solomon? We need all the freebies we can get our hands on. Bamba Dieng would be a good shout.

06 Aug 2026 15:46:20
Solomon makes me angry. Just ridiculous. WH need every player they can get. I've just posted on that.

Mavropanos. It's getting too near kick off to let him go. WH have no stand-in. Bad move for me.

06 Aug 2026 18:04:25
It's the West Ham way, Joyful. No matter who is leading us, it seems to have been inherited over the years, and now we think it's normal to conduct business this way.

£25m for Arne Engles when we could have had Gus Hamer for £10m (who Coventry are now chasing), Hatate from Celtic £10m, and put the remaining £5m to good use.



Lamadrid out for 2 to 3 weeks as well.

I'd love to know what the strategy is, if there is one?

06 Aug 2026 18:46:34
I'm beginning to doubt Engels. Too much money involved for one player, with the price plus all the extras involved. Whilst there are 25 days left in the market, we start playing in two days, and the market starts to change, as teams discover their strengths and weaknesses, ideas change. Teams cannot wait around till the last minute to be disappointed. Taking too long.

06 Aug 2026 18:50:38
The strategy and the original plan went into the shredder 2 weeks after relegation.
Sullivans' demise brought out all the realities. Many people, including maybe Nuno, didn't previously have complete knowledge of.

06 Aug 2026 10:17:04
Now becomes clear of the 200 m plus debt. WH still have £190 m of that owed on previous transfer business.

Transfers are paid off as normal, it’s just that £100 m of it is due this season.

WH were owed a large sum, believed to be around £100 m by other clubs.

Sullivan sold these outside debts at a large discount, believed 20%, to get cash, losing £20 m in the process.

Big loan facility was set up and taken. Long story, you get the picture, etc etc. That’s why we are where we are.

06 Aug 2026 15:18:18
Yeah, I think we all saw the writing on the wall, otherwise why leave business so late.

We move on.

06 Aug 2026 09:32:02
Nelson Deossa, If WH have the money they seem to want Engels, Deossa is a different type of player.

He scored last night against Arsenal

WH fancy him strongly and their right, he would be circa £10 m, questions are, have WH got the money, would he come

Although different positions, if WH can get shot of Todibo, or maybe Bissaka finds someone to buy him at the right price, then WH might go for him?

06 Aug 2026 10:22:07
Edson Alvarez changed squad numbers to his preferred number 4. Might not mean much, but apparently he's said he would be willing to stay. Moves from interested clubs haven't yet materialised, id imagine clubs were wanting a bargain from us.

With Potts going, it makes sense to keep him.

06 Aug 2026 11:09:18
It certainly does, however, there's a couple of clubs in Spain, Sociedad, Betis Seville among them, who may be planning a last throw bid at the end of this month, 7/8 m, to tempt Wh.

If we had Alvarez, Todibo and Fulkrug fit and playing properly, it would be a big help.

06 Aug 2026 11:23:23
Iron.AI, Alvarez didn't change his number. He was number 4 last season as well (article about him changing number to his Mexico shirt number at the start of the 25/26 season on the official website).

Whoever originally reported it got it wrong.

So no meaning to be read into.

06 Aug 2026 12:01:56
Oh well, he's still here and pictured in the squad photos/recent training vids.

7/8m is pointless for a player who would likely be one of the best holding midfielders in the Championship.

Hopefully, Orford steps up this season. We might need him at this rate.

06 Aug 2026 13:58:09
You're right, Iron.Al. Alvarez was number 19 last time he wore a West Ham shirt. I think Kurt Zouma was number 4.

06 Aug 2026 09:19:37
Southampton, who have a decent squad, are now in talks to buy Vipotnik, the Swansea forward, who was number one target, for WH up front.

Let’s hope he starts misfiring.

06 Aug 2026 07:32:38
Joyful, have u heard anything on Kilman to Palace?

06 Aug 2026 08:40:10
I thought it was Disasi.

06 Aug 2026 09:10:35
Might be an old story, Kilman was fancied by Palace at one stage. At present, if we let Kilman go, someone has got to come in. I would be happy to see him off, depending on who's arriving.

05 Aug 2026 19:21:54
This afternoon. I was shown papers regarding the true state of WH finances.
Whilst they may be made public in due course, they would make anybody wince.
Although much had come in through sales and parachute money, WH after all that are the thick end of £ 200. M still outstanding, with over half of that to be paid out this season for past purchases.
No wonder big purchases haven't been made.

Now I see why, an amount of this definitely down to poor choices and poor judgement from Sullivan.



Kretinsky needs to put in close to £100 m pronto to keep the decks clear.

This is going to be a massive juggling act to get promoted and pay the debts off.

WH won’t go bankrupt because billionaire owners are in place, but there’s a lot of fixing needs to be done.

All in all I’d better lay off asking where the signings are on paper WH can’t afford any, so the financial mess rumour is true.

Wether it’s Kretinsky or Staveley to get control, under no circumstances, can we allow Sullivan back in.

05 Aug 2026 20:13:27
Aren't all football clubs nowadays in serious debt? Man U, about 1BN, right? Spurs similar...

05 Aug 2026 20:26:01
Yes, but they are getting Sky and big endorsement monies. WH, our debt is comparably small, but for us it is more difficult to service it.

Sullivan sold us down the river to some extent. Big loans are difficult to service, and it is not clear where some of it went.



Sullivan couldn't sort this out; he is a minnow. WH are fortunate we have Kretinsky and Staveley; they have the clout to remedy the mess.

05 Aug 2026 20:40:22
Joyful, is that 200 m taking the 3 sales we have made this window into account?

05 Aug 2026 21:02:17
Yes, I was under the impression that two big sales paid in cash, plus parachute money, plus Potts equals 205 m that would cancel out 80% of the debt.

No, it doesn’t, Sullivan took out massive loans.
At my reckoning, West Ham were a tad over 420 m in debt, now 215 m.

Sullivan sold out monies we were owed on transfers at a 20% discount.
Another loan was 89 m to fund overall business, not clear exactly what.
The immediate problem is 100 m is needed this season to pay off transfer debts which are becoming due.



Yes, compared to some clubs it’s not a lot, but we are in the Championship; if we were in the Premier, Sky money plus endorsements would reduce that debt by two thirds. Great, but we are not.

West Ham need to get back pronto, but can we with the squad we have?

No clubs in the Championship have anywhere near this amount of debt, that’s about it, Hammer D.

05 Aug 2026 21:12:32
Cheers, mate.

05 Aug 2026 21:21:46
Joyful, thank you for the info.

With the delay in the share sale, are we now stuffed in terms of owner / director investment, as we are now under the Championship SCR rules, which limit investment to £15m per season? Or is there a way around that to allow a bigger investment?

05 Aug 2026 21:48:09
Be clear, Paul, I'm no legal expert, mate. Some of the rules are intricate and complicated. Kretinsky and Staveley see different things here, but what they are gambling on is potential. West Ham are a sleeping giant, we always have been, the support is massive.

Fans-wise, we can compete with anybody, 50, 000 sts in the Championship. It's a record unheard of.

The club has had bad ownership for a long time, that's over now, but the mess left behind has to be sorted out.


Sullivan looks to have done some odd stuff, but that's done. He's done, left to sell his shares if he wants to.


Fans are concerned with the squad, which, at the moment, doesn't look sufficient to gain promotion?

06 Aug 2026 06:48:41
So if he's f++++d us with these loans then why isn't he the one that takes the hit, he should be forced to his shares at the current value, the best thing to happen was when we knew he was being pushed aside, now this it's bollocks, make the troll pay then make him sell I'm sick of my club being shat on by this prick of a man

06 Aug 2026 07:26:09
As expected, Joyful, I think it was said the other day that there must be reasons why we've not bought anybody and money was mentioned, or is this the usual smokescreen?

06 Aug 2026 08:58:51
Unfortunately it's totally true.

06 Aug 2026 10:10:35
So, this season has to be consolidate and rebuild.

05 Aug 2026 17:27:53
I’ve read that we’ve agreed terms with Troy Parrot, any truth in this anyone? And also that Disasi has committed to us as well, again anyone know any different? Just what I read this morning, I understand a couple a days ago Disasi was waiting on other offers.

05 Aug 2026 17:44:03
Whitby, unless loans are going to happen with current leadership questions, it doesn't matter who we agree terms with. We are looking at frees and loans only, I think, like Veltman.

05 Aug 2026 18:10:40
If you want to cast back, Whitby, Troy Parrott was first mentioned by myself at 4 pm last Saturday, a full day before all the itks and tipsters got on it.

He's an obvious choice, but West Ham are not giving a lot of confidence that they will spend the kind of money required and needed for promotion.

Time is elapsing quickly, there's still time, of course, but don't put your house on it.

Disasi just posted.

05 Aug 2026 18:47:12
So the Parrott isn't definitely deceased, then.

05 Aug 2026 18:57:26
Good one.

05 Aug 2026 17:10:35
Joel Veltman on a free.

05 Aug 2026 18:01:03
This is how we are winning the league?

05 Aug 2026 18:32:46
This squad is way off winning the league, no pace, no creativity.

Veltman, I dont think is a bad signing on a free.

Soloman lw.
Engels cm.

Parrot st.
Bamba Dieng st free.



Get Sorba Thomas or Azeez to cover nd compete for the wing positions. Could allow Bowen to be pushed up top when needed.

Another CB.

I think this is pretty close to the minimum we need.

05 Aug 2026 18:58:00
Yes but can't see it.

05 Aug 2026 19:06:43
The narrative was we were waiting on certain players, but we are well past the point of how long we should have waited imo. Still time yet, was hoping for a flurry of signings, as apparently we have agreed terms with numerous, hopefully Veltman is the start of it. I'm doubting this big time now though.

05 Aug 2026 16:26:03
Veltman really ambitious, utility player past his best, Bissaka may be on his way. Is this the best WH can do? WH going nowhere. Medical tomorrow.

05 Aug 2026 15:59:28
Disasi, Palace, for reasons unknown, seem to have changed their stance from outright buy to loan, with or without option not known.

Makes a small chance for WH again, but WH cannot really wait until we kick off, it’s not good enough.

05 Aug 2026 00:44:28
Engels has agreed five year deal and terms with WH ok but just the little matter of WH agreeing with Celtic which has not happened as yet, talks back on tomorrow.

05 Aug 2026 17:32:06
Veltman? Thoughts?

05 Aug 2026 18:00:20
If this is an example of WH transfers, you might want to rethink the whole thing.

05 Aug 2026 00:19:21.
Kwasi Sibo international mdf, Ghana now a free agent in talks with WH.

No guarantees but Manor Soloman preferred club is WH owing to history of Benayoun. And Bercovic.

05 Aug 2026 08:41:38
Who??

05 Aug 2026 09:43:13
He's real alright, that's all I can tell you.

03 Aug 2026 18:23:39
Looks like WH raising the bid to get Engels sorted, turning into a saga!

03 Aug 2026 20:33:57
Why don't they just offer what Celtic are asking for? Or, if you go in with a low bid, make it close to the asking price.

03 Aug 2026 20:48:49
He's actually playing for Celtic tonight.

03 Aug 2026 21:42:06
They won't want to sell before the Champions League match, and financially they don't really have to, so if they value him at 25 mill, that's what we need to pay. We might even need to wait until a replacement is sorted as well.

04 Aug 2026 10:36:14
Celtic fans seem pretty happy to see the back of him. Concerning.

04 Aug 2026 11:34:24
When I've seen him, I think he's a good technical player, although I have previously stated there's a bit of a question around his physicality; by that I mean putting his foot in where required.

A lot of my family are Celtic supporters, and none of them want to see him go.