West Ham Transfer Rumours

13 Jun 2026 14:35:03
Capital Water. Is almost certain to be new shirt sponsor for next season, close to agreement.

13 Jun 2026 12:05:32
Kante! Both Monaco and Marseille are making themselves busy. Both offered loans to buy, which were turned away. WH have told both clubs no offers less than £15 m plus addons, don’t bother with offers less than that.



Some names WH are keen on, in addition to those already known.

Ryan Alebioso FB Blackburn
Ben Whitcomb Cb Stoke
Ethan Galbraith, Cm Swansea
Nelson Deossa CM Betis
Bobby Clark Cm RB Saltzburg
Bailey Rice Dm Rangers

13 Jun 2026 11:53:28
See that Kretinsky and the Golds with Smith are voting together. Sullivan's done.

Obviously he keeps his shares for now, but has no say in any matters whatsoever. Hooray!

13 Jun 2026 15:58:13.
Officially announced. Kretins now the manor shareholder, having bought Vanessa Golds' shares. He now has 43%.

13 Jun 2026 11:35:52
Kretinsky must do some kind of a deal with the Gold family, to make himself the majority shareholder, otherwise, running the club, as he is now doing is pointless.
Tin Legs, you make a decent point, in regard to the original lease, regarding the character of persons known to have controlling interests; however, as most of the material on Panorama was very dated, don’t think much will come of that.

Sullivan's time at West Ham is done, there’s no comebacks, ridiculous statement, him saying, he’s wanted back? By whom exactly, fantasy island stuff.




No question, Kretinsky. Would welcome a third party in, so he doesn’t have to buy Sullivan's shareholdings. We will have to wait and see.


The club's realistic value now is between 550 m / 600 m depending which way you look at it, long time back, Vanessa Gold was offered 150 m by an American hedge fund for her shares, which I posted on here, that looks to be spot on, she refused, that values Sullivan's shares at about 240 m not the crazy 500 m he’s talking about, so we shall see how events unfold

11 Jun 2026 14:23:58
I hope Joyful can throw a bit more light on this, but judging by all reports, Daniel Krezynski is determined to purchase Sullivan's shares in the club and then have proper footballing directors in place to run the various day to day activities of the club

This sounds too good to be true but exactly what we've all been hoping for.

11 Jun 2026 16:09:36
I've read he also wants to buy the stadium.

11 Jun 2026 18:25:52
He's apparently in talks with Vanessa Gold for her shares.

12 Jun 2026 01:03:07
Our big problem now is if WHU are deemed to be in breach of the conditions of our lease on the London Stadium as a result of restrictions placed on Sullivan's prohibited access to women and minors. If so, the lease could be terminated and the club would be homeless.

12 Jun 2026 01:16:45
I think these days, imo, he will be forced by other board members to sell to DK, probably within a day, because he is now so toxic to be associated with. We've all known it for years, but there is now more legitimacy to it.

08 Jun 2026 12:56:14
Fiorentina, make approach for Kante, WH are unsure about letting him go. Especially for a cheap price

He is seen as ideal for the championship by Nuno, after maybe a successful season, WH can reassess the position. ….. Joyfull

08 Jun 2026 13:41:56
We've got to keep him - there is a v good player in there.

08 Jun 2026 18:21:15
Gotta keep hold of young players with potential like Kante. Fiorentina must see something good, so keep hold of him.

08 Jun 2026 21:10:22
I think it depends on what they can get for him. If it's 15mil, then he will be sold - which is fine if we can find another rough gem.

08 Jun 2026 21:52:42
I think it would be best to keep him and let him know he is to be a pivotal part of the team. We've seen too many decent young players not realise their potential with us, but go on to bigger and better things. We sold Diangana for about 18 million years ago, and he wasn't that good.

09 Jun 2026 08:18:19
Personally I don't see what most are seeing in Kante. Whenever he came on in Prem, he didn't exactly set it on fire. Also, everyone says we need to copy Brighton/Bournemouth model, well surely this is it? Turning a massive profit on someone who has barely played would be good imo.

11 Jun 2026 05:37:39
Hi Chris, we cannot sell players like Kante. I don't know what games you were watching, but it's very difficult to impress in 10 mins here and there. Before he made it into the 1st team, go and watch his performance in the 21s against Liverpool, he was unplayable. People are too quick to judge players on a few minutes, and Soucek starts every game and his legs have gone cos he scores a goal every 8-9 games.

He's only in the team cos he's a big lump and that's it. He's decent in both boxes, but that's it. We've got players like Fearon, Kante, Orford etc etc that are better than Soucek imo. ⚒️⚒️⚒️

11 Jun 2026 05:46:18
At the rate we are going, we will need to hold on to as many as possible.

Very disappointing that we still have no head of recruitment or director of football.

Sullivan has gone, but it all still feels very "Sullivan esq". Lots of rumours, but not much happening, especially around Fry and Webster!!

11 Jun 2026 07:52:47
@Whorya, I was watching the same games, mate.... The ones he had 10mins here or there, and I didn't see much. I have also watched the U21s games, and yes he stands out because of his physique - he doesn't then have that advantage v men. I get your point, hard to impress in those few minutes, but also, in my opinion, it doesn't make him a must keep.

If a massive profit can be made on him, then I don't think it's something to straight away turn down and must be considered. I would prefer to see Fearon given minutes if I am honest anyway.

11 Jun 2026 07:56:27
I think until they solve the director of football issue, it will be slow. Also, throw in a World Cup, which has always made the transfer windows drag anyway. I think it could very much be a 1 out 1 in kinda summer, which is very frustrating, and it means we will kick off in 9 weeks without having the full squad.

Changes will happen during August again after a few games, leaving it too late and giving new players no pre season with us.
Think we will start the league campaign struggling if im honest unless individual moments can win us games (if we keep Bowen etc).

12 Jun 2026 22:47:58
Chris I wasn't saying his physique was anything to do with him having an advantage in the 21s, the last game he came on he was very good and if you've watched the 21s then how can you say that he should be sold, so sell him and keep soucek is that what your saying you obviously don't understand football i'm sorry to be blunt we CANNOT be selling players like KANTE for £15 million we shouldn't sell him full stop you clearly didn't read what I said it is extremely difficult to impress in cameo minutes players that are dead wood should be sold i.e SOUCEK, DIOUF, PABLO etc ⚒️⚒️⚒️

08 Jun 2026 11:43:17
Bowen! All WH players have relegation clauses in their contracts since 2019

This is without exception. If WH want to keeo certain players, and pay them more than the 50% wage deduction, which is automatic.



Then it’s a different matter, that is a negotiation, nothing to do with original contract.

No members of WH squad have get out clauses, exemptions or anything like that, it’s media nonsense.

08 Jun 2026 18:33:40
I agree Clareandblueman, we should pay more to keep players like Bowen.

08 Jun 2026 11:08:10
Sullivan obviously has already seen tonight’s programme.

He has apparently engaged, the same KC he used in the Paqueta case and another that specialises in libel and defamation cases, Two KCs, Hmmm?

He intends to sue for millions. BBC best make sure they have their facts right

11 Jun 2026 05:39:21
He's had that show cancelled twice, but couldn't succeed this time. He's a monster. ⚒️⚒️⚒️

08 Jun 2026 10:39:28
PSG. Have at last come in for Fernandes.

But, however, to the astonishment of WH, the player doesn’t want to go there!

He prefers Man Utd, which can make a problem. MU are presently stuck on £60 m inc add ons.

WH have turned it away, and are sticking to larger valuation. A big bid from someone else is needed to move this on.

08 Jun 2026 07:48:30
The news seems to be getting even better as it seems Sullivans' kids don’t want to play any role in West Ham and Sullivan will be selling his shares. If this is the case, I suppose DK buys them. Some of us have been critical of him for not actually helping West Ham financially in the past.

But I would be much more happy knowing the Sullivan dynasty no longer have anything to do with West Ham. At least DK will try and run the club in the proper modern way in which most teams in the upper echelons do. Rome wasn’t built in a day but if true this is great.

11 Jun 2026 05:42:38
KRETINSKY said he wouldn't put no money in while SULLIVAN was majority shareholder he's a very quiet man we've basically not heard a peep out of him in 2 years but he's a very powerful man hopefully he buys the predator out otherwise amanda shelvey is very interested how true is this please Ed?? ⚒️⚒️⚒️

{Ed001's Note - Staveley has been interested in a while, but she stepped away after finding out about the programme. She didn't want the issues for her clients which may stem from it as Sullivan would not sell up completely then. Knowing her, she will be back now to step up in with an offer to buy him out. She wanted a full buyout of his shareholding from the start, as her and her clients want a majority shareholding.}

12 Jun 2026 22:49:12
Thank you for your response and Information. 👍 ⚒️ ⚒️ ⚒️

07 Jun 2026 10:30:21
Syd Peck, don’t get too nailed down on this one, Brentford and Forest, are in front of WH here. Basically it will come down to the following

Does the player want football or sit on the bench in the Premier.

Also they can pay more wages, so this is far from a done deal, it’s a possible, certainly not any more.

07 Jun 2026 12:36:31
Will any prospective ins / outs / appointments not be put on hold until the boardroom situation is resolved?

07 Jun 2026 14:40:52
Good shout, Tin. That would make sense at a lot of clubs who would be working hard on a director of football.

I can only think the lack of any movement in any direction is because of this Sullivan scandal.

07 Jun 2026 17:41:05
I'm concerned with the lack of news about share ownership. Maybe the FA might provide the solution after the broadcast of Panorama? In any case, we're moving in the right direction. 👍🏻

07 Jun 2026 19:30:54
Without trying to prejudge what allegations the Panorama program will highlight, and as I have heard various, I think with many of these types of scandals it is a case of getting the story out there and seeing whether others come forward with similar accusations.

So, if that were to happen, I would think he would be forced to sell his shareholding, as it may be deemed by the FA that he is not a fit and proper individual to be a major shareholder in a club.

12 Jun 2026 22:53:52
We could be without a ground, as I don't trust Khan one bit, but the London Stadium is costing taxpayers a fortune, but for not informing the owners of the London Stadium about the predators ban on being near the girls team and the youth team, so we could be in breach of the contract, so could well be homeless.

I don't think this will happen unless a buyer sees the potential in the land. ⚒️⚒️⚒️

06 Jun 2026 12:14:17
Sullivan has gone.

06 Jun 2026 12:54:50
There is a god, finally. And now we might actually have a club run professionally with a proper vision of the future.

Praise be.

06 Jun 2026 12:55:25
Told you at Christmas, the documentary was coming and there is going to be change at the top.

06 Jun 2026 13:04:05
Hopefully we may start to recover now.

06 Jun 2026 13:13:14
Yep, you were spot on, Peter.
The only thing that worries me is, I've just read Jack Sullivan is now doing all the transfer related stuff, so he will be being advised by daddy Sullivan. 😩

06 Jun 2026 13:18:13
Yeh, even though he's stepped down, he's still a majority shareholder and it wouldn't surprise me to see a puppet in the boardroom.

06 Jun 2026 13:29:28
I reckon you will see our accounting period extended to the end of June. DK will buy the Gold shares and then force Sullivan to sell to him by putting the money needed into the club to balance the books. And then comes the purchase of the Stadium in the autumn.

06 Jun 2026 14:05:44
I hope you are right, Peter.

06 Jun 2026 15:36:56
If we are gonna buy that stadium, then changes to it have to be made.

I was wondering why it has been so quiet, and perhaps Sullivan leaving is the calm before the storm.

06 Jun 2026 15:48:45
The money has to surely be in the land around the ground. I know, because of the ground underneath, you can't build houses, but surely you can build retail, warehouses, data warehouses and commercial?

06 Jun 2026 16:35:38
Without wishing to blow my own trumpet. I've been saying for months that Sullivan was going. I've known it since October. ⚒️⚒️⚒️

06 Jun 2026 18:35:28
I didn't say what Christmas 7580. I've known since Christmas 1980!

06 Jun 2026 21:23:05
I imagine the reason is stuff outside of football that has made him do this rather than pure footballing reasons.

06 Jun 2026 22:19:21
Someone needs to buy his shares, Hammer D, or it means nothing. He hasn't gone at all. He will appoint a stooge to sit on the board, and, knowing how he works, will tell us all how stupid we were if we don't get promotion this year.

It's certainly a step in the right direction, but until he's completely gone im still not going to be happy!

07 Jun 2026 06:27:09
Yeah, you can already see the comments from the pundits. Well, the fans have blamed numerous managers, they've got rid of a great businesswoman and a chairman, and still they moan...

I think the thing that is gonna bring him down is possibly much bigger, and may put him in the toxic division depending on the scale.



But you are right, it is definitely a step in the right direction.

11 Jun 2026 05:49:37
Hi hammer 7580 its been common knowledge for the last 2 years that he was walking on very thin ice and he was a wrong un there is a lot worse to come a friend of mine knows a girl that was abused by the dirty pervert sullivan and that 30 min show was very mild compared to what he really is the man thinks because he's got a few quid he can treat women like trash and get what he wants but its backfired bigtime and the SULLIVANS are well and truly done at WHUFC and we have finally got our club back

05 Jun 2026 12:19:24
Dylan Lawlor Cb. Cardiff attracting WH.

Adama Traore, Elche in Spain trying to make a deal. Nuno wants to hold onto him but he would prefer to move back to Spain.

Villa are the dark horse in the pursuit of Summerville; they can certainly outbid the others if they wish to.



ON!Y my opinion, I am not in the least impressed, with the standard, of players WH are currently looking at; it’s all very well looking at future players, but WH need to put together a team to return to the premiership.


WH are in danger of underestimating the opposition.

05 Jun 2026 14:04:51
Hi Joyful, is it not more likely that the squad needs increasing with the extra games that will be played? I can't see the better signings being identified until we're in a position to purchase, ie post sales.

05 Jun 2026 15:19:28
Depends which way you look at things.
The players we are selling must come eventually to more than the current debt. Please remember, a portion of the debt is for outstanding owings on transfers; they don’t have to be paid off quicker just because West Ham dropped a division, and on many of the previous transfers there is no clause to close the debt off either, so West Ham will just continue to pay off previous transfers after a player has been sold on.

West Ham will receive £45 m parachute payment next month, so to be honest, I don’t see where the panic is!


If West Ham build a team out of cheap transfers and free transfers, they will be lucky to stay in the Championship! Never mind get promoted.


The jury is out for now, of course, let’s see... Joyfull.

06 Jun 2026 12:56:03
And the clock is ticking.

11 Jun 2026 05:52:52
Im so looking forward to a transfer window where our business is made public and we are linked with every tom dick and harry by Shaun whetstone sullivans little puppet and silkman, Salthouse etc 👏👏👏👏⚒️⚒️⚒️

12 Jun 2026 22:57:14
Sorry, our business isn't made public by these ITKs. They are well and truly out of WHUFC and cannot control the narrative no more. 👏👏👏👏👏👏⚒️⚒️⚒️

04 Jun 2026 13:48:11
Wolves now stealing a march on WH as they consider Vipotnik, WH need players tested at this level, never mind, just sleep on.

04 Jun 2026 15:43:13
We need the best players from this league, and he is obviously one of them. What are they waiting for? So frustrating. 😡

04 Jun 2026 16:47:50
Don't want to be a misery, lads, but nothing is gonna change at West Ham until all the board go and are replaced with a professional organisation. They all know the things to say to pacify the fans temporarily. What is the point of not having a DOF in place before the season ended? If they were really serious about this, they would have done that.

But we are now gonna get some sort of Max Hahn, Tim Stiedten, Rob Newman hybrid that has no real clout, probably about a month before the season starts. They know they have messed up big time and are now playing the game of covering each other's ar@e. There is no grand plan; it's the same old story. Why should we be so surprised.

04 Jun 2026 18:53:39
It's as we keep saying. This letter told us all what they were going to do and nothing.

DofF by season's end? Lying again.

Rebuilding as soon as possible? Another lie!

We are committed to the future of the club? Total BS.

Why are our owners not digging deep into their billions to clear our debts and then recoup from player sales?

Sick of hearing how we are interested in when we have the basics in place.



As was stated elsewhere, Sullivan will do all our recruitment AGAIN so another disaster in the pipeline.

Sick of being lied to.

04 Jun 2026 19:41:58
Yep, apparently we have until the end of June to put in their own money to clear the debts and pay for signings. Obviously we know Sullivan isn't gonna do it. Or, if he did, he would charge loan-shark rates of interest. The mood music after we were relegated seemed to be Kretinsky would.

I don't think he will, and would be happy if I'm wrong. What makes me die is that he will get his money back, but if he has any decency, it will be an interest-free loan. But either way, I don't think he will spend a penny of his own money.

04 Jun 2026 21:12:34
Which demonstrates just how things will be changing, as per "the letter to fans".

It's just the same old story time after time. They talk a good talk, but that's about all they do.



Personally, more annoyed about this Director of Football situation, because we can't in all honesty do any proper recruitment and establish direction without one, and we all know what will happen if it's left to Sullivan!!

04 Jun 2026 21:20:41
Maybe they are heading for the line, "Well, we tried the DOF route, which failed, so we go back to the tried and untrusted method of low ball or no ball offers, and favoured agents BS WS and JM."

05 Jun 2026 12:29:17
It's season ticket renewal time, so expect the propaganda to continue with absolutely nothing real to back it up.

05 Jun 2026 17:25:55
I have actually renewed my season ticket, but am a bit too long in the tooth to believe the garbage our board pump out. I'm sure some fools do, though. I've been saying for the last 10 years that I'm not gonna renew! I will wait until we drop to the National Conference League, probably in about 3 years' time. 🤣

11 Jun 2026 06:21:32
Hi Claretandblueman, Vipotnik has signed a contract extension till 2030, so it would cost us far too much money. Forget that one, m8. ⚒️⚒️⚒️

04 Jun 2026 09:52:46
Something is amiss here on information being given to WH fans re Fernandes, stating Man United have not done anything concrete regarding this player. Untrue.


Man Utd have two people now, in London, they are meeting with WH this morning, to discuss the price and the structure of payments etc for the player.



WH must hold firm here, as United are trying to rush a deal through to beat other interested clubs.


Man United agreed full terms with Fernandes yesterday.

04 Jun 2026 18:54:23
How is it Man Utd are buying players and we've done nothing.