West Ham FC Rumours

26 Jan 2026 18:05:34
RAHEEM STERLING, In the background WH have been in talks with Chelsea, to take Sterling for a 5 month DRY LOAN ONLY

The player is happy to come, but.Chelsea want to sell only, no loans of any kind they say at present

Chelsea were keen at first. But then changed, their tack, completely
WH have now left it alone

26 Jan 2026 16:35:49
Must confess to not knowing much about Paco Jemez however have googled him and it appears he's a much respected and in demand attack minded coach. Brave or foolhardy of Nuno to take him on as an assistant! What are the odds on him being our next manager/head coach?

26 Jan 2026 17:56:55
Please tell me we are not entertaining any bids for Summerville

26 Jan 2026 18:29:58
WH would be absolutely crackers, to even think about selling Summerville

The player has found his form, the offers, are less than WH paid why on earth would they sell

Yes if say someone offered £60 m, then providing adequate replacements were found, then it must be considered

But with the market coming to an end, and his form being so good
Sullivan, would need to see a shrink

Obviously, if the worse comes about, , in the summer, , then certain players would leave, he would be one

26 Jan 2026 19:22:31
I wouldn’t want sterling as a replacement for Summerville because he is now starting to show some of the form he had when he was at Leeds. Sterling is yesterdays news

26 Jan 2026 20:32:04
Sullivan will grab the cash for Summerville. It's exactly why we signed Keiber Lamadrid on loan.

26 Jan 2026 22:10:12
Suicide, and ludicrous if Sullivan sells

26 Jan 2026 08:46:32
I know we are crying out for defender but my other concern is that if we lose paqueta and Fernandes gets an injury we have no creativity in midfield

26 Jan 2026 12:32:56
Maybe Magassa could fill that gap? And Potts could develop his game, given half a chance. Who knows?

25 Jan 2026 23:00:23
Looks like the deals been done for Pacqueta to Flamengo, £40m. It's showing on Sky Sports. Good money for someone who has lost their way.

26 Jan 2026 06:02:08
Let's hope they give the money to nuno for defender

26 Jan 2026 07:46:17
It’ll go towards paying off the debt for Pablo and Taty.

26 Jan 2026 08:46:22
Think we need another midfielder that can progress the ball and carry it, Hayden Hackney would be ideal. Then a CB and a winger.

26 Jan 2026 13:31:01
Hayden Hackney would be great, but he is more of a CM than a purely attack minded CAM/FW. We need someone who can replace Pablo, as we have seen success in this new formation. There must be someone available on loan, Chiesa or Elliot maybe? Problem we have is who comes to WHU in our current situation

One thing is for sure, i hope fans don't embarrass WHU by sending Paqueta off with negative vibes. This guy has NEVER not tried his hardest when on the pitch for us, the West Ham Way, he puts the effort in (Notts Forrest earlier in the season he was unbelievable) . You may not like his antics or when he gives the ball away, but he damn well puts the effort in and i respect that. He should have gone for £85m years ago but the FA screwed him, and us. His head is not here and he wants/needs to go home to Brazil. Fair play to him. We are better without him now as a result, and we are getting a fee that we wouldn't get if he left at the end of season. If he leaves at end of season, we will get less money AND potentially miss out on a player who may deliver results for us this season. Lucas was just as influential for us in our conference league campaign as Moyes Dec and Bowen were, he was great, and for me he will always be a hammer for that reason.

Yes he is not training, but i think this is in actual fact the best thing for the club. Does not risk an injury that cancels the transfer, and i think the club would be right NOT to play him for this reason anyway (especially in his current form) . If i am honest, he is doing what is best for the club therefore AND for himself. He said one more season to give us one more ride (albeit because he couldn't go in summer) but he never would have thought we would be in a relegation battle and in this situation. Circumstances change, and getting out of WHU now is the best for WHU in our current situation.

I will be saying THANK YOU LUCAS FOR GIVING US PRAGUE, and all the best in the future. I hope he gets back to the levels he is capable of back home.

26 Jan 2026 14:05:11
Agree Nick, unfortunately Sullivans comments accusing Paqueta of faking a back injury leaking he didn't report for training when we didn't have it were unnecessary, better to say nothing at all or just say he's injured but would like to go at most,

As for Hackney he's a CM, he would add something different. Potts and Magassa are quite similar, it would also mean if Fernandes got injured we have someone that can progress the play.

It would be nice to get another that could play attacking midfield if we do need to change from the 442 someone versatile that could play up top and behind a striker or out wide would be ideal but attracting that type of player won't be easy and they might not be the level we need.

Traore if he comes can play on the right and push Bowen up into that front 2 if needed.

We have a decent first 11 its just fragile with injuries, we don't really have players of the same profile to come in if any of them get injured.

26 Jan 2026 16:47:28
Maybe the plan WAS to play Traore through the middle with Castellanos, leave Bowen on the wing

We have a poor squad overall,
Yes trying to do something about it late in the day, too little too late, hope not!

One week of the window left

26 Jan 2026 20:03:44
They could definitely interchange, Bowens finishing is a lot better and i don't think traore can press with the same intensity for as long could be wrong but he's a lump and Bowen does his best work coming off the right.

Traore had his best form under Nuno, not sure if he's as good now looks heavier and not as agile could be wrong? I know a lot of people don't want him but if we get the player that can go past players for fun, he will add something, end product isn't great but if we keep getting 3-4 players in the box the cross doesn't have to be perfect.

26 Jan 2026 20:31:51
Paqueta is a great player when in the mood, I personally prefer grafters and we have looked much better since he has been out of the team, I also think he has cost us a few goals this year by giving the ball away trying intricate passes outside his own area.


Need to stop messing about, get rid and get a decent CB in, nobody in defence wants to take charge.

25 Jan 2026 08:28:49
I know this topic has been mentioned before and nothing will change before the end of the season. But looking beyond this season, we have talked about our skipper issue and the general consensus is Bowen is no skipper and of all the names mentioned Souchek seems the most obvious but is not a certainty to start each match. With the last two performances and especially the first halves and the absence of Paqueta I would argue Fernandez has emerged as an excellent choice.

I know he is only young, but feel he has maturity beyond his years and if we miraculously avoid relegation and we stay up I would argue it would be a potential carrot to get him to stay at the club and build the team around him. Because the big clubs will be coming in for him at season's end.

25 Jan 2026 15:48:41
Tobido

25 Jan 2026 18:05:08
Mac I thought you didn’t like Todibo

26 Jan 2026 06:02:44
I don't but he would make a good captain

24 Jan 2026 12:17:57
SEKO FOFANA, stade rennais CM,
WH have tried, and still trying for a loan, plus

It's a maybe depending on other circumstances

25 Jan 2026 09:06:05
What happened to the Nnadi deal.

25 Jan 2026 13:11:19
NNADI is still on, problem here being the old fable, He who hesitates is lost, not quite yet,

BUT WH had this situation wrapped up, but always trying to save money instead of getting things done

WH were and are looking at other options to loan with options etc, like seco Fofana to name just one

Sometimes you fall between two stools, only in the last 10 days have Newcastle Sunderland and Leeds shown up

Making things much more difficult, it’s the WestHam Way, of not getting things done and dusted

Traore, is different. Player was supposed to show up for a medical tomorrow, but now isn’t, the player is thinking of staying at Fulham, and leaving on a free in five months time

He’s not playing, and this is the point I personally just don’t understand, a football career is a short one, whichever way you look at it

SURELY you want to play instead of sitting on the bench, at WH he will, at Fulham he won’t

I played semi professional football for 18 years in the fifth division
That was many years ago and I still miss it,

That’s why people like Traore, JWP Cornet, I don’t get it, in time to come they won’t be kicking a ball, they will be kicking themselves

25 Jan 2026 15:10:45
Joyfull, Do you not think being millionaires and getting crunched each week is an incentive to stay on the Bench for a good rest is good enough reason, because I do!
You played it for enjoyment, they obviously did that to start, but lots of pressures when you play at that level as we know by the insulting posts we see on here even, also Wives and children! ⚒⚒⚒⚒

24 Jan 2026 08:26:07
Rodriguez to Valencia on a free. Club and player have both agreed to terminate his contract

24 Jan 2026 10:50:08
Result! ??

24 Jan 2026 11:00:28
Useless player, who wouldn’t leave until his 75 k a week wages where paid in full untilJune 30 th, Valencia have agreed to do that, goodbye

Limpets now are JWP, Cornet, Fulkrug ( if he returns ) , none of these will leave, without wages being paid in full either by WH or other parties

24 Jan 2026 15:37:46
Why should they leave without wages being paid in full? It’s the contract they and WHU agreed to. Standard practice in football so no need to vilify them for it

23 Jan 2026 23:23:40
Have we signed Adama Traore?

24 Jan 2026 06:38:25
Seemingly deals close for him and Nnadi

24 Jan 2026 08:13:06
If it is
Fulham must be laughing their atsrs off not even particularly fast anymore well past his sell by date

24 Jan 2026 10:52:16
Bad mistake. Hope I’m wrong, but I doubt it. However, this indicates Sullivan is sticking with the dud, Nuno.

23 Jan 2026 12:01:40
CENTRE BACKS

Make. no mistake, this is becoming a real problem, all 4 main targets, for the same and other reasons quoted are ALL NOT coming to WH at this time

As the market end is coming into.view WH May have to look elsewhere, or stick with what they have

There is an unlikely option not far away, which is Disasi of Chelsea, the Blues don't want to loan him out, but sell.

He has to be sub £10 m and his present wage of 78 k a week is no problem

However, if we drop, the player wants the same wage he's on at present with Chelsea until June 29

Can't blame him for that, but in the championship, those wages are impossible to pay

WH. may need to find a fresh target or stick with what they have

23 Jan 2026 12:42:54
Regarding Disasi I would repeat what I said a while ago go. This is not from personal knowledge, but I have mates who are Chelsea fans and they say he is rubbish. And as one of the Eds even said he is known as Dis-aster.


Old short term players maybe a decent short term option but buying younger players who by all, or most accounts isn’t an improvement on calamity Killman isn’t the answer IMO

23 Jan 2026 13:29:26
Don’t disagree at all, just where WH are at present Disaster is just an option, they don’t seem to have too many UNLESS they can switch to targets anew?

23 Jan 2026 09:48:38
CRESSWELL, not just a huge jump in price

( Which is completely down to Sullivan, and him alone )

Toulouse, have said to WH, they can drop the price a little, if they can.talk to Leeds, re their 15% portion of future Cresswell transfers

This seemed a bit fanciful, why should Leeds, drop their portion?

Toulouse are being greedy, but how often can they earn this kind of money?

Although there has been interest elsewhere for the player, it is WH by far and away, the main contenders, here

Sure Leeds will take a little less, if they get straight payment, instead of installments but won't make much difference

Sullivan now has to pay DOUBLE what he could, and should, have paid, or walk away, that's it

23 Jan 2026 10:52:32
Walk away English tax is insane, nothing special imo.