West Ham are refusing to confirm whether they have made a transfer bid for Nottingham Forest forward Taiwo Awoniyi. However, a Hammers insider has admitted that the club does “like him.”
Claret & Hugh spoke to a senior source at the London Stadium today. While players like Jhon Duran, Marcus Rashford, and James Ward-Prowse were mentioned, the club avoided providing specifics on Awoniyi.
When pressed about the forward, the insider revealed: “He’s had a few injuries, but we do like him.”
Reports from Nottingham suggest that West Ham have submitted a loan offer with an option to buy. However, this appears to have been rejected by Forest.
Meanwhile, C&H understands there is genuine interest in Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford. However, the chances of securing him are slim. A training ground source stated, “Given wages and competition from other clubs, particularly Milan, it’s very unlikely.”
The same source added that West Ham are “very tight on FFP,” suggesting that player departures are likely this transfer window. The club remains “flat out” in their efforts to offload players to free up funds.
For the past month, West Ham’s messaging has remained consistent: a striker and a fast midfielder are the top priorities. This stance has not changed, even with the appointment of Graham Potter as head coach.
When asked about transfer targets during his press conference ahead of tomorrow’s clash with Fulham, Potter refused to comment, keeping his cards close to his chest
There’s a PSR angle on this… Teams that had recorded losses in the first two seasons of the latest three season cycle needed to submit accounts by 31st Dec. That must include Forest and Everton as they were in trouble last year, it may include others.
Tomorrow the Premier League will issue charges if anyone has transgressed. No way out of it if they have but selling players now might count as a mitigating factor.
““He’s had a few injuries, but we do like him.””
And that, ladies and gentlemen, sums up the West Ham striker bingo card.
Groin? Check. Concussion? Check. Hamstring? Check. Torn muscle? Check.
Just needs maybe an ACL, nasty back injury, ankle or maybe a broken bone or few and you too can be a winner!
These comments on Rashford from, presumably Sullivan, are so typical. Pretending we can fish in the top echelons for a player so he can keep the fans quiet.
In any event, the reality is we should stay well clear of the lad. There is clearly an underlying issue that is having a massive impact on his performance. Rashford has also said in the past that he doesn’t enjoy playing as a central striker.
So why on earth would we seek to sign a top player who is and has been off form for ,2.5 years out of 3.5yrs and doesn’t like playing in the position we need him to play in?……………and is paid £300k PW which Mancs would need a significant portion covered as they are struggling with FFP like most clubs.
I’m sure we can get one of these deals done, even if we “have to” offer the selling club a % of any future profit on a subsequent sale.
Perhaps we could invest in a time machine, go back to last window and invest in Duran and Potter then. Think of the grief and money we’d save…
Just because there’s. Interest from elsewhere means we should just give up then on rashford..maybe he wants to stay in prem …dosnt fill you with confidence with our transfer team with comments like that ..Jesus