News

Downes or Fofana? A Midfield Quandary

|
Image for Downes or Fofana? A Midfield Quandary

West Ham United are facing a midfield conundrum as the futures of Flynn Downes and Youssouf Fofana hang in the balance.

Flynn Downes’ impressive loan spell at Southampton, where he played a pivotal role in their promotion campaign, has put his future at West Ham in question. While Southampton is eager to secure his services permanently, and Downes himself is open to a return, West Ham remains undecided about his fate.

With Downes’ future unclear, West Ham could turn their attention to Youssouf Fofana. Technical director Tim Steidten previously attempted to sign the 25-year-old midfielder but was blocked by former manager David Moyes. Fofana, on the other hand, has publicly expressed his desire to leave Monaco.

Monaco’s £17 million asking price makes Fofana a potentially exceptional value buy. However, West Ham faces stiff competition from clubs like Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Aston Villa, Newcastle, and PSG, which could escalate into a bidding war.

West Ham needs to make a critical decision. Do they stick with Downes, the returning loanee with a proven track record, or take a gamble on Fofana, a world-class talent available at a seemingly reasonable price?

With several other clubs circling Fofana, West Ham needs to act quickly if they want to secure this potentially game-changing signing. The upcoming weeks will reveal whether the Hammers will choose the familiar path with Downes or take a bold step by pursuing Fofana in a competitive market

Share this article

10 comments

  • Zambucco says:

    Downs looked good in the Championship but struggles in the Premier League sell him to The Saints and use the money to buy Fofana.

    p.s. we don’t want JWP back thank you for the kind offer

  • Socialist Mick says:

    Rubbish. A new labour govt will force our top clubs, to adopt non competitive sports. New tax policy will help make british clubs incompatible in the market. 85% tax.

  • Kevlar says:

    We must buy fofana he can play the Rice role and he gets up and down the pitch really well.This would be a signing to get really excited about!!! We should keep downes as well he will have plenty of chances to play in games.

  • Hammeroo says:

    Sullivan will say Downes! So do I.

  • D says:

    I think we need to keep downs if he wants to stay, the main reason is we need a certain amount of uk based players and we have been linked with about a hundred foreign players thus far

  • Chunk says:

    Can we not keep Downes and also buy Fofana. I don’t know too much about Fofana be honest as don’t follow other leagues. I only know what I read on here. The impression I get, and obviously correct me if I’m wrong, but Fofana seems to be a box to box type player. Potentially suited to playing alongside Alvarez. So I would then keep Downes as a back up to these 2. I would consider maybe selling JWP back to Southampton, as much as I do actually like him.

Comments are closed.