West Ham are expecting a second round of transfer offers, with one described as imminent, Claret & Hugh can exclusively reveal today.
The Hammers have been keen to offload unwanted players during the current window but, suffice to say, the club have had less interest than expected.
Guido Rodríguez, Andy Irving, Edson Álvarez, Emerson and Maxwel Cornet all remain available for sale but have attracted only one bid between them. As C&H revealed at the time, that solitary offer was for Scotland international Irving — and now it seems it’s just a matter of time before that offer is increased.
West Ham rejected a £2.2m bid for the 25-year-old, with Graham Potter said to value the player at £3.5m — though the truth is that £3m would likely seal the deal.
Celtic and Rangers are said to be seriously interested, and a transfer source revealed to us this morning that a second bid is expected: “There’s a lot of interest but only one bid so far, and that was last month. I think they’ll get another offer soon.”
Andy Irving is wanted by Celtic and would cost £3m
Our source, who has been involved in multiple Premier League and European transfer deals over the years, described this summer’s transfer market as “unusually cautious”.
That said, Irving is not expected to be at West Ham after transfer deadline day.
I think it’s out loss unless we get a J W-P replacement in – I’ve always thought Irving was a better all round player than W-P. As it looks, we lose Irving and keep W-P which is awful.
A proven premier league player for £3 million? Surely not as cheap as that. The lowest figure paid for a premier league midfielder so far in this window is £25 million for Dewsbury Hall. No one goes for £3 million. By undervaluing him the club will not get rid of him. People will think he’s ridiculously cheap for a reason and therefore will not buy him.
It’s weird that with apparently the whole team up for sale apart from Bowen, no offers are coming in for anyone else. Are we sure the phone is plugged in?
I like Andy but it’s best for everyone that he moves on. Although 3M isnt going to help much to afford incoming players