West Ham’s season can’t end soon enough for most supporters who have endured the instability and poor form which has been a by-product of three managers inside twelve months. However there remains the small matter of two games to play and from the headlines, clubs appear to be waiting in the shadows to make their interest known in Hammer Mohammed Kudus come the end of the season.
Kudus’ form in 24/5 has been below par after his stunning debut season with world class goals: Whether it is the weight of club and country expectation on the young man or the combination of different managers and being played out of position, who can tell.
His well publicised release clause kicks in again this summer and it is likely that Premier League clubs will be interested but at lower levels than the estimated £85m figure.
Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs – all have been linked in recent weeks but none will probably match West Ham’s valuation or the release figure. Chairman Sullivan’s salvation is likely coming from the Saudi Pro-league as reported by tbrfootball.com as Kudus is expected to follow Premier League departee Columbian Jhon Duran’s lead.
“Saudi Pro League most likely to sign Arsenal and Liverpool target Mohammed Kudus” claims the report, which suggests West Ham will get close to their £85 million figure – which has already been earmarked for the summer rebuild.
Mohammed Kudus is in the shop window for the couple of games that remain and it maybe that Hammers fans are seeing the Ghanaian grace the London Stadium for the last time. Financially, well over 100% profit after two seasons might be a great business model but it makes for a bitter pill to swallow for Hammers fans who have been short changed in terms of quality on the pitch this season.
Time for one last hurrah today with another ‘Kudus worldie’ then? Its overdue..
Kudus is not one of our best players. He has been useless all season. I suggest we take whatever money we can get for him and move on.
Coming together of money shortage (it’s reported) and several contracts expiring/aged players has created problems.
Moyes last 6 months running with limited amount of players he trusted created tired legs.
JLo comes in and instigated his team costing £125m of mixed players which hasn’t worked.
Potter would have been aware of this when he accepted the job, no easy task.
Kudus appears to have under gone a change of mentality.
Changing from a pacy box of tricks working with team to prima Donner, me me me, one tackle too many.
Very similar to Duran’s attitude.
Competition should be with opposition not other team players.
Everybody wants to score goals but unisium is basis of succesful team.
If Kudus has to go to achieve this then bring on Saudi’s no premier team is going to bid £100m+.
I will be very sad to see Kudus leave – but as is often said “every player has his price”
Liverpool’s dominance in the eighties was enhanced by selling Ian Rush and then buying John Barnes and Peter Beardsley
Selling our best players just signals to other clubs we are never going to challenge towards the top again
Low ambition
Same old