Back in January, amidst West Hams ‘changing of the guard’ as Lopetegui was fired and Graham Potter took control, West Ham were negotiating a deal for one of their prized assets. Whether it was luck, or whether there was an inkling of the trouble ahead of Crysencio Summerville, The Hammers stalled on the deal with Feyenoord- and then as Potter assumed overall responsibility, the deal was vetoed.
Luckily for the club, the Luis Guilherme sale was not rubber -stamped and the Brazilian remained at the club.
Even though game time has been scarce under Potter, Guilherme has had enough exposure as an occasional substitute to show what he’s made of and indicate that he may well be able to step up in Mohammed Kudus’ absence on the left hand side, at least until Summerville’s recovery enables a start for the Dutchman later in September.
In any case, the £20 + million offer from dutch club Feyenoord that was on the table last January is no longer, even if the Hammers wanted to reconsider cashing in on their wonderkid.
According to sportwitness.co.uk in their article:
“Feyenoord are unlikely to revive their interest in West Ham United youngster Luis Guilherme” :
The report sets out the rise of their own talented youngster : “Feyenoord have seen their own young talent Anis Hadj Moussa rise to the fore, meaning their focus is no longer on Guilherme.
Which means Guilherme is more than likely to be staying a Hammer this summer: Few clubs were rushing in with a £20 million cheque and West Ham are unlikely to let him go for less, providing their hoped-for deal for Mohammed Kudus gives the Irons the cash they need for this summer’s spending.
Which in a way is good news: Guilherme still needs to have a decent chance to show what he’s made of: I don’t recollect him having a starting spot once in the whole season. Selling him on would seem like a wasted opportunity which the Hammers might just come to regret.
Keep him and give him a proper chance next season. Clearly we have work to do on the midfield and centre forward positions but Bowen, Summerville and Luis as the wide attacking options is still an exciting prospect. When we bought him I thought he was the eventual Kudus replacement and that may still prove to be a very smart move.
☝️ same / hopefully he gets more time on the pitch in the season ahead.
Can someone please confirm how many ‘Wonderkids’ we now actually have because I haven’t seen much evidence of them?
Agreed. Needs to be given a chance this season.
Sullivan would rather sell him at a loss than see this kid come good and prove Tim was right to sign him!
He’ll come good. Every player brought in by TS was quality.
We will miss Tim big time this summer. He was able to negotiate and get deals done. We now have to rely on gifts from Sullivan that will be dumped on Potter whilst C&H and the club try to pin on the manager.
Sound familiar? We’ve been here before during Sullivan’s reign.
Guillherme might be the next £80m player, but will Potter ever give him the fame time to find out?
Or will we only find out he’s an £80m player in the making once he’s left West Ham…… this is more likely given our track record!!
Game time
Both JLo and Potter claimed they wanted to play young dynamic players but ignored this kid.
Did Sullivan instruct both to limit his minutes as he wanted Tim out and then avoid further embarrassment by not playing this kid to justify his dismal appointments?
Sullivan might be a midget but he has one hell of a big ego!
You think Sullivan picks the starting XI…? LoL 😂
Guilherme only just turned 19, he wasn’t ready for starting minutes, simple.
I don’t think he picks the team at all. But I do believe there was and still is an agenda with players signed by Tim. Todibo, Fullkrug and the young Brazilian kid all share the same negativity constantly aired on C&H
Do you think this a coincidence?
He’s a clas splayed, shame about the owners and their choices of management. Should’ve kept Tim SULLIVAN OUT
Shame Tim didn’t get to choose the coach to replace Moyes and have full control of signing players.
We would not have signed Kilman & Rodriguez, had to endure JLo or the dismal boring football under Potter either.
Obviously Sullivan & Brady know better tho 🤦♂️
So you’d prefer West Ham to have appointed Rubin Amorin?
Ask Man Utd fans how that’s going…..
I’d much rather Glasner, Hoeness or the guy at Brighton 100%.
Do you think JLo was an inspirational choice by Sullivan?
The kid deserves a chance to show what he can do he has the potential to become a great player he’s young and can move quickly has a eye for goal yet he gets ignored by both JLO and potter selling him would be a big mistake he will come back to haunt us he may well be a cult hero in the making he has the skill set so give him a chance to prove his worth
He doesn’t necessarily need starts but at least give him regular opportunities with say 20 minutes or so. Make the kid feel wanted.
Bet he isn’t wanted as he was signed by Tim.