New signing comes with personal recommendation from Nuno’s right hand man | West Ham News

Claret and Hugh’s article this morning covered the news that West Ham appear to have their next signing secured as the ‘replacement’ for Mateus Fernandes: 21 year old Portuguese midfielder Gustavo Sá, whilst not yet confirmed by the usual in-the-knows or club sources, is beginning to look like an odds-on bet to be east London bound.

Gonzo’s concern, quite understandably, was that, as  a client of Nuno’s super agent pal Jorge Mendes, Sá may be another one of the ‘old boy network’ signings with the ‘Pablo Felipe‘ hallmarks.

It appears there may be a little more at play with the unearthing of the young Portuguese talent, linking him more with Nuno’s new assistant manager Rui Pedro Silva who has worked with the midfielder in the past and could easily have been involved in bringing Sá to the club.

As reported by Portuguese site rr.pt, Gustavo Sá worked with Nuno’s new right hand man back in 2021 when Silva actually handed Sá his senior debut – upon leaving league side Famalicao, Silva admitted he “was “sorry not to have continued working with him”:

So it is entirely possible that Silva had his own input on the apparent imminent addition to West Ham United’s Championship squad: No doubt if and when the young man is pictured in the new claret and blue strip we’ll get an insight into how he came to be a West Ham signing.

Early and encouraging signs may be that this youngster – nicknamed Famalicão’s Golden Boy by local media – may be of a very different heritage to Pablo- for whom it is widely believed the Hammers paid through the nose.

Let us sincerely hope so.