Portugal’s deadline day is not until tomorrow – so this ‘sounding out’ by FC Porto is not quite so last minute as it sounds. In a late surge of interest, both Porto and Shakhtar Donetsk appear to be amongst the clubs which are reportedly interested in a loan signing of West Ham’s young ‘pearl’ signed in the summer by Tim Steidten.
There can be no hesitancy on West Ham’s part, surely: Luis Guilherme is stuck between the u21 and first team squad, getting no minutes in either. The right thing would be to do – anything- with Guilherme, instead of letting him fester.
He must be wondering exactly where he has gone wrong in his fledgling career after signing for West Ham in August for the huge £20 million plus headline figure.
Reported by Portuguese outlet ojogo.pt, the club’s interest in Guilherme is at the exploratory stage:
“FC Porto probed West Ham about Luís Guilherme, a Brazilian winger who reached the hammers this season, coming from Palmeiras, ….The 18-year-old player played only six games (plus one for the under-21) and the English club is available to lend him in order to have more minutes.”
And even allowing for the extra 24 hours before their window closes, they’d better get a wiggle on if Guilherme is to get out to Portugal for a medical. [Edit] – other sources claiming Feyenoord also interested in a loan. Clearly Guilherme is a young winger in demand. MT
He can still go out on loan after the window closes right?
He shouldn’t be going anywhere and given a chance at least …ridiculous
I’m happy for him to go anywhere, but if he’s moved all of his family over, I’d rather see him getting some minutes in a tough English league at somewhere nearby, like Gillingham or Charlton…
Looks as though somebody has noted my comment elsewhere. please loan him to PORTUGAL
otherwise he could find himself in the Ukraine army fighting on the front line. I hope that’s not what W.H. had in line for his development.
“He must be wondering exactly where he has gone wrong in his fledgling career after signing for West Ham in August for the huge £20 million plus headline figure.”
Perhaps you can explain that to him Martin, as it is you that keeps referring to him as a “failure”
At 18 years old I’d be pretty chuffed to be anywhere near a premier league team if I was him.
Lend out only, let him get some game time, def no option to buy.