A top West Ham source has confirmed what Julen Lopetegui said in his latest press conference: the club could still bring in a free transfer to boost squad numbers.
C&H approached the senior club insider to ask whether the rumours were true and we were told, “We’re not ruling anything out.”
When pressed further to ask if there were specific targets, we were met with the usual response of not discussing individual targets. However, it’s fair to say that the Hammers’ recruitment team is well aware of the players available on a ‘Bosman.’
Under the current rules, any players not registered to a football club are able to move outside of the transfer window, meaning the likes of Joel Matip or Mats Hummels could be signed irrespective of deadline day passing.
Hammers head coach Julen Lopetegui said, “The window is closed and you can now only sign free players right now, and OK, we have to focus on the players who we have in the squad.”
If it is Hummells or Matip, I can’t think of two more depressing ways to end the window, we need players at least under 30, Hemioso and Martial are available that would solve all of our current problems with cover.