West Ham approach the last three days of the transfer window with big gaps in their squad and indecision – even at this late stage – over who to bring in before Tuesday night’s deadline.
Without it being considered a ‘power struggle’, (to use media mega-drama click bait language) there’s evidently conflicting opinions at work between the coaching staff and the recruitment team.
Exactly the sort of issue that arises with a coach and technical director trying to work out recruitment between them.
At this time Hammers fans would surely settle for anyone likley to assist the depth of the squad on which Nuno can call during the next four months, yet there’s indecision over the signing of another winger to bolster the Irons’ wide resources.
Several names have been mentioned including the Norwegian Edvin Austbø (main image) Brighton’s Amario Cozier-Duberry, former Arsenal winger Reiss Nelson and Daniel Job amongst those mentioned.
Nuno favours Reiss Nelson, according to our source
We turned to our transfer source, close to several players within West Ham’s squad, for a sense of where the Hammers are likely to turn, and found what is causing inertia over bringing any one of the above to the club before Tuesdays deadline:
“Nuno is the one who wants Nelson: Others at the club aren’t quite so keen”
Difficult not to feel frustrated that amongst West Ham;s decision makers there is still no clear direction over which way to go ahead of deadline day. Having sold Summerville the Hammers have only Manor Solomon on the left and Jarrod Bowen on the right with cover for neither. The warning lights are clearly flashing bright yet, as of last week there’s still no decision to push ahead.
Frankly, at this stage, any of the above would be an improvement on the options available for this weekend’s trip to Watford: With fixtures coming thick and fast, as everywhere in the squad without sufficient player cover, (centre back for example), we’re just one calf strain away from disaster.
We would’ve been better just holding on to some of the players that took us down and they have to suck it up for a year (hopefully only a year).
We’ve sold all our assests and are going to replace them with yet more dross or old veteren players with zero future value if we get promoted. We are in a dark place and we are run by absolute clowns 🤡.
I havent told you anything new there!!
Nuno…..you have to go for young talent with growth potential like Austebo.
We are done with ‘has beens’ like Nelson!!!
Nuno needs to go if he’s holding out for Nelson what an idiot hasn’t got a clue . We should go all out for Austbø