Graham Potter, Head Coach of West Ham United chats along with his gamers after the Premier League match towards Fulham. (Picture by Warren Little/Getty Photographs)
West Ham United have lengthy wanted a striker that’s a assure of objectives, and although he’s had harm points, Graham Potter is near touchdown a striker that was as soon as valued at £100m.
It’s been a tough switch window to this point for the Hammers.
A bid for Rodrigo de Paul was rejected, and West Ham additionally need Angel Gomes however are but to listen to again from the participant concerning their supply.
Graham Potter needs £100m striker for West Ham
It’s believed that a few gamers introduced in solely final summer time – Luis Guilherme and Jean-Clair Todibo – may also be on the transfer earlier than Monday’s deadline, depart the Hammers mild by way of the quantity of gamers they may have obtainable within the squad.
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Brighton and Hove Albion’s Evan Ferguson was as soon as valued at £100m (The Guardian, subscription required), however accidents and a brand new supervisor in Fabian Hurzeler has seen to it that the 20-year-old has performed for simply 373 minutes within the present marketing campaign (transfermarkt).
That’s clearly not sufficient, and a transfer away has an air of certainty about it.
Extra so as a result of Sky Sports activities Germany’s Florian Plettenberg has inadvertently dropped a touch as to who Ferguson’s summer time alternative shall be.
???? EXCL | Stefanos #Tzimas is at the moment leaning in direction of a transfer to Brighton in the summertime!
… after excellent talks with Fabian Hürzeler.
Nevertheless, Tottenham and Aston Villa are additionally within the race for Tzimas and are engaged in concrete talks and negotiations, however Brighton… pic.twitter.com/iAJqkyLOUU
— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) January 30, 2025
Evan Ferguson set for Graham Potter reunion at West Ham
Writing on X, Plettenberg notes that Stefanos Tzimas is at the moment leaning in direction of a transfer to the Seagulls, and while it will not be till the summer time, it sends a message to golf equipment chasing Ferguson.
The Guardian (subscription required) recommend that West Ham at the moment are in a powerful place to land Ferguson, and it could imply a reunion for a participant that Potter taken care of while he was at Brighton and earlier than the supervisor moved to Chelsea.
It will additionally be sure that the Hammers have a focus in assault after the accidents to Michail Antonio and Jarrod Bowen, and the poor type of Danny Ings.
