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May as well get going with this since with Sullivan at the helm, season ticket renewals slow, and the football vacuum to commence, this will soon be all the "news" there is.

Can Potter and MacCauley pull multiple rabbits out of the hat, or will Sullivan 'try really hard' with all of them before grabbing a few aging bargains from Big Willie Salthouse?

Window this close season comes in two parts:

Part 1: 1st June to 10th June
Part 2: 16th June to 1st September

Rumoured Outs...most of the squad

Let the "Rumoured In's" commence. 

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Player | Position | Club | Fee (GBP)

Rumoured In

1. Daniel Cummings | ST | Celtic
2. Koni De Winter | CB | Genoa
3. Morten Frendrup | DM | Genoa
4. Richard Kone | ST | Wycombe
5. Aaron Ramsdale | GK | Southampton
6. Caiomin Kelleher | GK | Liverpool
7. James Trafford | GK | Burnley
8. Kyle Walker-Peters | FB | Free Agent
9. Taylor Harwood-Bellis | CB | Southampton
10. CJ Egan-Riley | CB | Free Agent
11. Josh Brownhill | CM | Free Agent
12. Albian Hajdari | CB | Lugano
13. Lucas Høgsberg | CB | FC Nordsjælland
14. Ardon Jashari | CM | Brugge
15. Raphael Onyedika | CM | Brugge
16. James McAtee | AM | Man City
17. Mario Struykens | AM | Anderlecht
18. Mathias Kvistgaarden | ST | Brondby
19. Clement Bischoff | LB | Brondby
20. Mika Biereth | FW | Monaco
21. Barış Alper Yılmaz | AM | Galatasaray
22. Evann Guessand | ST | Nice
23. Lucas Stassin | ST | Saint Etienne
24. Marcus Taverner | FW | Bournemouth
25. Soungoutoo Magassa | CDM | Monaco
26. Valentin Atangana | CM | Stade Reims
27. Mads Hermansen | GK | Leicester City
28. Hamza Igamane | ST | Rangers
29. Yeremay | FW | Deportivo La Coruna
30. Adama Bojang | ST | Reims
31. Rocco Reitz | MF | Borussia Moenchengladbach
32. Dominic Calvert-Lewin | ST | Free Agent
33. El Hadji Malick Diouf | LB | SK Slavia Prague
34. Oscar Mingueza | RB/MF | Celta Vigo
35. Tyler Morton | CM | Liverpool
36. Harvey Elliott | AM | Liverpool
37. Zion Suzuki | GK | Parma
38. John Victor | GK | Botofogo 
39. Jacob Ramsey | MF | Villa
40. Mateus Fernandes | CM | Southampton
41. Nga Makou | CM | Lille
42. Quinten Timber | CM
43. Hayden Hackney | CM | Boro
44. Yves Bissouma | CM | Spurs

Rumoured Out

1. Nayef Aguerd | CB | Leverkusen, Marseile
2. Maxel Cornet | FW | Genoa/Others
3. Guido Rodriguez | DM | Betis/Espanyol
4. Tomas Soucek | CM | Everton
5. Michail Antonio | ST | Free Agent
6. Mo Kudus | FW | Chelsea/Newcastle/Arsenal
7. Lucas Paqueta | AM | Man City
8. Andy Irving | CM | Celtic/Wrexham
9. Emerson | LB | Marseille

Confirmed In

1. Jean Clair Todibo | CB | Loan To Perm (32m)
2. Daniel Cummings | ST | Celtic (Free Agent...Tribunal)
3. El Hadji Malick Diouf | LWB | Slavia Prahia | 20m
4. Kyle Walker-Peters | RWB | Free Agent
5. C****m Wilson | ST | Free Agent
6. Mads Hermansen | GK | Leicester (18m)
7. Mateus Fernandes | CM | Southampton (38m + 4m)
8. Soungoutoo Magassa | CDM | Monaco (17m)
9. Igor Julio | CB | Brighton (Loan)

Confirmed Out

1. Aaron Cresswell | LB | Free Agent | 0m
2. Danny Ings | ST | Free Agent | 0m
3. Vladimir Coufal | RB | Free Agent | 0m
4. Lukusz Fabianski | GK | Free Agent | 0m
5. Kamari Swyer | AM | Free Agent | 0m
6. Kurt Zouma | CB | Free Agent | 0m
7. Carlos Soler | CM | PSG | End of Loan
8. Evan Ferguson | ST | Brighton | End of Loan
9. Brad Dolaghan | Released
10. Dondre Abraham | Released
11. Mehmet Halim | Released
12. Muhammed Judus |stroppy| sp*rs| £55m
13. Michail Antonio | Released
14. Kieran Casey | Swansea | Loan
15. Edson Alvarez | Fenerbache | Loan with Option
16. Emerson | Marseille | £1m
17. Aguerd | Marseille | £20m
18. Max Cornet | Genoa | Loan

Who is Wilson going to score against if he plays for us?

fraser wrote: ↑23 Jul 2025, 16:36

Massive Attack" wrote: ↑23 Jul 2025, 16:29

Eerie Decent" wrote: ↑23 Jul 2025, 15:30 Not saying I agree with it, but Bowen is clearly going to be playing up front more than on the wing. Can be the only reason Potter doesn't see striker as a priority.

Bowen / Fullkrug / AnyonebutWilson









 

I actually don't like seeing Bowen up front, don't think he's good enough to lead a line and link play, looking lost at times when asked. Granted he works his bollocks off which I'd never question, however I just think it doesn't do us or him any favours. When he plays wide right though he comes to life in a big way. If part of the logic to solving our Striker situation is chucking him up top occasionally, then I can't agree with it. 

 

I don't think anyone wants him up there but it's the reality that Potter doesn't really use traditional wide players... Which is why Bowen looked shit and anonymous for spells last season, its just the reality of what's likely to happen and not because we're short of strikers but to shoe horn him in. 

Massive Attack" wrote: ↑23 Jul 2025, 16:29

Eerie Decent" wrote: ↑23 Jul 2025, 15:30 Not saying I agree with it, but Bowen is clearly going to be playing up front more than on the wing. Can be the only reason Potter doesn't see striker as a priority.

Bowen / Fullkrug / AnyonebutWilson







 

I actually don't like seeing Bowen up front, don't think he's good enough to lead a line and link play, looking lost at times when asked. Granted he works his bollocks off which I'd never question, however I just think it doesn't do us or him any favours. When he plays wide right though he comes to life in a big way. If part of the logic to solving our Striker situation is chucking him up top occasionally, then I can't agree with it. 

 

I agree, unfortunately like we saw a lot last season, Potter clearly doesn't agree.

Best we can hope for is Fullkrug stays fit for most of the season and Potter is brave with how we set up, using 2 wide men, Bowen being one of those. Can't see it, but live in hope.

I don't rate the manager and am not confident, but he's in charge, so I'll be getting behind him out the traps and hope im wrong.

Eerie Decent" wrote: ↑23 Jul 2025, 15:30 Not saying I agree with it, but Bowen is clearly going to be playing up front more than on the wing. Can be the only reason Potter doesn't see striker as a priority.

Bowen / Fullkrug / AnyonebutWilson





 

No striker is going to do anything of note for us with such a woeful midfield and shit service. I'd like us to fix both positions this window, but contrary to some of you, I also see a dynamic midfield as more of a priority and then the striker as the cherry on top (but you need an actual cake first to put the cherry on) We will manage with Fullkrug/Bowen up front if they actually get opportunities provided for them, but I don't see where those are coming from unless we fix the midfield first. If I could only have one, it would be the midfield for now.

However, I do agree that getting in a decent striker would be much more of a statement move from the club. Still hoping that we address midfield quite soon and then find some resource for striker as well this summer.

Not saying I agree with it, but Bowen is clearly going to be playing up front more than on the wing. Can be the only reason Potter doesn't see striker as a priority.

Bowen / Fullkrug / AnyonebutWilson
 

Sir Alf" wrote: ↑23 Jul 2025, 15:13 Yep, until that central midfield is improved ( athletes, young, energy, pace ), we can fully write off the upcoming season. We need another striker and goalkeeper but the central midfield is key. Sell at least 2 from Alvarez, JWP, Paqueta, Guido, Soucek snd Irvine if, as it now seems to look, we are back to sell before we can buy.  

Failure to do so will equate to a relegation fight regardless of manager imo

Yep, until that central midfield is improved ( athletes, young, energy, pace ), we can fully write off the upcoming season. We need another striker and goalkeeper but the central midfield is key. Sell at least 2 from Alvarez, JWP, Paqueta, Guido, Soucek snd Irvine if, as it now seems to look, we are back to sell before we can buy.  

Failure to do so will equate to a relegation fight regardless of manager imo

I just want us to hurry up and buy a first team capable striker.  Then I'll worry less about the potential of Wilson and Antonio signing if we do.

It should have been the first player through the door the 1st day the transfer window opened.

 Here's a weirdly on point article, especially with Allardyce being discussed earlier. I guess the 'Sullivan specials' are coming into focus a little more. Apologies if posted already.

 Ryan Bertrand almost joined West Ham
Bertrand spoke about how he almost signed for West Ham at one point in his career. The left-back says West Ham’s owners wanted to sign him, but Sam Allardyce wasn’t so keen as he’d just signed Aaron Cresswell from Ipswich.
Ultimately, Bertrand found this situation strange and he ultimately rejected the chance to join West Ham.

“Yeah, a few offers. West Ham at the time. And that was a bit of a weird deal. Weird, weird deal,” Bertrand said.

“Why?” Bertrand was asked.“Because I think Allardyce was there, and I think he just brought Cresswell from Ipswich. But then the owners wanted to bring me in. I don’t want to be that guy where the ownership brought me in and the manager’s like, I’ll play him, but I just brought my guy in,” Bertrand added.“It was just weird. And there was a few others.”

https://tbrfootball.com/champions-leagu ... eird-deal/

Potter should have become a Coach Driver instead of being a Football Coach. Hates attacking Football.

Potter turned off the deluge of goals against but did nothing else to convince
Always thought he needed to reshape the team by adding pace & energy to midfield & bring down the average age 
No sign of that midfield change and at the moment the squad looks bottom 6 at best
Time to change that but Sullivan’s BEAK being poked in and links to players like Wilson doesn’t fill one with confidence 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.chroni ... 116100.amp


https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/35970431 ... um-wilson/

Even if Sullivan did initially have faith in Potter, his remit would have been at the very least to do a little better than the bloke he replaced. In the end he was worse. Maybe he does just need time, but it's a risk, and if he continues as before then it will cost a lot of money to replace him and fund new players in what will possibly be a relegation battle.

Hence, Potter is now on thin ice and has to prove himself worthy of being given much funding, even if that means making his task much more difficult.

So, basically a Catch-22.

I just can't let myself believe, given what has gone on  in the last couple of years, that he'll be thick enough to sign Wilson.

Aside from everything that is wrong with the signing, the worst bit of all is the cheeky cսnt has done nothing but slag our club off over the years.

Won't happen. Can't happen.

scott_d wrote: ↑23 Jul 2025, 11:42 he should be doing everything he can to help Potter succeed.

 

I'm not saying Sullivan does have faith, I'm saying he should have faith by virtue of the fact that he should never have allowed him to become manager if he didn't.

It might have been Brady's choice but ultimately it's his decision.  They should have given him the job with a brief to stay up and then use the summer to rebuild the squad so now we are in the summer he should be doing everything he can to help Potter succeed.

And if that has changed, he should fucking sack him.  Or he should walk. 

Exactly.

Sullivan has watched him become the worst West Ham manager (win % wise) in our history in the past 6 months, and he was Brady's pick.

Maybe that's why he could have little faith in him?

Jean-Luc Paul Goddard" wrote: ↑22 Jul 2025, 17:15 Sullivan probably doesn't have much faith in Potter (and why would he?) 

I would wager we won’t be seeing Wilson at WHU, really is a stupid story especially after claims Potter doesn’t see the need to recruit a striker and wants to prioritise other areas, mind you that’s on par with the rumour about Wilson in many ways

Sounds like someone with an axe to grind or just wanting click bait is behind these ridiculous story’s, that or we are a shambles and flip flopping on transfers and the like? Which can’t be ruled out either with Sullivan in charge……

Wilson would be classic West Ham, injury prone and his best days are behind him.

Ex usually gets it right and not your typical clickbait wanker. Personally I'd just take it with a pinch of salt as we are often razzle dazzled by the usual methods, but there's also elements of truth to it all as well. 

I think you miss understand. It's Sullivan. Whetstone. And You Tuber's who are dropping the rage bait. And certain individuals are laughing at the fanbase.