Monday News (includes West Ham)
Posted: 08 Sep 2025, 10:49
BBC
Liverpool will not make a move for Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi in January. The Reds failed in a £35m move for the 25-year-old England international last week and would only sign him now when his contract comes to an end next summer. (Times - subscription required), external
Liverpool see the referencing of other clubs in relation to the Crystal Palace centre-back as a bluff to bring them back to the table on 1 January. (Telegraph - subscription required), external
Discussions between Liverpool and France defender Ibrahima Konate over a new contract are still ongoing with the 26-year-old who is high on Real Madrid's list of targets. (Fabrizio Romano via Givemesport), external
France forward Kylian Mbappe, 26, has told Liverpool's Mohamed Salah to join him at Real Madrid. The Egypt winger, 33, signed a new two-year contract at Anfield in April but could be tempted by a move to the Bernabeu. (Teamtalk), external
Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana has agreed to join Turkish club Trabzonspor on loan but there is no option to buy in the deal for the 29-year-old Cameroon international. (Fabrizio Romano), external
Onana has doubled his salary by agreeing to join Trabzonspor from Manchester United for the rest of the season. (Mail)
Aston Villa, Leeds United and Newcastle United are interested in Crystal Palace's 28-year-old French striker Jean-Philippe Mateta and could make a move in January. (Caught Offside), external
Birmingham City, Wrexham and West Brom are all interested in signing English midfielder Dele Alli on a free transfer. The 29-year-old recently terminated his deal with Italian club Como. (Mail), external
Lazio goalkeeper Christos Mandas, 23, will consider his future in January after losing his place in the starting line-up, with Wolves potentially reviving their interest, having made a £17.3m bid for the Greece international during the summer. (Corriere dello Sport), external
Sunderland have enough flexibility under profit and sustainability rules to make more signings January to boost their Premier League survival hopes. (The I - subscription required), external
Inter Milan defender Denzel Dumfries has said he would relish the opportunity to play in the Premier League after a summer in which the Netherlands international, 29, was linked with Manchester United. (Metro), external
Real Betis renegotiated the terms of Manchester United's sell-on clause for Brazil winger Antony, 25, so they will only have to pay 50% of any profit should they sell him. Previously, United would have received 50% of any sell-on fee. (Express)
The Athletic
Crysencio Summerville stayed loyal to West Ham. Now he’s ready to change games
By Roshane Thomas
If Nottingham Forest had it their way, Crysencio Summerville’s lively cameo appearance at the City Ground would have been in red and white rather than claret and blue.
As it was, Summerville provided an assist for Jarrod Bowen and won a penalty during West Ham United’s 3-0 win. Head coach Graham Potter introduced the 23-year-old in the latter stages — a luxury Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo once hoped to have up his sleeve.
When winger Anthony Elanga joined Newcastle United for an initial fee of £52million ($70m) in July, Forest viewed Summerville as an ideal replacement. They were not the only suitors, however, with Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund enquiring about signing the Dutchman on loan.
But as far as Summerville was concerned, he had no interest in leaving. He informed his representatives he had unfinished business at West Ham. It was a sign of the winger’s commitment to the club and his gratitude for their continued support during a low moment in his career.
Summerville, who joined from Leeds United for £25m in 2024, on a five-year deal, only made his second appearance under Potter in last Sunday’s win. In January, he sustained a hamstring injury in Potter’s first game in charge, a 2-1 defeat in the FA Cup against Aston Villa. The attacker was sidelined for eight months and endured setbacks during his rehabilitation.
The extended injury lay-off was the longest he has been sidelined since injuring an ankle while playing for Leeds in April 2022, which also ended his season. The former Netherlands Under-21 international initially opted against having surgery in the hope he would return to action quicker.
Having discussed the decision with West Ham’s medical team and those in his inner circle, it was decided that conservative rehab could heal the damaged muscle naturally. Summerville pencilled in a return to action for the end of April and was on track to reach that target.
But the attacker re-aggravated his hamstring at the club’s training hub in Rush Green. He underwent surgery in April and resumed light training in Dubai two months later. It was his preferred post-season holiday destination and geared towards his comeback.
The squad reported for pre-season training on July 7 and Summerville was pleased he had not experienced any setbacks or complications from his surgery. He hoped to feature in the latter stages of West Ham’s pre-season schedule, but the club’s medical team was cautious with his return.
Ahead of Summerville’s outing at the City Ground, he did not feature for the under-21s, nor play in a behind-closed-doors friendly. He improved his fitness by being at the training ground on his days off. Team-mates Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Jean-Clair Todibo and Mohammed Kudus, who joined rivals Tottenham Hotspur for £55m, were close companions during Summerville’s rehab. This season, he has returned with renewed focus, a point to prove and and extra appreciation for his employers.
“This summer was a bit different from the rest, but I feel very locked in with myself,” he told the club’s official website. “I think the mental part was harder this year. I think everyone wants to play. You want to do what you love the most.
“I wasn’t able to help the team and contribute to the season, and I think mentally it was really tough for me. But, as I said, people helped me a lot, and I always try to be positive. Even when I’m down, I try to lift people up, so I expect the same from them, and I’m happy with the people around me.”
The winger spent time with family and took up new sports in golf and padel during his downtime. His redemption arc started against his one-time suitors and it could be a sign of things to come. Potter reverting to a 4-2-3-1 system against Forest enables the attacker to thrive on the left flank, as opposed to the previously deployed wing-back formation.
Potter may want to ease Summerville’s integration into the starting XI against Tottenham, but with Kudus set to line up in the opposition colours, it would be the best game for Summerville to show his head coach and friend that the club has a worthy replacement.
“It feels for me like I’m still a new signing because I didn’t play much last season, so I couldn’t show my ability,” said Summerville. “So what excites me the most is getting to play in front of the fans again and showing them what I’m capable of. I don’t have something to prove. I don’t feel like that. I don’t feel pressure.
“I know what I’m capable of, so I just want to show the West Ham fans and the world who Crysencio Summerville is. And when I’m back, it’s going to be showtime; that’s what I can say.”
(Top photo: Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
C&H
West Ham Exclusive as Insider Lifts The Lid on Summerville Injury Reports
In what has been a slow news week for West Ham following the closing of the transfer window and the Premier League break, it’s perhaps inevitable that the odd false rumour would surface.
And as always seems to be the case, it’s the bad news that grabs the headlines. This time, it was speculation that Crysencio Summerville had suffered another injury setback.
The Dutch winger was sensational on his return to first-team action against Nottingham Forest, but whispers suggested he had picked up another hamstring problem. The 23-year-old changed the game in West Ham’s 3-0 win, and fans feared he might miss Saturday’s clash with Tottenham and beyond.
However, Claret & Hugh can finally put those rumours to bed with news that will be a huge relief to Hammers fans. We’ve been told Summerville is “100% fine” by a trusted training ground source.
Summerville report was fake news
When asked about the supposed injury, the response was clear: “That’s news to me. He was training as normal yesterday and is 100% fine.”
Not only is the Hammers trickster injury-free, but he’s also said to be “fired up” and training brilliantly.
With Graham Potter set to rely heavily on Summerville this season, the former Leeds man badly needs an injury-free campaign.
West Ham appears to have a squad of 20 players with 9 homegrown players, leaving five spare squad places unfilled.
25 Squad players (*Home grown)
1 Hermansen, Mads
2 Walker-Peters, Kyle Leonardus*
3 Areola, Alphonse Francis
4 Bowen, Jarrod*
5 Julio, Igor dos Santos de Paulo
6 Foderingham, Wesley Andrew*
7 Fullkrug, Niclas
8 Magassa, Soungoutou
9 Irving, Andrew
10 Kilman, Maximilian*
11 Wilson, Callum Eddie Graham*
12 Mavropanos, Konstantinos
13 Rodriguez, Guido
14 Soucek, Tomas
15 Summerville, Crysencio Jilbert Sylverio Cirro*
16 Todibo, Jean-Clair Dimitri Roger
17 Potts, Freddie*
18 Tolentino Coelho De Lima (Paqueta), Lucas
19 Wan-Bissaka, Aaron*
20 Ward Prowse, James Michael Edward*
New boys Matues Fernandes and El Hadji Malick Diouf are both 21 and born before 1st Jan 2004, so do not take up a squad place
Luis Guilherme, Ollie Scarles, George Earthy, Callum Marshall and Daniel Cummings are also classed as under 21 and do not need to be registered in the squad of 25.
Liverpool will not make a move for Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi in January. The Reds failed in a £35m move for the 25-year-old England international last week and would only sign him now when his contract comes to an end next summer. (Times - subscription required), external
Liverpool see the referencing of other clubs in relation to the Crystal Palace centre-back as a bluff to bring them back to the table on 1 January. (Telegraph - subscription required), external
Discussions between Liverpool and France defender Ibrahima Konate over a new contract are still ongoing with the 26-year-old who is high on Real Madrid's list of targets. (Fabrizio Romano via Givemesport), external
France forward Kylian Mbappe, 26, has told Liverpool's Mohamed Salah to join him at Real Madrid. The Egypt winger, 33, signed a new two-year contract at Anfield in April but could be tempted by a move to the Bernabeu. (Teamtalk), external
Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana has agreed to join Turkish club Trabzonspor on loan but there is no option to buy in the deal for the 29-year-old Cameroon international. (Fabrizio Romano), external
Onana has doubled his salary by agreeing to join Trabzonspor from Manchester United for the rest of the season. (Mail)
Aston Villa, Leeds United and Newcastle United are interested in Crystal Palace's 28-year-old French striker Jean-Philippe Mateta and could make a move in January. (Caught Offside), external
Birmingham City, Wrexham and West Brom are all interested in signing English midfielder Dele Alli on a free transfer. The 29-year-old recently terminated his deal with Italian club Como. (Mail), external
Lazio goalkeeper Christos Mandas, 23, will consider his future in January after losing his place in the starting line-up, with Wolves potentially reviving their interest, having made a £17.3m bid for the Greece international during the summer. (Corriere dello Sport), external
Sunderland have enough flexibility under profit and sustainability rules to make more signings January to boost their Premier League survival hopes. (The I - subscription required), external
Inter Milan defender Denzel Dumfries has said he would relish the opportunity to play in the Premier League after a summer in which the Netherlands international, 29, was linked with Manchester United. (Metro), external
Real Betis renegotiated the terms of Manchester United's sell-on clause for Brazil winger Antony, 25, so they will only have to pay 50% of any profit should they sell him. Previously, United would have received 50% of any sell-on fee. (Express)
The Athletic
Crysencio Summerville stayed loyal to West Ham. Now he’s ready to change games
By Roshane Thomas
If Nottingham Forest had it their way, Crysencio Summerville’s lively cameo appearance at the City Ground would have been in red and white rather than claret and blue.
As it was, Summerville provided an assist for Jarrod Bowen and won a penalty during West Ham United’s 3-0 win. Head coach Graham Potter introduced the 23-year-old in the latter stages — a luxury Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo once hoped to have up his sleeve.
When winger Anthony Elanga joined Newcastle United for an initial fee of £52million ($70m) in July, Forest viewed Summerville as an ideal replacement. They were not the only suitors, however, with Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund enquiring about signing the Dutchman on loan.
But as far as Summerville was concerned, he had no interest in leaving. He informed his representatives he had unfinished business at West Ham. It was a sign of the winger’s commitment to the club and his gratitude for their continued support during a low moment in his career.
Summerville, who joined from Leeds United for £25m in 2024, on a five-year deal, only made his second appearance under Potter in last Sunday’s win. In January, he sustained a hamstring injury in Potter’s first game in charge, a 2-1 defeat in the FA Cup against Aston Villa. The attacker was sidelined for eight months and endured setbacks during his rehabilitation.
The extended injury lay-off was the longest he has been sidelined since injuring an ankle while playing for Leeds in April 2022, which also ended his season. The former Netherlands Under-21 international initially opted against having surgery in the hope he would return to action quicker.
Having discussed the decision with West Ham’s medical team and those in his inner circle, it was decided that conservative rehab could heal the damaged muscle naturally. Summerville pencilled in a return to action for the end of April and was on track to reach that target.
But the attacker re-aggravated his hamstring at the club’s training hub in Rush Green. He underwent surgery in April and resumed light training in Dubai two months later. It was his preferred post-season holiday destination and geared towards his comeback.
The squad reported for pre-season training on July 7 and Summerville was pleased he had not experienced any setbacks or complications from his surgery. He hoped to feature in the latter stages of West Ham’s pre-season schedule, but the club’s medical team was cautious with his return.
Ahead of Summerville’s outing at the City Ground, he did not feature for the under-21s, nor play in a behind-closed-doors friendly. He improved his fitness by being at the training ground on his days off. Team-mates Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Jean-Clair Todibo and Mohammed Kudus, who joined rivals Tottenham Hotspur for £55m, were close companions during Summerville’s rehab. This season, he has returned with renewed focus, a point to prove and and extra appreciation for his employers.
“This summer was a bit different from the rest, but I feel very locked in with myself,” he told the club’s official website. “I think the mental part was harder this year. I think everyone wants to play. You want to do what you love the most.
“I wasn’t able to help the team and contribute to the season, and I think mentally it was really tough for me. But, as I said, people helped me a lot, and I always try to be positive. Even when I’m down, I try to lift people up, so I expect the same from them, and I’m happy with the people around me.”
The winger spent time with family and took up new sports in golf and padel during his downtime. His redemption arc started against his one-time suitors and it could be a sign of things to come. Potter reverting to a 4-2-3-1 system against Forest enables the attacker to thrive on the left flank, as opposed to the previously deployed wing-back formation.
Potter may want to ease Summerville’s integration into the starting XI against Tottenham, but with Kudus set to line up in the opposition colours, it would be the best game for Summerville to show his head coach and friend that the club has a worthy replacement.
“It feels for me like I’m still a new signing because I didn’t play much last season, so I couldn’t show my ability,” said Summerville. “So what excites me the most is getting to play in front of the fans again and showing them what I’m capable of. I don’t have something to prove. I don’t feel like that. I don’t feel pressure.
“I know what I’m capable of, so I just want to show the West Ham fans and the world who Crysencio Summerville is. And when I’m back, it’s going to be showtime; that’s what I can say.”
(Top photo: Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
C&H
West Ham Exclusive as Insider Lifts The Lid on Summerville Injury Reports
In what has been a slow news week for West Ham following the closing of the transfer window and the Premier League break, it’s perhaps inevitable that the odd false rumour would surface.
And as always seems to be the case, it’s the bad news that grabs the headlines. This time, it was speculation that Crysencio Summerville had suffered another injury setback.
The Dutch winger was sensational on his return to first-team action against Nottingham Forest, but whispers suggested he had picked up another hamstring problem. The 23-year-old changed the game in West Ham’s 3-0 win, and fans feared he might miss Saturday’s clash with Tottenham and beyond.
However, Claret & Hugh can finally put those rumours to bed with news that will be a huge relief to Hammers fans. We’ve been told Summerville is “100% fine” by a trusted training ground source.
Summerville report was fake news
When asked about the supposed injury, the response was clear: “That’s news to me. He was training as normal yesterday and is 100% fine.”
Not only is the Hammers trickster injury-free, but he’s also said to be “fired up” and training brilliantly.
With Graham Potter set to rely heavily on Summerville this season, the former Leeds man badly needs an injury-free campaign.
West Ham appears to have a squad of 20 players with 9 homegrown players, leaving five spare squad places unfilled.
25 Squad players (*Home grown)
1 Hermansen, Mads
2 Walker-Peters, Kyle Leonardus*
3 Areola, Alphonse Francis
4 Bowen, Jarrod*
5 Julio, Igor dos Santos de Paulo
6 Foderingham, Wesley Andrew*
7 Fullkrug, Niclas
8 Magassa, Soungoutou
9 Irving, Andrew
10 Kilman, Maximilian*
11 Wilson, Callum Eddie Graham*
12 Mavropanos, Konstantinos
13 Rodriguez, Guido
14 Soucek, Tomas
15 Summerville, Crysencio Jilbert Sylverio Cirro*
16 Todibo, Jean-Clair Dimitri Roger
17 Potts, Freddie*
18 Tolentino Coelho De Lima (Paqueta), Lucas
19 Wan-Bissaka, Aaron*
20 Ward Prowse, James Michael Edward*
New boys Matues Fernandes and El Hadji Malick Diouf are both 21 and born before 1st Jan 2004, so do not take up a squad place
Luis Guilherme, Ollie Scarles, George Earthy, Callum Marshall and Daniel Cummings are also classed as under 21 and do not need to be registered in the squad of 25.