It is common knowledge that if David Moyes wants to build his West Ham United side the way he wants it, he will have to sell before he can buy, the obvious issues are that the Irons do not have that many players coveted by other teams other than the club's 'jewels in the crown' Declan Rice and Grady Diangana.
There are many Nottingham Forest supporters who have been urging their club not to sell Matty Cash for £12 Million after it emerged that Forest are reportedly willing to sell one of their star players for such a low price with supposed interest from Barclays Premier League clubs Southampton FC and West Ham United.
There have been several mixed messages with regards to season ticket renewals, if you will pardon the pun the goal posts have been moved massively in the last 24 Hours,mindful of doing a 'Mike Ashely', the club's hierarchy swiftly reacted to a Tsunami of fan discontent by offering the '70% solution' that enables fans the option of renewing but at a greatly reduced initial cost, fair play to them for eventually doing the right thing (sic).
West Ham United released 'ambiguous' advice for those fans wishing to 'retain' their season tickets for the forthcoming new Barclays Premier League season that starts on September the 12th, fans have been promised refunds for all the games that they are unable to attend due to the restricted crowds, if any, that will be allowed to attend games via a ballot system.
QPR's Eberechi Eze could arrive at the London Stadium with Jordan Hugill travelling in the opposite direction, Hugill enjoyed a successful season on loan at Loftus Road and a deal looks as if it could happen.
West Ham United's season ended with an insipid performance against an Aston Villa team fighting for their Barclays Premier League survival, in a way it was to be expected given the fact that David Moyes' men were completely safe from relegation heading in to the final game. One unique aspect of project restart was the option of using up to five substitutes, a facility the West Ham manager used sparsely, however having so many players available did put the spotlight on the strength of various team's benches, and West Ham's was eye watering!
West Ham: Fabianski, Johnson, Diop, Ogbonna, Fredericks, Noble, Rice, Soucek, Fornals, Bowen, Antonio Subs: Randolph, Balbuena, Yarmolenko, Anderson, Lanzini, Wilshere, Haller, Silva, Coventry
Aston Villa: Reina, Guilbert, Konsa, Mings, Targett, Hourihane, McGinn, Luiz, Grealish, Trezeguet, Samatta Subs: Nyland, Taylor, Lansbury, Nakamba, El Ghazi, Jota, Hause, Vassilev, Davis
Ahead of this afternoon's game against Aston Villa on the final day of the Barclays Premier League, Hammers fans will be in the unique position of NOT fearing the outcome. For the first time in this truncated and topsy turvy season, one group of viewers who wear claret and blue will be able to watch the match with absolutely no fear, whereas the other group will go through the Mill, and then some!
West Ham are stepping up their interest in Brentford and Algeria forward 24 year old Said Benrahma, though much will depend on which division his club are in, Brentford needed four points from their final two games of the season to finish second after West Brom lost at Huddersfield, but back-to-back defeats mean Thomas Frank's side will now face Swansea in the play-off semi-finals as they bid to reach the top flight for the first time in 73 years.
Tomas Soucek's loan deal from Slavia Prague has now been converted in to a permanent signing, the 25 year old has signed a four year deal and has ended up costing West Ham just shy of £20 Million which includes the £4.25 Million initial loan fee. In the current Covid-19 climate, £20 Million is strong money, however Soucek has already shown how well equipped he is for the rigours of the Barclays Premier League, and his transfer fee will one day be seen as the absoute bargain that it really is.