West Ham confirmed that Jean-Clair Todibo would be made a permanent deal in the region of £33,000,000 from OGC Nice after the obligation clause of the East London side to not be relegated was fulfilled… just about.
The Hammers last summer fended off interest from numerous other clubs, one of which was Italian giants Juventus.
After a two-year wait, it has finally been announced that the Lucas Paqueta hearing has concluded. The case this week has finally been concluded after both sides presented their evidence and reasoning.
However, the unfortunate news for West Ham and Lucas Paqueta himself is that the verdict will be announced in 4-8 weeks, not only does this pre-long the already suffering for Lucas himself, but it also means the club aren’t able to prepare for Paqueta’s departure, if this was through a ban or a sale of the player.
Potter and Macaulay have identified what is needed in this squad, which was fairly obvious in the first place; however, the club has stopped talking about positions and started naming names.
The Hammers have reignited their interest in AC Milan English duo, Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori.
With the season over, the full attention turns towards the window and the shakedown for the ever-ageing squad.
Not to be all political, I’m sure you can make up your own verdicts, but which PM would you rather have in charge? Kier Starmer or Potter and Macaulay? I know who I’d have my money on to steer a ship in the right direction.
The woes are over, the season is done! West Ham have finished the 2024/25 campaign in 14th place with a win at Portman Road, Wolves were held to a draw, which saw them drop to 16th, whilst Manchester United could only secure 15th with 42 points, the Hammers finishing with 43.
Ipswich: Palmer, Tuanzebe, O’Shea, Greaves, Davis, Morsy (C), Cajuste, Chaplin, Hutchinson, Hirst, Broadhead
West Ham: Fabianski, Wan-Bissaka, Kilman, Todibo, Mavropanos, Scarles, Ward-Prowse, Alvarez, Bowen (C), Soucek, Fulkrug Subs: Areola, Cresswell, Coufal, Paqueta, Kudus, Guilherme, Ings, Rodriguez, Irving
Starting count of when silly season began to start, for the media was the 19th of May, as it has only been three days since, West Ham have so far been linked to twenty-one different players, names could be provided if needed.
At 14:15 marked the kickoff for the final home game at the bowl this season, a bright bold start from Potter’s men saw Soucek denied by Sells.
But as a continuing theme this season for us, one mistake is all it takes, all momentum was killed as Areola’s gift for Forest saw them go one up… too late to offer Fabo a contract?
It’ll be surprising to see the Frenchman as number one next season. Mistakes against Spurs, Bournemouth, and now Forest have proven to be costly. Points have been gained through Areola being in goal, but it’s also cost the club many.
West Ham: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Kilman, Todibo, Coufal, Soucek, Kudus, Bowen (C), Rodriguez, Cresswell, Ward-Prowse Subs: Fabianski, Soler, Paqueta, Fullkrug, Mavropanos, Guilherme, Alvarez, Emerson, Ferguson
Forest: Sells, Murillo, Sangare, Williams, Anderson, Gibbs-White (C), Wood, Dominguez, Elanga, Milenkovic, Aina
With only two games remaining in the season and with recent announcements of some of the players’ contract renewals, our focus starts to shift towards next season.
Earlier last week, West Ham announced that Fabianski, Cresswell, Ings and Coufal will all be leaving at the end of the season. The total of the four players leaving saves the club around £275,000 per week, which is good, but this also means that THREE homegrown players will need to be brought in to fulfil the 8 homegrown player quota.