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‘An Incredibly Uninspiring List’ ‘Probably Sign None Of Them’ Fans React As West Ham Target 7 New Signings

‘An Incredibly Uninspiring List’ ‘Probably Sign None Of Them’ Fans React As West Ham Target 7 New Signings

David Tully Jun 29th 2023

West Ham are lining up bids for up to seven players as they look to spend the proceeds from the sale of Declan Rice, according to The Mirror.

The English tabloid reports that former Chelsea midfielder Denis Zakaria, Everton’s Amadou Onana, Southampton’s James Ward-Prowse, Fulham’s Joao Palhinha, Leicester’s Harvey Barnes, Manchester City’s Kalvin Phillips and Manchester United’s Harry Maguire are on a shortlist of transfer targets that manager David Moyes has drawn up.

While some fans on Twitter are pleased with a few of the names mentioned, others are less enthusiastic about some of the prospective signings:

West Ham won’t buy five midfielders

Considering that the majority of the list consists of central midfield players, it does suggest that not all of them will be bought this summer, with the likeliest to be snapped up being Zakara (who has been made available by Juventus) and, potentially, Ward-Prowse, after the Saints were relegated from the top flight.

In fact, you would have to say that there some surprising absences, with no new striker whatsoever. It has been widely reported that Gianluca Scamacca is keen on leaving the London Stadium. If the Italian international does return to Italy then a replacement will need to be found. The likes of Arsenal’s Eddie Nketiah and Chelsea’s Armando Broja have been mentioned as possible options.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.

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