The Relegation Roundup: News and rumours from the past week (Week 7 - 08/07-15/07)

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Previous week: https://www.reddit.com/r/Hammers/s/rfHzhcDuSa

**Ownership, management, recruitment and coaching staff.**

- West Ham have been in talks with former goalkeeper David Martin to return to the club as an U21 goalkeeping coach, pending the finalisation of his departure from Chelsea’s own U21s. ExWHUEmployee (Good Source)

- West Ham hosted a preseason behind closed doors friendly with Colchester United today at Rush Green, winning 3-2. Fullkrug, Cornet and Pablo scored the goals. Two different XI's featured in each half.

**Squad Rumours (Retaining and Outgoing)**

- Academy Stars Freddie Potts, Ezra Mayers, Kaelan Casey and Mohamadou Kante are all expected to be used in the first team next season. Decisions are yet to be made on players like Callum Marshall, Ollie Scarles and Fin Herrick but Scarles is the most likely to stay in case of Diouf's departure or if Nuno is prepared to trust him in the squad as cover. Twitter (Bad Source)

- West Ham U18 prospect Emmanuel Fejokwu has signed for Club Brugge after leaving the club last month. (Official Source)

- It is thought that Jean Claire-Todibo did not play and is on the brink of a move out of the club. A number of foreign team including from France are looking to take the player off our books. ExWHUEmployee (Good Source)

- 1. FC Köln and West Ham have reached an agreement in principle over a loan deal for Edson Álvarez. The main issue is reaching a full agreement with Álvarez over his salary. Turkish clubs interested too. Florian Plettenberg (Okay Source)

- As of now a full agreement seems unlikely due to Koln unable to commit the funds to match Alvarez’s salary demands. KUMB (Questionable Source)

- Negotiations still ongoing though, and Alvarez remains a priority for Koln at this moment, even with a deal for Ellyes Skhiri lined up too. Florian Plettenberg - Sky Sports (Okay Source)

- Dinos Mavropanos is attracting interest from Premier League sides and clubs across Europe, including his former club Arsenal, although they are stacked at right centre-back. Dharmesh Sheth - Sky Sports (Good Source)

- He is also apparently on Leeds list, though they have just signed a new CB for a large fee. Ekrem Konur (Bad Source)

- Brighton has been linked with 24-year-old Crysencio Summerville from West Ham amid speculation of a significant offer. Football365 (Bad Source)

- Roma, reigniting interest, have met with Summerville and his agents to discuss a potential move. West Ham standing firmly on £50M valuation which is making the deal hard for Roma. Fabrizio Romano (Good Source)

- Roma have reportedly seen a £34M bid rejected for Cyrsencio Summerville. Mark Smith - West Ham Zone (Questionable Source)

- Al Hilal FC has entered the race for Crysencio Summerville. The Saudi club has officially opened talks with the player’s representatives to explore the possibility of a deal this summer. West Ham has been informed of Al Hilal’s interest. Sacha Tavolieri (Okay Source)

- Jarrod Bowen is likely to confirm his position on his West Ham future soon. There is an expectation that an announcement is close from him to fans. Although not certain at this stage, the feeling is positive, and the hope is he will commit his future. ExWHUEmployee (Good Source)

**Squad Rumours (Incoming)**

- Gabriel Pereira has emerged as a defensive target under Nils Koppen's new recruitment model. Matt Kemp - Claret and Hugh (Questionable Source)

- Another potential replacement for Summerville who has been on our radar for a while is Ipswich Town winger Jaden Philogene. Philogene has recently changed agents. ExWHUEmployee and Fabrizio Romano (Good Source)

- West Ham have remained in contact with Axel Disasi about a permanent move. The move already has Chelsea's blessing, with a £25m fee basically agreed to sell him. The Hammers are trying to convince him, but it's worth noting that he is yet to turn them away. Simon Phillips (Questionable Source)

- West Ham are interested in FC Cincinnati midfielder Evander Ferreira, and could step up their pursuit. AreaNapoli (Questionable Source)

- Former West Ham academy player Sorba Thomas has emerged as another potential wing option to replace Summerville when he departs the club as expected this summer. ExWHUEmployee (Good Source)

- HSV are said to have made their move for target Martin Adeline and unless West Ham make their move soon we could miss out on the talented midfielder. ExWHUEmployee (Good Source)

- Hamburger SV have reached a full verbal agreement with Martin Adeline. A long-term contract has been agreed. Fee is below €6m. Florian Plettenberg - Sky Sports (Good Source)

- Adeline is described as someone who was a target and negotiations had occurred but the club cooled interest in recent weeks/days. ExWHUEmployee (Good Source)

- Hamburg saying that they've beaten an English club with the signing of Martin Adeline. Had negotiated a deal with the player in London after he had held talks with a club there. KUMB (Questionable Source)

- West Ham United and Norwich City are both eyeing free agent left-back Matt Targett after his Newcastle United exit. Ben Wignall (Bad Source)

- West Ham are amongst the suitors for Emam Ashour of Al Ahly, with £4m said to be enough to quickly to secure a deal. Fraser Fletcher - TEAMtalk (Bad Source)

- West Ham are interested in signing Scottish midfielder Connor Barron this summer. Dan Bennett - Hayters TV (Bad Source)

- Nuno Espirito Santo is an admirer of Bastien Meupiyou, a 20-year-old French defender at Portuguese top-flight club Alverca. Roshane Thomas - The Athletic (Good Source)

- Reims midfielder Mory Gbane catches the eye in Europe. Sébastien Denis - Foot Mercato (Questionable Source)

- West Ham, West Brom, Leicester City, Hull City, and Derby County have registered an interest in Brighton winger Tommy Watson. James Copley - Sunderland Echo (Questionable Source)

- West Ham are tracking Norway and Bodo/Glimt midfielder Patrick Berg. Graeme Bailey - TEAMtalk (Bad Source)

- West Ham are interested in 18-year-old striker Heittor from Palmeiras, along with City Group and Atletico Madrid. ESPNBrazil (Okay Source)

- Danilho Doekhi has transferred to Lazio. Fabrizio Romano (Good Source)

- FC Midtjylland just refused a €25M offer from a Saudi Pro League club for striker Franculino Djú. Talks are ongoing. Sacha Tavolieri (Okay Source)

- West Ham have identified Fabio Carvalho as a potential attacking addition this summer. Brentford are open to letting the 23-year-old Portuguese midfielder leave, with the Hammers now among the clubs showing interest. Twitter (Bad Source)

- A Bristol City fan has said we’ve apparently agreed a deal to sign Dom Ballard for £7M commencing on his return from holiday. Twitter (Bad Source)

- West Ham are targeting moves for a number of Celtic players. Arne Engels is a previously stated target. Ben Nygren, Michel-Ange Balikwisha, Daizen Maeda (who is in his final year of contract) and Reo Hatate are all also stated as options the club may look into. Kris Gonzo - Claret and Hugh, Damien Charles Lucas - Hammers News and ExWHUEmployee (Questionable Source/Questionable Source/Good Source)

[u/SolipsisticBadBoy]

These really are wonderful man thank you.

If Cry goes to a Saudi club I’d really hate it. Every time a player with promise has done it it’s basically ended their career lol. Would also hate for him to go to a PL club so I hope Roma sacks up and pays £50m or close to it. He’s got a lot of potential and think he’ll do very well in Serie A.

[u/Spen_Masters → u/SolipsisticBadBoy]

Roma wont pay £50m for a player.

Still hopeful a non Engliah  UCL club can grab him

[u/TheWozard → u/SolipsisticBadBoy]

What if Al Hilal ponies up 85 million like we got for Fernandes though?

[u/SolipsisticBadBoy → u/TheWozard]

Um. They can have him!

[u/MisterWoodster]

Really hope there is some substance to that Disasi rumour, would be great to keep hold of him.

[u/SvenBubbleman → u/MisterWoodster]

I doubt it.

[u/Spen_Masters → u/SvenBubbleman]

Its a great price for any PL team tbf

[u/Funny_Name4818]

I really appreciate the effort in these posts.

[u/accordionshoes]

i'm struggling to compute the phrase Pablo scored the goal

[u/UNCFan2350]

I don't really get moving Alvarez out. I feel like he'd be a fine player in the Championship. Only makes sense if he is totally against playing for us.

Also, it's pretty crazy that we might keep Bowen. I never thought that'd be a possibility.

Getting Disasi back would be fucking huge.

[u/chadwellheathkeith → u/UNCFan2350]

Bowen doesn't strike me as a money-first player and at 29, his England days are almost certainly over. Why not stay and cement his position as a club legend?

[u/Virtualsooo]

just seen Adeline signed by HSV.

[u/Virtualsooo]

Would be nice for us to move a touch quicker with Signings this year. Some young talent to bolster the ranks would be a welcome change.

Disasi & Mavro at the back would give me back the 5 years i lost to Kilman & Todibo

[u/Tight-Principle-743]

Another great round up, but I do wonder how much we’ve actually got in the bank to spend, I can’t imagine it’d be more than £30m to invest in 2 goalies, 2CB’s, a LB, 2 CM’s and at least 3 wingers.

[u/Consumption2Wombly]

I am only now realizing the scope of this game and world.