West Ham United’s transfer chiefs say the England attacker is ‘under consideration’ as a potential signing for new manager Graham Potter in January.
Graham Potter era begins with defeat at Aston Villa
Life in the Hammers’ dugout didn’t get off to a dreamy start for Potter. Courtesy of Aston Villa, he only served around 36 hours before West Ham were eliminated in the third round of the FA Cup.
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The Hammers’ new head coach has already set his sights on reinforcements in January.
Lucas Paqueta gave West Ham an early lead, and Potter’s team held that advantage until the final 20 minutes of the match. However, late quick-fire goals from Amadou Onana and Morgan Rodgers cost the English tacticians a loss to the Hammers.
West Ham had just two shots on target all game and Potter clearly has a lot of work to do in his first job since being sacked by Chelsea in April 2023.
West Ham’s next 5 Premier League games
date
Fulham (home)
January 14th
Crystal Palace (Home)
January 18th
Aston Villa (away)
January 26th
Chelsea (away)
February 3rd
Brentford (home)
February 15th
All eyes are now on the winter transfer window and how club president David Sullivan will support Julen Lopetegui’s successor.
West Ham considering January move for Marcus Rashford
West Ham have surprisingly been linked with a winter swoop for Manchester United loser Marcus Rashford. He is paid a whopping £300,000-a-week at Old Trafford, but it appears he has fallen out of Ruben Amorim’s plans.
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The winger recently admitted he is ready for a new challenge.
GiveMeSport reporter Ben Jacobs is one of the reliable media sources to say that West Ham could move forward with a move for Rashford, a view backed up by current club insider ExWHUemployee.
His Patreon page (via The West Ham Way) believes the 27-year-old winger is being considered as a serious option by the Irons’ recruitment team, even if a move is considered unlikely at present. It is being
“Another domestic player we are considering, although probably not a realistic option, is Marcus Rashford,” Yuan said.
“It has been said that he could be loaned out again, with Milan leading the chase. A number of European giants are eyeing the player, including Juventus and Dortmund.”
“If these moves don’t work out, we could consider it if Manchester United would pay the majority of his wages, but we think this move is unlikely at this point.”
It is thought the Red Devils would want around £40m for a permanent deal, but it appears Rashford’s salary could be a major stumbling block for West Ham and other interested teams.
Having said that, even if Rashford does agree to a wage cut, which he will probably have to do if he wants to leave his boyhood club, he is at his best. When you’re there, you obviously have quality players there.
“When you have a smiling, confident, hard-working Marcus Rashford, he’s a disruptive player and a game-changer,” said TNT Sports pundit Rio Ferdinand at the England squad in Qatar. He spoke during the 2022 World Cup.
“If he can outrun you one-on-one, he has the pace and imagination to outrun you and finish.”
