According to the Sun, Bristol City has cut its asking price for Player, a target for West Ham, to £20 million

 

 

 

The teenage midfielder, once dubbed “unbelievable” by Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, has been on the Hammers’ radar all

summer.

The Championship team first demanded £25 million for a player who was expected to play for England in the future.

However, the Sun (13 July) wrote that the Hammers, as well as Wolves and Bournemouth, have baulked at that price tag.

As such, City may now be willing to do business at a lower fee for the 19-year-old.

Even though West Ham may be getting impatient with Arsenal for their inability to complete the £105 million sale of captain Declan Rice,

once the transaction is finalized, the Hammers will have a very sizable war chest to work with.

Due to the money required to land a target of this caliber, finding a like-for-like replacement for Rice will be virtually impossible; but, they

can use the money to strengthen the team as a whole.

And Scott is a player they simply must not let slip through the net. The prodigious midfielder won the Championship Young Player of the

Year award and is surely headed for bigger things.

If West Ham act fast they can secure the signature of one of English football’s brightest prospects, but if they are caught dawdling then it

is only a matter of time before other clubs swoop in. They need to strike while they can.

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David Moyes change on the cards after West Ham United coach decides to quit by mutual consent

We’re delighted to welcome former West Ham United striker Frank McAvennie as our exclusive columnist. Each week he’ll be giving his

views on the biggest talking points at the London Stadium…

Frank McAvennie is concerned by the lack of movement at West Ham since the end of last season.

Declan Rice looks set to leave the London Stadium for £105million but no new players have been brought in and David Moyes is yet to

replace a couple of outgoing staff members.

Mark Warburton left his role on the coaching staff in mid-June while more recently, Paul Nevin has also left the East London club by

mutual consent.

Rob Newman’s future as the club’s head of recruitment is in doubt too. ExWHUemployee reported on 4 July that a “severance package”

could be put together by West Ham to get rid of him.

McAvennie believes the coaching changes could be down to a tactical shift by David Moyes but ultimately, he’s worried about how slow

the club has been to replace them.

“I don’t know why Warburton left,” McAvennie told West Ham Zone.

“I don’t know what’s going on with the in and outs. Maybe David Moyes wants a better team or a more attacking team. Maybe

Warburton’s the one that’s been holding him back but I can’t see it.

“All of the boys who have left, none of them have played for West Ham, have they? None of them.

“Billy McKinlay is still going to be there and so are Carlton Cole and Mark Noble.

“There are former players around the place so maybe he’s going to bring in some former players for his coaching staff.

“They’re not signing players and they’re not hiring coaches. Nobody’s coming in.”