Mike Southey

Thu 17 August 2023 20:30, UK

West Ham United have agreed personal terms with Ajax forward Mohammed Kudus ahead of a potential transfer, according to Patrick Berger.

The Sport1 journalist reported on Thursday 17 August that the Hammers are now preparing a £35million bid for the Ghana international.

Tim Steidten is currently in Amsterdam to push the deal forward with the two clubs locked in talks to get everything agreed upon and signed off as soon as possible.

Kudus was said to be close to a move to Premier League rivals, but that move collapsed in the end with a move to England now closer than ever, it seems.

West Ham have already dealt with Ajax in this window, with Edson Alvarez signing on the dotted line to replace the outgoing Declan Rice.

Here We Go.

This would be a mega transfer.

Of course, it is only half done with the fee the last stepping stone to overcome before Kudus can jet into London and complete the formalities to get this announced.

It was expected that £40million was the right price to get this done, so if Tim Steidten can get it done for less than that, he is really starting to show his strength.

After a rocky start between the German and David Moyes, it is really starting to come together behind the scenes and we are seeing some positive steps forward.

Kudus could join James Ward-Prowse and Alvarez this window, with another central defender and a striker possibly on the cards after him and before the deadline.

With terms agreed with the player, though, that usually indicates that this is coming to an end soon, with West Ham hopefully getting everything ironed out before the weekend.

In other West Ham United news, another Hammers attacker’s exit is now set in stone