Callum Wilson looks finished at West Ham as advanced talks underway over January transfer
Callum Wilson’s West Ham career could be over as Nuno Espirito Santo closes in on one of his main January transfer targets.
West Ham didn’t spend a penny on Wilson when Graham Potter brought the Englishman to the London Stadium for free in the summer.
The 33-year-old has shown glimpses of his goal-scoring ability for the Hammers, but has yet to cement himself as a starter in Nuno‘s matchday squads.
West Ham are close to signing Brazilian striker Pablo from Gil Vicente, and the latest update on Valentin Castellanos suggests that Wilson could be packing his bags this month.
West Ham enter advanced stages over Valentin Castellanos deal
West Ham are trying to avoid relegation, and the lack of goals has concerned Nuno, given the personnel that the Hammers boss is after this summer.
Lazio striker Castellanos has been heavily linked with a move to West Ham in the past 24 hours, and a recent update details how the move has reached the final stages.
- Castellanos has played 11 times for Lazio in Serie A this season
- He has five goal contributions in the competition
- Castellanos scored 14 goals in all competitions last campaign
According to Fabrizio Romano on Friday, West Ham are in advanced discussions to sign Castellanos from Lazio.
The fee for the Argentine has been quoted to be in the region of £26million, as David Sullivan looks to aid Nuno’s attack.
However, the main loser from the latest developments is Wilson.
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Wilson is in the final six months of his contract with the Irons, as the January window presents an opportunity for Sullivan to sell the striker.
The former Bournemouth man is most likely going to fall even further down Nuno’s pecking order with the potential arrivals of Castellanos and Pablo, which makes Wilson’s exit seem inevitable.
| Games (starts) | Goals |
| 16 (7) | 4 |
Given the number nine’s age, Wilson will want to make use of the playing time that he has left, but he won’t be able to do that at E20.
A loan deal could even be on the cards with the forward bound to be on high wages, as his departure seems both sensible and fair.
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