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West Ham United ready Adam Webster transfer with double exit on cards

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22 Jun 2026, 5:50 am

West Ham United are finally ready to enter the transfer market to bolster their squad.

All of the talk so far has been around exits, with the Irons coming to grips with relegation from the Premier League.

Mateus Fernandes, Crysencio Summerville and Jarrod Bowen have been the talk of the town, but that is changing.

West Ham are now looking at Adam Webster.

Dropping into the Championship, you have to be smart with your recruitment, and the free agent market can be of great use.

Webster has just left Brighton after seven years, and he could already be set for his next move to the London Stadium.

What is the state of play with Adam Webster transfer?

Several clubs are said to have approached the new free agent.

Webster suffered some gruesome injuries while at the AMEX Stadium, missing the entirety of last season with an ACL issue.

The Sun has now reported that West Ham are looking into a deal for the 31-year-old, with new faces expected to be needed at the back.

It is said that Webster is still continuing his recovery at Brighton, despite being out of contract.

West Ham transfer latest as arrivals and exits can officially begin

Why do West Ham need Webster?

That is simple, several exits are still expected at the back.

It's reported that Konstantinos Mavropanos and Jean-Clair Todibo are just two of the names in defence expected to leave.

Actively looking for moves away, it may not be long until the dreaded first-team exodus begins in east London.

Webster has played at most levels in English football, so his experience, if fit, could be critical in a promotion push.

Nuno Espirito Santo knows exactly what it takes to earn promotion back to the Premier League, and a strong core is at the heart of that.

Just look at his famous Wolves side, they had Conor Coady at the heart of defence around the exciting Portuguese core which took the Championship by storm.

Having been previously linked with West Ham under Graham Potter, Webster could finally make this long-awaited move when he is needed most.

Regardless of what happens, it's nice to see some incoming transfer news, rather than just another update of who could leave next.

Jarrod Bowen