West Ham United transfer round-up: Player ready to quit, AC Milan gem offered
West Ham United will be active right up until the 11pm deadline on Monday as they look to strengthen their squad.
Graham Potter is eager for three new faces to arrive at the London Stadium as he looks to add to his options for the final three months of the season [The Guardian].
Irons supporters will be ecstatic as the boss closes in on his first signing in East London and prepares to offload some of his squad’s deadwood.
West Ham Zone has rounded up all the news from 2 February with deadline day fast approaching.
Fabrizio Romano ‘Here we go’ for Evan Ferguson to West Ham United
The Italian journalist has shared that Evan Ferguson will join the Hammers on loan from Brighton until the end of the season.
Graham Potter has convinced the Republic of Ireland international to join him in East London after giving the forward his chance in the first team during his spell at the Amex.
Ferguson will undergo his medical at the London Stadium on Sunday (2 February), with confirmation expected on Monday afternoon.
AC Milan offer Noah Okafor transfer to West Ham United
The Irons have been offered the opportunity to bolster the forward ranks further with the potential signing of Noah Okafor [Corriere della Sera].
AC Milan are eager to capitalise on the Hammers’ long-standing interest in the forward after a failed medical prevented a move to RB Leipzig.
West Ham are eager not to rush into a rash decision on the 24-year-old, despite emerging interest from Premier League rivals Tottenham and Bournemouth.
Southampton eye deadline-busting Danny Ings transfer
Daily Mirror journalist David Anderson reported via X that Southampton are exploring the possibility of securing the last-gasp signing of Danny Ings.
The Saints are believed to be encouraged to bring the 32-year-old back to St Marys, where he enjoyed his most prolific Premier League form, with the Irons close to signing Ferguson.
Ferguson’s impending arrival would see Ings become the fourth choice option at the London Stadium despite the injuries to Niclas Fullkrug and Michail Antonio, and he could leave before the deadline.
Guido Rodriguez ready to quit the London Stadium
According to Spanish outlet InfoRealBetis, Rodriguez is eager to end his torrid spell at West Ham in the next 24 hours.
The Argentine arrived in the summer after his contract expired at Real Betis but is now “knocking on the doors” for a return to the La Liga outfit after failing to impress in the Premier League.
As things stand, Betis are not considering a return, and a deal is considered “complicated,” with little time remaining in the winter transfer window.
In other West Ham news, Fabrizio Romano shares a Carney Chukwuemeka update for the Irons.
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