SHOCKING TRANSFER BOMBSHELL: West Ham SLAP DOWN INSANE £25M BID FOR BRAZILIAN GOAL MACHINE – You Won’t BELIEVE Who They’re Targeting Next!
With Callum Wilson nowhere to be seen before the match was effectively decided, it increasingly felt as though Nuno Espírito Santo had already resigned himself to defeat before kick-off.
The absence of any real attacking intent suggested the head coach knew this was not a game West Ham were realistically going to win.
More likely, Nuno had quietly concluded that preserving his players’ energy for the fixtures ahead was the sensible approach.
The next four matches, all far more winnable on paper, are likely to define West Ham’s season and ultimately determine whether they retain their Premier League status.
That context helps explain the baffling and largely ineffective substitutions once the contest had slipped away.
The decisions to withdraw Potts, Fernandes and Summerville infuriated many supporters in the stands and online — myself included — but in hindsight, it appears Nuno was acting with one eye firmly on the schedule ahead rather than chasing a lost cause.
Off the pitch, West Ham’s struggles are just as evident. With Niclas Fullkrug’s number 11 shirt soon to be vacant, the club continues to hit roadblocks in its attempts to recruit a reliable and affordable striker.
According to SportWitness.co.uk, the latest setback has come from South America.
Brazilian outlet GE Globo reports that Cruzeiro have rejected West Ham’s opening formal bid for Kaio Jorge, the current top scorer in the Brazilian championship.
The Hammers reportedly attempted to structure the deal as a loan with an obligation to buy tied to performance-related clauses.
Once again, West Ham find themselves rebuffed in the striker market.
Jorge had already turned down a lucrative €30 million move to Russia, making West Ham’s proposal feel like yet another lowball bid dressed up as ambition. Unsurprisingly, Cruzeiro were unimpressed.
The situation becomes even more questionable given reports of interest from Aston Villa.
If a club pushing for European qualification is genuinely keen, it would raise serious questions about Jorge’s judgment were he to choose a move to East London instead.
There is also the lingering suspicion that this approach follows the familiar Tim Steidten pattern — a speculative bid designed less to secure the player and more to flush out interest from other clubs. Whatever the strategy, time is running out.
West Ham’s options are narrowing rapidly, and the uneasy trio of David Sullivan, Nuno Espírito Santo and Jorge Mendes must somehow deliver a striker capable of improving on Fullkrug if survival hopes are to remain alive.
At this rate, Evan Ferguson returning for another spell feels inevitable. West Ham and Ferguson seem perfectly suited — unwanted elsewhere, yet stuck with each other once again.
