WEST HAM FORCED TO COUGH UP £50M OR LOSE OUT FOREVER ON THE £25M HAALAND-SLAYING GOAL MACHINE WHO JUST HUMILIATED MAN CITY’S NORWEGIAN ROBOT! “Club in TOTAL PANIC as striker who matched Haaland goal-for-goal laughs at their pathetic first offer – DOUBLE OR HE’S GONE!”

Interest in Franculino Dju stretches far beyond the early stories linking him with Liverpool, Everton, Bayern Munich, and Borussia Dortmund.

Those clubs merely represent the surface of a rapidly expanding market for one of Europe’s most explosive young forwards.

In recent weeks, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Roma, and even Barcelona have all been credited with an interest as well, illustrating the scale of competition forming around the FC Midtjylland striker.

For West Ham United, this growing list of suitors is an unmistakable warning about the enormity of the challenge they will face in 2026—whether in January or the summer—if they genuinely intend to compete for his signature.

Franculino has already fired in 21 goals this season, a tally that inevitably attracts Europe’s biggest institutions, all of whom are better resourced and more established in the Champions League than the Hammers.

His form has been nothing short of sensational. Just recently, he pulled level with Erling Haaland and Harry Kane as one of only three players across Europe’s mid-to-major divisions to hit 14 goals in the opening 15 league games.

His spectacular brace in a 6-0 demolition of Nordsjaelland pushed his league tally to 16 and his overall total to 21, reinforcing his claim as one of the continent’s most exciting emerging strikers.

Naturally, as the attention intensifies, Midtjylland’s valuation of their star forward has risen in tandem.

West Ham will need to vastly exceed the offer they reportedly made during the summer if they want to stand any chance of securing Franculino against interest from Premier League competitors and Champions League heavyweights.

Danish outlet Bold reported that West Ham submitted a £13 million bid before the September transfer deadline.

However, Tipsbladet has since revealed that Midtjylland are now seeking a figure closer to £30 million, having already knocked back a £25 million proposal from an unnamed Saudi Arabian side.

This means West Ham would need to more than double their initial proposal to enter serious contention.

Tipsbladet further claims that Franculino’s camp is pushing for a January exit, which has created “friction” with Midtjylland’s hierarchy.

Sporting director Kristoffer Bach Bak has been adamant that a mid-season sale makes little sense for a club chasing the domestic title and preparing for Europa League knockout football.

In November, he told Bold that keeping the squad intact until summer is essential to the club’s competitive and developmental strategy, stressing that transfer fees should not override long-term planning and trust between the club and its players.

Meanwhile, West Ham are exploring multiple striker options beyond Franculino. With Wolfsburg moving closer to signing Niclas Füllkrug—potentially triggering further activity in the forward market—the Hammers are monitoring several names.

Joshua Zirkzee, Mateo Pellegrino, Gonzalo Garcia, Endrick, Romeo Vermant, Kaio Jorge, and others have all been linked as possible targets.

Additionally, Hammers News reports that West Ham are keeping tabs on Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta as uncertainty over his future grows.

A £20 million offer has also reportedly been submitted for Marcos Leonardo of Al-Hilal, according to a well-placed transfer source.