Hammers hopes they would sign Chelsea’s Conor Gallagher have finally crashed!
Reports earlier in the day had indicated that the midfielder wanted to stay at the club under new manager Mauricio Pochettino and sadly from an Irons point of view that has turned out to be the case.
The Hammers had hoped, having had one bid turned down. that another would succeed given the Blues were listening and talking terms but it seems the player has now made it clear he wants the chance to make a big impression under the new Stamford Bridge manager.
The Hammers are clearly disappointed but having been made aware of the situation our key source explained the position exclusively to Claret and Hugh a few minutes ago.
He said: ” It’s disappointing because we were hopeful that we could get the deal done. Sadly, the player has decided he would prefer to stay where he is under the new manager.”
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A ready-made Michail Antonio upgrade is waiting in the wings. As well as finding a Declan Rice replacement, the other pressing concern for the West Ham hierarchy will be to sign a new striker.
Last season, the attacking trio of Michail Antonio, Gianluca Scamacca, and Danny Ings only netted ten Premier League goals between them. David Moyes will be on the hunt for a more consistent and dynamic focal point to spearhead the club’s domestic and European challenges.
What’s the latest on Armando Broja to West Ham?
According to ExWHUEmployee, the Hammers welcome an opportunity in bringing Broja to the London Stadium on loan.
Last summer, West Ham tried to sign the striker on a permanent deal for around £30m. The youngster had told Chelsea he didn’t want a season on loan and stayed at the club.
Nevertheless, the East Londoners have reignited their interest in exciting young forward Broja. Speaking exclusively to The West Ham Way podcast, Ex said: “We’ve also looked at youngsters from other clubs, mainly Chelsea. Obviously, they’ve got Armando Broja who we tried to sign last summer, if he was to be available for a loan and maybe one of our forwards was to move on then he would be another that we would look to sign.”
