The Guardian reported that West Ham United may agree to sell the team's winger Kudus due to fiscal pressure. The Ghana international has attracted the attention of many teams such as Tottenham, Manchester United, Newcastle, etc. It is reported t...
The Guardian reported that West Ham United may agree to sell the team's winger Kudus due to fiscal pressure. The Ghana international has attracted the attention of many teams such as Tottenham, Manchester United, Newcastle, etc.
It is reported that West Ham United needs to rebuild its lineup this summer without violating the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules, which may force them to sell it when Tottenham Hotspur offers a high enough offer for Kudus. Tottenham has listed Kudus as the main target of signing, and the outside world believes that his transfer fee may be lower than the £85 million liquidated damages clause in his contract, which is valid for Premier League teams within the first 10 days of July. While there is no formal asking price at present, a £60 million offer is expected to be enough to close the deal.
West Ham United adheres to the principle of "sell first and buy". For a long time, they have understood that selling Kudus is the best way to provide coach Porter with funds to update his aging lineup. Although West Ham United has a hostile relationship with Tottenham, and West Ham United prefers to sell Kudus to other teams rather than Tottenham, the Hammers are also willing to handle it pragmatically. Kudus may become the first player to join Tottenham from West Ham after Scott Parker in 2011.
West Ham will face the risk of violating financial fairness rules if recruitment spending cannot be offset by revenue from large sales. They are eager to sell high-paid players such as midfielder Alvarez, defender Agold and forward Phil Kruger. Paqueta was investigated by the FA for suspected betting on football, which hindered West Ham's hope of cashing out its high price.
Potter is open to selling Kudus because the Ghana international is best at the right side, which is West Ham United captain and core player Bowen. Kudus also attracted interest from Chelsea, Newcastle and Manchester United. Chelsea are optimistic that the 24-year-old will be competent for three frontcourt positions, but they have signed Gittens and Joao Pedro.
