Newcastle and Nottingham Forest crush West Ham’s double midfielder hopes as deals sealed
West Ham’s hopes of pulling off a double midfielder swoop have been crushed after Newcastle and Nottingham Forest sealed their own deals for the targets.
The major development overnight at Newcastle and Nottingham Forest piles the pressure on what remains of the summer transfer window for West Ham.
Graham Potter has made his midfield rebuild the top priority for the last knockings of the window.
Unfortunately for the Hammers boss, so have the Magpies and Tricky Trees.
Newcastle have been a laughing stock in the summer window this season, missing out on or being snubbed by a series of Eddie Howe’s top targets
Newcastle and Forest crush West Ham’s double midfielder hopes
That list included former West Ham star Mohammed Kudus according to reports, with the Ghanaian only wanting Spurs after his controversial sale.
But it seems all Newcastle needed was to go after a top West Ham target to break their transfer hoodoo.
Nottingham Forest have Europa League football to look forward to – and contend with – next season.
So Nuno Espirito Santo wants to add more depth and quality to his Forest squad.
Now it is West Ham who are paying the price.
The east Londoners had made Aston Villa star Jacob Ramsey their top target of late.
Speculation was rife the Hammers were going to sign Ramsey at the end of June as Villa looked to comply with PSR.
Ramsey has fallen down the pecking order under Unai Emery and is a client of agent Will Salthouse, a close friend of West Ham chief David Sullivan and his sons.
In the end Villa sold their women’s team to comply but word is they still need sales to help pay for signings – much like the Hammers themselves.
West Ham have chased Ramsey for weeks and Emery put the decision in the player’s hands at the weekend by offering him a new contract.
But now Newcastle and Nottingham Forest have crushed West Ham’s double midfielder hopes as deals are sealed.
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