West Ham’s Mohammed Kudus is indeed available for sale despite reports to the contrary circulating on what is clearly a very slow news day.
Some outlets are suggesting Kudus could be close to signing a new deal at the London Stadium, while Give Me Sport claims to have discovered the price at which the Hammers would sell their prized winger: £100m! This is remarkable, considering Claret & Hugh first broke the story on December 17th following a conversation with a top source at the club.
Bukayo Saka’s injury appears to have triggered speculation among newspapers and websites, with claims that West Ham are in talks with Arsenal regarding the Ghanaian. Speaking exclusively to Claret & Hugh on Christmas Eve, a senior West Ham insider said, “We’ve had no interest in Kudus yet.”
Last week, it was exclusively revealed that the club would consider bids of £100m for Kudus, with proceeds intended to fund a new ‘top-class centre-forward.’
Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal, and Newcastle United are all rumoured to be tracking the Irons winger, who will be available for £85m when his buyout clause is briefly reactivated during the summer transfer window.
Some reports suggest that Manchester City could get the ball rolling with an early Kudus bid prompting the Gunners to take early transfer window action.
The club has been keen to keep the precise timing of the exit clause under wraps. Last summer, Sky Sports Germany journalist Florian Plettenberg revealed that Kudus’s clause was active, creating panic within West Ham about how the information had reached the public.
