Sky TV seems to be everywhere these days, and their Swiss version is now suggesting that Mohammed Kudus is “looking for an exit from West Ham.”
As exclusives go, it’s hardly ground-breaking news, but the report that the Hammers’ Ghanaian winger is aiming to play at a higher level than West Ham is heart-breaking.
I will never fully understand why West Ham didn’t take a gamble on player recruitment during the last January transfer window. The loss of Said Benrahma, Pablo Fornals, and Thilo Kehrer left the squad painfully thin and ill-equipped for a dual-pronged attack on both European and domestic football.
The immediate result was the season fizzling out with a whimper, but the bigger long-term effect is that players like Kudus now want to leave. Because, if we’re honest, the former Ajax man only joined the Hammers for European football. Whilst he might have accepted one season without it, two is too many.
Even the most optimistic West Ham supporter would admit that Julen Lopetegui is ill-equipped to turn the team around this season. So, all we can really do is secure the best possible fee for Kudus.
While it might not be breaking news that Kudus wants out, it certainly feels inevitable.
