Since Athletic journalist David Ornstein claimed Mohammed Kudud has a release clause in his contract, there has been much debate about whether that claim is true or not, with club sources remaining tight-lipped on the subject. No one has been able to confirm deny or reveal what the release clause figure might be.
West Ham fans should not despair as release clauses in club contracts only activate after the third transfer window following their signing meaning a release clause will not be active until July 2025 if such a clause exits.
The same was true about Lucas Paqueta whose £85m release clause only becomes active this summer after signing for the Hammers from Lyon in August 2022.
Mohammed Kudus signed from Ajax in July 2023 so those who wish to activate any clause would need to wait until January 2024, the Summer of 2024 and the winter of 2025 to pass before any such clause activates on 1st July 2025.