Choice of two players on a platter for West Ham – Hammers with clear route to summer deals

Around a month ago we covered claims from Spain that West Ham are keen on Valencia’s Goncalo Guedes.

The Spanish club desperately need to bring some funds in, and selling the 24-year-old is very much on the agenda.

So far this season, Guedes has appeared in 21 La Liga matches, contributing two goals and two assists. Several fitness niggles have held him back, yet it’s not too unkind to say the player has lost some of his effectiveness and a change of scene could be a good idea.

Valencia have him ‘for sale’ and will welcome approaches in the summer window.

Perhaps even more interestingly for West Ham is Maxi Gomez’s situation. The Hammers made desperate attempts to hijack the striker’s move to Valencia, even sending officials over to Spain to try and disrupt the transfer talks which were ongoing with Celta Vigo.

West Ham lost out, but now the 24-year-old is on the market, again due to Valencia’s difficult finances. The club will ‘listen to offers’, and want at least €18m… a figure much less than what West Ham had been willing to pay in the summer 2019 window.

The Uruguayan has scored five goals and added four assists in 24 La Liga matches this season, yet that’s for a Valencia side which has once again been struggling.