Graham Potter cancelled the arrival of striker Andre Silva at West Ham United, deciding against a move for the RB Leipzig man this month.
That’s according to BILD journalist Christian Falk, who reports that it was Potter who ultimately decided against the move.
West Ham have been desperately scouring the market for a new striker this month after losing Michail Antonio and Niklas Füllkrug to long-term injuries.
They’ve been linked with a growing list of forwards since, seemingly putting in bids for players across Europe without closing one as of yet.
Silva was one such player who appeared to be close, with reports in Germany stating that West Ham and Leipzig had agreed a loan deal. They were believed to be working on the finer details of that move before West Ham turned their attention elsewhere.
The line to Silva seemingly went dead, with West Ham instead focusing on other targets and the Portuguese striker eventually ending up at Werder Bremen.
That move came as something of a shock when announced and Falk now reports it was because Silva rejected other offers, as well as Potter turning him down at West Ham.
“That was a surprise on the weekend. André Silva goes to Werder Bremen on a loan from Leipzig and is on the training pitch today at 2.30pm for the first time,” he said.
“And there are some clubs that would have liked to have the striker. I heard Union Berlin had asked.
“Leverkusen had also considered that Boniface would go to Saudi Arabia. It was very hot with Valencia. Valencia absolutely wanted him, but Silva himself had refused.
“Before that, West Ham was already quite far, but then Graham Potter decided against the striker. So, Silva in the background at Werder Bremen.”
