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West Ham are said to be readying a new contract offer for Michail Antonio to help him through his injury.
There are big question marks over the future of West Ham football club with this week's tense 2-1 win over Wolves doing little to alleviate the pressure on manager Julen Lopetegui with talk of a potential sacking still rife at the London Stadium.
It's not just the Spaniard whose days could be numbered with the Hammers. As the January transfer window looms large, several first team players are entering the final months of their contracts.
West Ham could look into cashing in on stars come the New Year, to avoid exits on free transfers in the summer. Alternatively, staff behind the scenes could be working hard with players and agents on new contract deals.
LondonWorld looks at the seven West Ham first team players currently set to quit the club in the summer of 2025 as their deals come to an end.
Michail Antonio
ExWHUEmployee reported that Antonio signed a year contract extension with the club last September, to take him through to 2025, but that there is the option for an additional 12 months. In a new report from The Times, it emerges that West Ham could extend that deal as a result of the player's serious car crash at the weekend.
The 34-year-old endured a 'lower limb fracture' in the incident but was 'conscious and communicating and is currently under close supervision' after the crash involving his silver Ferrari. The Times claims that West Ham could offer a new contract to the player as a 'heartwarming gesture' to support his recovery with Antonio not set to play again this season due to the injury.
Lukasz Fabianski
Fabianski has become first choice between the sticks once again.Fabianski has become first choice between the sticks once again.
Fabianski has become first choice between the sticks once again. | Getty Images
The experienced goalkeeper had been due to leave the club as a free agent at the end of the last campaign but had a one-year extension triggered by the club last December. The shot-stopper is 39 years old but has usurped Alphonse Areola as first choice in recent weeks.
Vladimir Coufal
Had a 12-month extension on his West Ham contract activated last season to keep him with the club until next summer but was said not to be frustrated at being offered improved terms. Coufal has also recently hinted that a lack of playing time under Lopetegui may make him push for an exit sooner. He told Czech media: “When I talked to the coach (Julen Lopetegui), he told me that he was extremely happy with me. That he is convinced that I will get more minutes, more chances and start playing, that I am a great professional.
“I can’t say a bad word against the coach, or he has against me, it’s just that we don’t have a good time on the pitch yet. If it should continue like this, we have to sit down and see what to do next. I definitely don’t want to sit on the bench, I still feel like I can play in the Premier League.”
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Aaron Cresswell
West Ham confirmed that the stalwart defender had signed a one-year extension this summer. The player said: “Ten years is a long time, and I’ve loved every minute of it here.
"I’m delighted that I’m going to be here for at least another season. Me and my family are very happy down here. My son and daughter were both born here – my boy at Queen’s Hospital down the road in Romford – and he is West Ham mad.
“Every time I put the jersey on it means a lot to represent the Club. This year has been a bit of a change in role – I haven’t played as much, but I’ve been in football a long time to understand that there is a bigger picture than just playing every week. I’d like to think I’ve done that well when not playing, supporting the team and the lads."
Danny Ings
The striker signed a two-year deal when signing from Aston Villa in 2023, with that contract due to expire next summer. Ings had been said to be in for a revival under Julen Lopetegui, but that is yet to happen. Recently departed Hammers scout Mick Brown told Football Insider: “West Ham signed Danny Ings because they had a goals deficit. He was a buyable asset in terms of his availability and cost, so the club were keen to make a move to bring him in to help out.
Danny Ings is still struggling for game time at West Ham.Danny Ings is still struggling for game time at West Ham.
Danny Ings is still struggling for game time at West Ham. | Getty Images
“I’ve always thought he’s one of those players who’s as honest as the day is long, but he’s not a Premier League player any more. That’s the bottom line, that’s what the club will be looking at now and that’ll be their thinking. It’s very unlikely that they’ll offer him a new deal, from what I know they’ll let him leave when his contract runs out at the end of the season."
Jean-Clair Todibo
The centre-back arrived on loan from Nice this summer and would leave the London Stadium at the end of the campaign. However, West Ham hold the obligation to buy the player for £35 million, depending on the number of appearances that he makes - as per Sean Whetstone this summer.
Carlos Soler
Signed on a season-long loan from Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the summer window and will therefore leave at the end of the current campaign. It is believed the club does not hold an option to buy due to the player's salary in France.
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