Tottenham cool interest on West Ham’s Kudus?
Caught in the middle of West Ham’s public admission of a failed move for Aston Villa’s Jacob Ramsey was an entirely different casualty of the transfer window.
A Hammers spokesman inadvertently—or perhaps intentionally—revealed the club’s interest in Ramsey when confirming the midfielder was heading to Tottenham. The inference was clear: we missed out because he chose Spurs.
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Personally, I wasn’t too concerned. Ramsey is a decent player, but no world-beater. Tottenham are in the Champions League next season, so aside from my usual anti Spurs bias and rivalry, it’s understandable why he’d choose them.
Far more concerning, in my opinion, is the suggestion that newly promoted Sunderland have beaten us to Habib Diarra after a month of negotiations. That one stings.
However, the most significant fallout from Spurs’ move for Ramsey could be its knock-on effect on Mohammed Kudus.
Only last week, five clubs—Newcastle, Arsenal, Spurs, Manchester United, and Chelsea—were reportedly in for the West Ham winger. As of Friday, that list had already shrunk to two, as Eddie Howe, Mikel Arteta, and Ruben Amorim all moved on to alternative targets.
Now, it seems any Spurs deal for Ramsey will end their interest in Kudus altogether—leaving just Chelsea.
Unfortunately for West Ham, the West Londoners don’t appear keen to splash serious cash on the Ghanaian. Instead, they’ve proposed all sorts of part-exchange deals featuring players Graham Potter has no interest in.
Unless something drastic happens soon, it might be time for Sullivan and Křetínský to dust off their wallets—because the longer this Kudus farce drags on, the more likely it is he’ll still be at the London Stadium next season.