by Staff Writer
Monday, 7th July 2025
Welcome to KUMB's latest transfer rumour round-up - five stories from around the web featuring players potentially on West Ham's shopping list, or current Hammers on the radar of other clubs...
Richard Rios
West Ham's pursuit of Palmeiras midfielder Richard Rios has stalled in recent days following the suggestion that the Hammers saw a €25million offer rejected by his current club.
And while Serie A's Inter have also expressed interest and previously been viewed as United's main competitor for the 25-year-old Colombian, it has emerged that Saudi side Al Hilal - for whom money is no object - have entered the fray and are said to be preparing a bid that would satisfy the Brazilian club's demands. A fee of €30million is considered likely to tempt Palmeiras into a sale.
Source: notizie-inter.it
El Hadji Malick Diouf
Slavia Prague's chairman says none of West Ham's offers for El Hadji Malick Diouf have exceeded €20m - the minimum asking price set for the Senegalese international.
"There were two offers but neither of them exceeded €20million," Jaroslav Tvrdík is reported as stating. "We have been saying the price for Malick will be €20m or more but we do not have received such an offer."
However manager Jindrich Trpisovsky remains convinced the deal will be concluded soon. "The situation is always the same," he added. "We're all thinking about a transfer. It's just a matter of time. The club's management is taking care of it. Malick has an individual [[training] plan now as we don't want to take any risks."
Source: x.com
Nayef Aguerd
According to our friends across the channel at L'Equipe (via GFFN), Ligue 1 runners-up Marseille have reignited their interest in West Ham's wantaway Moroccan defender Nayef Aguerd.
Roberto De Zerbi is said to have identified central defence as a key area for improvement this summer and is said to be keen on the 29-year-old, despite having already signed CJ Egan-Riley from Burnley and Facundo Medina from Lens in recent days. The French outlet claim Aguerd is currently considered a "priority target" for Les Phocéens.
Source: getfootballnewsfrance.com
Ademola Lookman
West Ham are reported to be one of numerous clubs monitoring the position of Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman.
The 27-year-old, who once missed a penalty at West Ham that cost Fulham a point during his time at Craven Cottage is seeking a return to the Premier League which is said to have alerted the Hammers. However an asking price north of £40million is likely to be sufficient to dissuade the Hammers from making a move. Tottenham are also interested, it is claimed, and consider Lookman as a potential alternative to Mohammed Kudus.
Source: sky-sport.ch
Zion Suzuki
West Ham are said to be monitoring the progress of Parma's Japanese goalkeeper Zion Suzuki, who arrived in Europe two years ago.
At just 22 year of age the former Urawa Red Diamonds stopper is to be considered one for the future, but sources in Italy believe the Hammers could be ready to make a pitch to sign the young talent as back-up to Alphonse Areola.
Source: parmalive.com
And one for luck...
Douglas Luiz
West Ham may not have been explicitly linked with the player yet this transfer window but former Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz has been made available for transfer by his current club.
Back in January, shortly before Graham Potter's arrival the Hammers expressed interest in bringing the midfielder - who missed a number of games during the 2024/25 campaign due to injury - back to England on loan. Today it was revealed that Juventus would accept a cut-price offer of around half the €50million fee they paid Villa for Luiz last summer, after he made just three starts for I Bianconeri last season. Watch this space...
Source: x.com/RudyGaletti
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