It is getting difficult to see beyond the Lucas Paquetá loan deal to Aston Villa headlines just now. Sunday morning with less than 48 hours until the window slides shut and there late drama even concerning the [Nottingham Forest](https://www.claretandhugh.info/nottingham-forest-v-west-ham-preview-team-news-predicted-line-ups/) fixture which is in danger of becoming overshadowed by discussions surrounding West Ham’s ‘[he’s staying](https://www.claretandhugh.info/west-ham-play-hardball-as-paqueta-pushes-for-villa-transfer/)‘ pronouncement.
Away from the tug of love over West Ham’s playmaker, continued reports suggest the want away Nayef Aguerd will be released from his obvious Hammers purgatory and sold. Which nobody will lose any sleep over: Especially if Sunday’s “The Sun” newspaper is correct in picking up where we left off yesterday in linking the Hammers with a ‘firm approach’ for a deadline day move for England u21 defender **Charlie Cresswell.**
£13 million demanded from Toulouse for the now-23 year old would be a brilliant addition to West Ham’s back line and a long term upgrade on the almost 30 year-old Moroccan who has in truth never delivered on his promise after damaging an ankle in his first friendly.
Aguerd’s Hammers epitaph will be a bit like every one of my old school reports: _Great potential but should have tried harder: Never delivered on his promise._
With the prospect of a deadline-day move for Cresswell very possible at a decent, affordable figure, the Hammers, regardless of the ‘Brazilian’ bigger picture, could be finishing the window with a morale-boosting signing.