West Ham star Jarrod Bowen is facing an uncertain future at the London Stadium following the club's relegation to the Championship.
Despite scoring in his side's 3-0 win over Leeds on the last day of the Premier League season, victory for Tottenham against Everton condemned the Hammers to 18th spot.
Jarrod Bowen reacts after West Ham are relegated to the Championship
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Bowen was unable to keep West Ham in the Premier LeagueCredit: Getty
While Nuno Espirito Santo will remain in charge, the east London outfit's drop back down into England's second-tier has led to fans fearing that their top players could decide to move on.
As well as skipper Bowen, Mateus Fernandes, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Crysencio Summerville, Taty Castellanos and Tomas Soucek have been linked with transfers away from the club.
But it is Bowen that fans are desperate to keep hold off, with the forward chipping in with 85 goals and 63 assists in 280 games since joining from Hull in January 2020.
The match-winning hero of West Ham's Conference League final win over Fiorentina in 2023, Bowen has reached double digits for goals in each of the last five seasons.
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In the aftermath of West Ham's relegation, the 29-year-old issued an emotional social media post, where he apologised to the fans - stressing they deserve to be a top-flight team.
However, he has yet to give any indication that he will be part of their squad next campaign.
Speaking to the BBC about whether he will remain at the club, Bowen declared: "It's still very, very raw.
"Talking about futures is disrespectful to the club, the fans, everything like that."
talkSPORT's chief football correspondent Alex Crook believes that Bowen will be on his way out of the club, with Liverpool cult hero Danny Murphy insisting he will be available for up to £40million.
As if the England international's West Ham story wasn't complete enough, Bowen is married to Dani Dyer - the daughter of iconic actor Danny - and even shares twins with the TV personality.
Danny Dyer on talkSPORT Drive
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Dyer previously opened up on the two clubs he will give Bowen his blessing to pay for
Bowen is married to Danny Dyer's daughter, Dani, and shares two kids with her
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Bowen is married to Danny Dyer's daughter, Dani, and shares two kids with herCredit: Getty
And speaking to talkSPORT in 2025, Dyer commented on the potential prospect of Bowen departing his beloved West Ham in the future.
Though he declared there are only two elite clubs in world football that he will give his blessing to his son-in-law joining.
Asked if Bowen would ever go to now-Premier League champions Arsenal, Dyer told talkSPORT: “He’s never going to do that, why would he? What’s in it for him?”
Drive co-host Andy Goldstein then asked about Real Madrid, to which Dyer said: “He’s got to go then, hasn’t he?
"Real Madrid? Yeah, for sure.”
Dyer was then asked about Chelsea, with Dyer clapping back: “Why would he go there?”
Jarrod Bowen scores against Leeds
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Bowen scored against Leeds in what could have been his final West Ham matchCredit: Getty
When pressed whether Manchester City would be an acceptable move, Dyer begrudgingly stated: “Listen, it’s his career.
“City? I wouldn’t mind that, I’d suffer that.
“I’m not going to lie, it would hurt, but he’s a grown man and he makes his own decisions.
“It would obviously hurt, but of course I would be over the moon for him.”
Dyer has regularly spoken about his relationship with Bowen and says that it's the West Ham star's unassuming personality that makes him so much more than a good footballer.
Dyer explained: "It’s how humble he is. He doesn’t watch Match Of The Day.
West Ham United's Jarrod Bowen applauds the fans at the final whistle during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Leeds United
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Bowen has been on the Hammers' books since joining from Hull in 2020Credit: Getty
“Footballers, they obviously can’t watch themselves on tele and Match Of The Day is only on tele once a week, so I thought he’d watch it, but he doesn’t.
“I love the fact that he doesn’t watch it. He plays his game, he gets on with it, he doesn’t really like talking about it.
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“We rarely talk about football. I give him a little message every now and then after a game or before a game – sometimes he blanks me and fair enough, but he just gets on with it and that’s what I love about him.
“There’s nothing stereotypically footballer about him."