There will clearly be a high turnover of players at West Ham United in the summer.
West Ham head coach Graham Potter has to make some big moves in the summer window.
The Hammers boss is said to be plotting a big squad revamp this summer at the London Stadium.
The mess left behind by Julen Lopetegui and David Moyes before him was substantial, and Potter has a serious amount of work to do.
The problem is that funds are said to be tight at West Ham right now.
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However, the good news is that a lot of underperforming players will be leaving.
And one big earner in particular is set for the London Stadium exit door.
Danny Ings is finished at West Ham with Premier League club keen
The 32-year-old striker has been a truly awful signing for the Hammers.
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David Moyes brought him to the London Stadium for around £12 million from Aston Villa in January 2023.
The former Burnley, Liverpool, Southampton and Aston Villa man never fit into David Moyes’s system, nor Julen Lopetegui’s or Graham Potter’s setups.
He will be out of contract with West Ham in just a few month’s time. Ings was actually close to leaving West Ham in the January window, but he stayed put in the end.
And I would be shocked if the Hammers hierarchy offer the ageing a striker a new deal.
His time at the London Stadium is clearly done.
And if I’m being honest, he’s probably finished at the very highest level as well.
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A good striker in his heyday, Ings has regressed badly since swapping the West Midlands for East London two years ago.
But where to next for Ings?
Southampton want to sign Danny Ings
So it seems like the striker could be set to return to St Mary’s in the summer transfer window.
According to a report from The Sunday Mirror (print edition March 9th, page 70), Southampton are keen to bring Ings back to the south coast.
The Hammers obviously won’t get a fee for him, with his contract set to expire soon.
However, it will be a big boost for West Ham to get Danny Ings’ extortionate £125k-a-week wages off the books.
Once we get him out the door, there should be plenty of salary space freed up to bring in a top-class striker.