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Mick Brown
Sun 25 May 2025 13:35, UK
West Ham will allow Tomas Soucek to leave the club this summer to help fund a replacement, according to their former scout.
Mick Brown, who also worked as the chief scout at Man United and Blackburn and remains very well-connected at his former clubs, exclusively told Football Insider that the 30-year-old is not part of Graham Potter’s plans for the future.
Instead, the money raised from his sale will be put towards signing a new midfielder who better suits the manager’s system and style of play.
There are concerns about the Czech Republic international’s influence out of possession despite his aerial presence and physical threat.
This comes after Football Insider revealed West Ham could accept £10million bids for Soucek amid growing interest from the likes of Leeds United.
Meanwhile, Brown told Football Insider that David Moyes could bring Soucek to Everton as they have maintained a strong relationship.
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Tomas Soucek could be allowed to leave West Ham. (Credit Imago)
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Football Insider revealed on 27 April that Everton and Leeds will race to sign Soucek, while Potter plans to reduce the average age of his squad.
Brown, who has a wealth of experience in top-level player recruitment after over a decade at Man United during their most successful period, has insisted the Hammers will move to sign a replacement if he is allowed to leave the club.
“*Soucek has done well for West Ham in different ways,*” he told Football Insider.
“But he’s a player who the game can bypass for long periods of time.
“Sometimes you can forget he’s on the pitch, then a corner or free kick comes in and he gets on the end of it because that’s what he does.
“But the game itself between the two boxes, he very rarely contributes to it.
“Potter wants midfield players who are comfortable in possession, can keep the play moving and play through the lines.
“Soucek is not one of those, so I think Potter is willing to let him go.
“Then, they can use the money from his sale to bring in a player who suits them better.
“They want a player more suited to the manager’s style and from what I hear they have already been looking at potential options.
*“He’s done a good job since he’s been there but he’s not the right type of player for what the manager is aiming to do there.*“
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Graham Potter has big plans for the summer window. (Credit: Imago)
Mohammed Kudus exit update emerges at the London Stadium
Soucek is not the only player who could be allowed to leave the London Stadium this summer, as there is growing interest in Mohammed Kudus.
Brown told Football Insider on 20 May that West Ham will listen to offers for Kudus as Potter is prepared to move on without the 24-year-old.
His underwhelming performances have led to a growing belief that they could cash in and use the money to reinvest in strengthening Potter’s squad.
However, with clubs unlikely to pay his £80million release clause, Brown told Football Insider West Ham will accept offers for Kudus below his release clause value.
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