West Ham’s [Mohammed Kudus](https://www.claretandhugh.info/west-hams-kudus-makes-saudi-pro-league-decision/) was widely reported as wanting to stay in Europe’s top competitions rather than take the Saudi dollar and leave for the money-laden footballing wastelands of the Saudi Pro League. It seems domestic interest is genuine but whether any Premier League clubs is prepared to stump up sufficient cash to tempt David Sullivan to sell, remains to be seen.
The latest to be linked is **Newcastle United**: Aligning with Kudus’ hopes of staying in the Premier League, the Magpies are claimed to be looking at both Brian Mbuemo and Kudus as candidates for a bid, according to _[givemesport.com.](https://www.givemesport.com/newcastle-want-to-sign-world-class-forward-with-mbeumo-after-scouting-mission/) In their article_
_“Newcastle Want to Sign ‘World-Class’ Forward With Mbeumo After Scouting Mission”_ they claim that :
_“Kudus is one of three Premier League wingers whom Newcastle have “extensively scouted” this season. They are keen on signing Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo, who is top of their wishlist, and have also been watching Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo.”_
Arsenal still linked, Liverpool still considering – whether Sullivan’s hoped for £80 million plus is coming in June is yet to be decided: Certainly the signs are ‘good’ for a sale and good for the player who seems desired to look to leave London Stadium in the summer. _Footballinsider247.com’s_ ‘exclusive’ this morning suggests Kudus could be available for £20 million less than his release clause.
The best price is still more likely to be from a Saudi Pro-League bid, which Kudus himself is likely to resist having declared that he wants to play in the best competitions- somewhere in Europe therefore -but with only a handful of clubs willing to spend north of £70 million on anybody, it is likely to be a nervous time for the West Hm board to see if the market ambition matches Hammers’ expectations.