With the transfer window drawing towards its conclusion, the best of the crop appear to be getting picked off whilst West Ham still tread water on the much needed midfield upgrade. It looks very much as if the Hammers will be into the season opener against Sunderland with an unchanged midfield unit apart, of course, from the addition of [Freddie Potts](https://www.claretandhugh.info/freddie-potts-creates-huge-impression/) who was out on loan last season. Not quite what Hammers fans were hoping for.
Yes the Irons have added a top tier goal keeper, two full backs and a freebie striker but the attacking midfield options haven’t changed. And I for one am pleased to see old Hammers manager David Moyes win the race for Manchester City’s troubled ex ‘£100 million man’ – I don’t see **Jack Grealish** fitting in at London Stadium even if there was a way to bring him in without busting open the wage structure and creating a lot of unhappy colleagues.
[Londonworld.com](https://www.londonworld.com/sport/football/spurs/tottenham-west-ham-grealish-transfer-everton-5264873) makes the claim that Moyes’ Everton side are in line to succeed with the recruiting of Grealish to the Toffees’ ranks, following the signing last week of another Hammers midfield target Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (_already dubbed by Everton fan site Goodisonnews.com a ‘masterstroke’_).
As the news web site reports: “_West Ham are set to miss out on a loan swoop for in-demand Manchester City winger Jack Grealish this summer with Premier League rivals Everton now in advanced talks to bring the England international to Merseyside.”_
Everton do seem to be amassing a pretty impressive squad whilst West Ham fans sit and look on with envy. The Toffees €83 million nett spend – without Grealish – is looking mighty shrewd compared with the Hammers £140 million last summer. It will be interesting to look up the table from West Ham’s position and see how Moyes manages to mesh his squad together next season.
The Hammers will be focussed on their own acquisitions this week so we are keeping everything crossed that a Fernandes or Ramsey lands before the end of the window so that West Ham can compete better with the likes of Everton.