With West Ham United scrambling to welcome the reinforcements they need to avoid the drop, they've reportedly been offered the chance to sign a Champions League-level striker.
Potter: "Hurting" West Ham need unity
It was another defeat for West Ham in midweek and arguably their most frustrating yet as they crashed out of the Carabao Cup to Wolverhampton Wanderers. Just when the Hammers looked on course to pick up a much-needed victory, Jorgen Strand Larsen struck twice late on to compile Graham Potter's misery.
Things reached boiling point at full-time to make matters worse, with captain Jarrod Bowen caught in an ugly confrontation with a disgruntled fan in the aftermath. And whilst he has since apologised, there's no denying that it summed up just where West Ham find themselves at this current point in time.
Potter also admitted that his side are "hurting" after how they've started the season and called for unity, telling reporters: "We're all in pain so we need everybody to help. We need everybody's support. We need to push forward and on to the next match.
"The team's suffering at the moment, we all are, we're all hurting. I can assure you no-one's happy. Our supporters have been fantastic. They are hurting because of the results we've had and Jarrod obviously cares about the club and the team.
"It's just an exchange of views by people who care. Everyone is hurting, rightly so because we haven't had the results we'd like. Jarrod has been a fantastic captain and servant for the club."
Those at the London Stadium are in need of a solution and with just three days left of the summer transfer window, reports are suggesting that they've been offered exactly that.
West Ham offered Boniface deal
According to GiveMeSport, West Ham have now been offered the chance to sign Victor Boniface from Bayer Leverkusen. The Nigerian striker stole the headlines for all the wrong reasons recently when he failed a medical at AC Milan to end any chance of that move taking place. Now back to square one, the Hammers could swoop in and offer the forward a last-gasp move.
Despite how desperate all parties are for Boniface to get his move away from Bayer Leverkusen, West Ham could still be forced to pay a premium price. Milan's recent agreement was reportedly a straight loan with an option to buy worth as much as £21m and the German club are unlikely to change that demand.
Victor-Boniface-Leverkusen
For a player once described by Xabi Alonso as "powerful" and "quick", however, West Ham would be wise to at least seal an initial loan move as the transfer window comes to a close.