Like many West Ham fans, I have been trying to figure out who, out of the current crop of players, will be poached from the club in the event of relegation, and who would be likely to remain. There are, of course, the obvious candidates who would be off quicker than you could say “Championship dogfight”.
Crysencio Summerville and Mateus Fernandes are both likely to be the first out of the door, with admirers domestically and abroad. Fernandes’ recent call-up to the Portuguese national squad will give him a taste of what he’s missing, both in terms of quality teammates but also the clubs they play for. In fact, even in the event of survival, West Ham could struggle to hold on to the player.
Factor in departures for Axel Disasi, [Jean-Clair Todibo](https://www.claretandhugh.info/west-ham-exclusive-nuno-boost-as-key-star-set-for-shock-return-after-injury-scare/), Jarrod Bowen, Malick Diouf and Aaron Wan-Bissaka, and there is not a lot left to make a team up with.
New name emerges in West Ham exit fears
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However, there is one late entry to the departure lounge, and that is a certain Konstantinos Mavropanos. Because Dinos has been quietly making something of a reputation for himself at West Ham this season.
No longer is the big Greek understudy to the more expensive players, he is currently performing like one of the best central defenders in the league. And that brings with it unwanted attention.
So anyone who assumed that Mavropanos might be one of the ‘keepers’ in the event of relegation might have to think again.