TWO POINTS is still a very precarious fingertip-hold on Premier League survival, but it seems there’s a behind the scenes position being considered by the recruitment team within the club where West Ham don’t get relegated and go into the summer window needing to fill gaps in their squad.
If Nuno has looked at his midfield for 26/7 and considered both Freddie Potts and Soungoutou Magassa to be short on top tier quality, it would explain the story published by footballfancast.com that:
Six games remain and West Ham sit 17th, two points above the drop zone with one of the most turbulent seasons in recent memory drawing towards a conclusion. What makes the situation stranger is that planning for next season is already under way regardless.
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But the rumour that they are working on an offer at all reflects the planning being done at the club for a scenario in which they stay up, rebuild, and look to move in a different direction from the season they have just endured.
IF true it shows that there’s activity behind the scenes to build on ‘survival’ for the summer rather than sleepwalking into a window without a plan. Smacks very much of Nuno’s long term strategy, but Hammers fans will wonder first and foremost where the money is coming from.