Seven players will definitely leave West Ham in the summer as council’s pothole solution awaits

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West Ham United never seem to learn when it comes to squad rebuilds.

David Moyes was forced into a huge squad overhaul back in the summer of 2022, when he signed eight new players for West Ham.

This was required because of poor recruitment during the previous two seasons.

Julen Lopetegui then arrived at the London Stadium this summer just gone, and faced similar problems.

The Spaniard had to bring in nine new players, but we still have an extremely unbalanced and ageing squad.

It has been claimed that the Hammers owners have not been too pleased by Lopetegui’s summer recruitment.

The problem is that West Ham face yet another huge rebuild next summer, with numerous players set to leave the club.

I believe as many as seven will definitely move on from the Hammers.

The key for us will be not to fall into the age-old ‘council filling in potholes’ trap…

Seven players will definitely leave West Ham in the summer

There will undoubtedly be a huge turnaround of players yet again at the London Stadium at the end of the season.

Here are seven players who I think will definitely be leaving this summer…

Lukasz Fabianski

The 39-year-old will be out of contract in the summer, and I think he’ll be moved on. He has actually been in decent form for us since winning his place back in the team, but it’s clear to see he cannot succeed in a side that passes out from the back. I firmly believe he’ll be off in the summer.

Vladimir Coufal

Like Fabianski, the 32-year-old’s deal is set to end in seven month’s time. Coufal is not happy with his playing time at the London Stadium right now, and I think he’ll definitely be off.

Aaron Cresswell

Cress – the club’s vice-captain – is clearly not good enough to be playing Premier League football anymore. I have no doubts that he’ll be off in the summer when his contract ends.

Carlos Soler

Unfortunately, the Spaniard has failed miserably for West Ham so far. However, it must be said that he hasn’t been given a proper chance to prove himself. That said, he seems to be completely ill-suited to the Premier League, and I don’t think we’ll be signing him permanently.

Michail Antonio

The 34-year-old’s time at the top is clearly coming to an end. He has still led the line valiantly for us this season, but we need to make a major upgrade on him in order to be successful.

Danny Ings

Ing’s contract ends in the summer of 2025, and he will definitely be off. An awful signing by David Moyes from the start, the 32-year-old has experienced a horrid time at the London Stadium.

Mohammed Kudus

The 24-year-old is our most talented attacking player, and he is said to be drawing interest from Arsenal (Daily Mail). He is clearly destined to play for a top team, and I firmly believe he’ll leave in the summer – there will undoubtedly be a club that activates his £85 million release clause.

West Ham akin to council repairing potholes

The thing is, the likes of Lucas Paqueta, Konstantinos Mavropanos and Edson Alvarez could easily leave as well.

And even if they don’t, West Ham face another major squad rebuild in the summer. That means that by the time the 2025 transfer window rolls around, the Hammers would have needed three huge rebuilds out of the last four summer windows.

That just proves that there is something wrong with out recruitment. It’s like when the council fills in potholes on the roads with cheap concrete, and within a couple of weeks the hole in the road is back.

They then have to fill the holes again, but with cheap concrete, and so the cycle continues.

If you’re going to address something properly, you have to think with a long-term vision in mind, otherwise you end up spending more in the long run.

West Ham have fallen into the ‘council filling potholes’ trap over the past three years. Hopefully Tim Steidten addresses that issue properly next summer, because a lot of players could be set to leave.

The way forward for the Hammers will be to sign talented young players, much like Brighton do.

The average age of our squad needs to be lowered urgently, and hopefully after the 2025 window, we won’t need any more drastic rebuilds for a while.