Fabrizio Romano has dropped a potentially devastating update involving West Ham United after a clear leak from a star player’s camp.
West Ham fans took their frustrations out on Fabrizio Romano during the summer transfer window.
The world renowned transfer insider had broken news that Lucas Paqueta wanted out of West Ham on the eve of the new season.
That sparked claim and counterclaim over the validity of Romano’s information.
Especially when Paqueta ended up staying at West Ham amid interest from Aston Villa, celebrating a goal at Forest on deadline day by making it clear he was going nowhere.
Romano proved right about Paqueta wanting out of West Ham
Romano has always been adamant that Paqueta wanted out of the London Stadium in the summer.
He was proved right when the January window rolled around as the Brazilian demanded to leave West Ham for his boyhood club Flamengo.
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After a three-week saga, the 28-year-old was sold to the Brazilian giants for £36.5m, abandoning West Ham when they needed him most as they fight to stay in the Premier League.
Paqueta was not the only high profile Hammer linked with a move away in January, though.
Crysencio Summerville has arguably been West Ham’s best player of late.
If the Hammers are to have any chance of staying up, they will need the flying Dutchman to maintain his superb form.
Summerville was linked with moves away to Germany and even Spurs last month.
West Ham insisted the former Leeds man would not be sold as the claims were completely rubbished.
But now Romano has made a devastating new West Ham claim after a leak from the star’s camp.
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The respected transfer insider’s update is likely to raise serious concerns in east London, especially in light of the stories that were doing the rounds over the last month.
If West Ham are to survive, Summerville will be key.
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And if the Hammers do manage to pull off Great Escape, the big hope is that the likes of Summerville will stick around and have this young, new-look side built around them.
The bad news for West Ham fans, though, is that Romano says the rumours in January were not idle speculation.
In fact, he expects Summerville to push to leave the Hammers in the summer with a move on the cards.
According to Romano, West Ham rejected two offers from the Premier League and Serie A for Summerville in January.
The Italian reporter did say West Ham’s board categorically insisted Summerville was untouchable in January.
He also makes it clear Summerville himself – unlike Paqueta – was happy to stay and help West Ham try to avoid relegation.
But, ominously, Romano says ‘the summer will be different’ and Summerville is expected to be one to watch in June with ‘several clubs keen’.
Hammers must survive to have any chance of keeping Summerville
It is clear West Ham simply must stay up if they are to have any hope of keeping Summerville in the summer.
But it seems they will have a fight on their hands to do that even if they do somehow turn around what is essentially a seven point gap on Forest or Leeds.
To Summerville’s credit he did not push to abandon West Ham with other clubs sniffing around.
While Paqueta’s desperation to leave was driven by the two-year FA spot-fixing ordeal, there is no hiding the fact he left the club in a very awkward situation and poor bargaining position when full focus should have been on helping the club’s battle against the drop.
It appears the summer will see Summerville’s loyalty tested further, though, even if the Hammers stay up.
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