Masterstroke smokescreen from David Sullivan sees West Ham close in on exceptional striker

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David Sullivan has worked his magic once again for West Ham United it seems.

West Ham co-owner David Sullivan has received plenty of stick from the fans throughout the years.

However, the way that he has backed his managers over the past few years has been impressive to say the least.

In fact, he has done a whole lot of good things for the Hammers recently.

That said, he should have moved quicker to sack Julen Lopetegui, rather than waiting for the Spaniard to walk.

The appointment of Graham Potter was a very ambitious one, and now Sullivan and co must provide the 49-year-old with the tools that he needs to achieve success at the London Stadium.

That’s exactly what the Hammers co-owner is doing it seems.

And Sullivan played a key role in getting a deal for Evan Ferguson over the line.

West Ham close to confirming Evan Ferguson deal

It has been a quiet January transfer window on the whole for the Hammers so far, but that is about to change.

All the talk recently has been about West Ham signing a striker.

And now a deal to sign Evan Ferguson from Brighton has been agreed.

However, it was clearly a long and challenging process to get a deal done with the Seagulls.

I’m convinced that the 20-year-old Irishman will be a really big hit at the London Stadium.

The reason terms have finally been agreed seems to be that some exceptional work from Sullivan helped speed up the process.

Sure, he’s not the most popular of figures amongst the Hammers fanbase, but you can’t argue with his business acumen.

Smokescreen from David Sullivan helped seal West Ham deal

Rumours emerged this week that the Hammers were closing in on a deal to sign Arthur Cabral from Benfica.

However, it has now become clear that the Hammers were merely just playing a game.

A Bola (print edition February 1st, page 6) suggested on Saturday that West Ham were keeping the 26-year-old striker and Benfica in limbo, as a deal to sign Ferguson rumbled on in the background.

And now O Jogo (print edition February 2nd, page 9) are claiming that West Ham have officially walked away from the deal to potentially sign Cabral.

Excellent work from West Ham co-owner David Sullivan.

If we end up with Evan Ferguson I will be delighted.

That said, I would have preferred a buy option to have been included in the deal but beggars can’t be choosers.