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West Ham have been backed to enter the race to sign Arsenal wonderkid Max Dowman on loan in January [@footballleaguew]. The highly-rated winger becomes eligible for a loan move when he turns 17 on December 31

Uganda are targeting Divine Mukasa to switch his international allegiance ahead of AFCON 2027, which they will co-host [@algerianfooty]. 🇺🇬⚒️ The 19-year-old currently represents England at youth level, but remains eligible to represent Uganda through his father.

West Ham could theoretically be owed £28MILLION by Man City in lost Premier League prize money following their guilty verdict, the third-highest figure of any club [@TheSunFootball].

Pablo Fornals has revealed that he and Manuel Pellegrini try not to talk about the Chilean’s sacking at West Ham, despite the pair being reunited at Real Betis. Despite their close relationship, Fornals says that is the one subject they avoid.

West Ham’s recruitment process has CHANGED. David Sullivan's scattergun approach of the past has been replaced by the board, recruitment team & Nuno all agreeing on targets together. ⚒️ Every signing is now assessed against whether it would block an Academy player’s path. 👏

West Ham could still move for free agent Solly March to provide competition and cover for Jarrod Bowen [@footballleaguew]. The former Brighton winger remains available on a free transfer after leaving the Seagulls this summer.

West Ham management and staff didn’t actually want Mohamadou Kanté signed when the club took a £400,000 gamble on him. [@HammersDotNews] Now the current management believe he has the potential to go right to the very top.

West Ham (4) have scored more goals from substitutes than ANY other team in the Championship this season. And a huge reason why is Mohamadou Kanté, who has scored more goals off the bench than any other player in the league (3).

Taty Castellanos is West Ham’s fastest player in the Championship this season, clocking a top speed of 36 km/h. ⚡️ He leads Jarrod Bowen (35.9), Joël Veltman (35.6) and Manor Solomon (35.3), with 12 Hammers already hitting 33+ km/h. Some serious pace in this West Ham side. 💨

Millwall vs West Ham produced more fouls than ANY other Championship game this season. 😤⚒️ A huge 35 fouls were committed in the 100th Dockers Derby, with West Ham edging that particular battle with 18 to Millwall’s 17. The Dockers Derby lived up to its reputation. 🔥

Jarrod Bowen led a dressing-room team talk at half-time against Millwall, rallying his teammates after an unacceptable first-half performance left West Ham 2-0 down [Via @TheAthleticFC]. The captain stepped up when his team needed a reaction. That’s leadership. 👏

“That is the biggest motivation for me, to help take West Ham back to the Premier League.” ❤️⚒️ As Tomáš Souček edges closer to his return from injury, the Czech midfielder has spoken about his determination to help put things right after relegation.

Dinos Mavropanos has been directly involved in FOUR goals across his last FIVE games for West Ham. 🤯🇬🇷⚒️ For a centre-back, that is some ridiculous attacking output, with all four goal contributions having come from set-piece situations.

Max Kilman (525) has made more passes than any other player in the Championship this season. 🎯 492 have found a teammate, giving Kilman a remarkable 93.7% pass completion rate. A huge part of the way West Ham are controlling possession and building from the back. 👏⚒️

Not the perfect defensive performance from West Ham, but Dinos Mavropanos put up some ridiculous numbers in the 3-2 win over Bolton. 🇬🇷⚒️ Monster performance. 🧱

"Knowing what I know now, perhaps I shouldn’t have gone to West Ham.” Niclas Füllkrug has opened up on his time at the club and the difficulties he faced adapting to the intensity, physicality, training and recovery demands of English football at 31.

Jarrod Bowen and Arne Engels have created more chances than ANY other players in the Championship this season. 🔥 🥇 Jarrod Bowen (16) 🥈 Arne Engels (14) These two could cause some serious damage in the Championship this season. ⚒️

Edvin Austbø has been handed West Ham’s No.35 shirt. It’s a number that’s had a fairly random collection of owners over the years, including: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jermain Defoe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Anton Ferdinand 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Reece Oxford 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Matthew Upson 🇮🇪 Darren Randolph Time for Austbø to make No.35 his own. 👀🇳🇴

Edvin Austbø is set to become just the fifth Norwegian to represent West Ham. 🇳🇴⚒️ 🇳🇴 Ragnvald Soma 🇳🇴 John Carew 🇳🇴 Martin Samuelsen 🇳🇴 Håvard Nordtveit 🇳🇴 Edvin Austbø Carew & Nordtveit hold the appearances record with just 21 games. Time for Austbø to take top spot? 👀

West Ham are leading the race to sign Watford captain Imran Louza [@Africafoot_com]. The Hammers are said to be battling Southampton for the midfielder, Louza’s representatives favour a move to east London with West Ham’s project considered the more attractive option.