Portuguese winger Jota Silva is said to be among the ones to watch out for this summer after an incredible 2023/24 campaign. The 24-year-old playing for Vitoria De Guimaraes scored 15 goals alongside providing ten assists as he was among the best left wingers in the Portuguese league last season.
Thus, the chances of a summer move for Jota Silva were very high as several Premier League clubs were interested in him. West Ham were also said to be one of the many admirers of the talented winger.
How Tim Steidten's Jota Silva plan helped West Ham sign Summerville
And a recent report from O Jogo claimed that Nottingham Forest submitted an official bid which was undisclosed. On top of that, the report revealed Silva's £17.5 million release clause in his contract amid huge interest from Nottingham Forest and West Ham. Even West Ham were very close to submit an offer to sign him.
This prompted Nottingham Forest to act quickly and secure the signing of Jota Silva on a £10 million deal. This move was a total game changer as Tim Steidten's interest in Silva prompted Forest to agree a deal with Vitoria de Guimaraes quickly. This, kept all the progress made by West Ham on the Summerville deal in the meanwhile go unnoticed leading West Ham to quickly move to sign Summerville avoiding any other club's last minute bid for the Dutch forward.
Also, this helped in agreeing the deal at £25 million which is a win win situation for West Ham both from a sporting as well as economic point of view. With this signing, Tim Steidten has again proved his quality when it comes to making shrewd signings in the transfer window.
After struggling to bring in a right back, Steidten pulled another masterclass which saw Manchester United to be more willing to sell Aaron Wan-Bissaka to West Ham and replacing him with Mazraoui. In his second transfer window as Hammers technical director, Tim Steidten is delivering on his expectation after he signed Ajax star players Edson Alvarez and Mohammed Kudus for a combined transfer fee of just £72 million last summer.