In today's West Ham United transfer news, the club has been linked with Ryan Naderi and Marko Stamenić. Also, Daniel Cummings is set to be loaned out to Aldershot Town.
Ryan Naderi could be West Ham's next Czech star
Signing a centre-forward would appear to be a priority for West Ham in the January transfer window. Pablo has been frozen out under Scott Parker, and Taty Castellanos could return to Argentina with River Plate.
It has now been reported that West Ham wants to sign Naderi from Rangers. TEAMtalk has reported: "Sources confirm interest from two Championship clubs: Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Ham. They have also confirmed that an unnamed Premier League side and a German Bundesliga outfit are also showing interest in Naderi."
West Ham have shown that they can pry away top players from the biggest clubs, even now that they are in the Championship. The Hammers signed Arne Engels from Celtic over the summer. Naderi has starred for Rangers this season, scoring nine goals with six assists in 17 games in all competitions.
He is from Germany and came through the ranks at Borussia Mönchengladbach and had a spell with Hansa Rostock before joining the Gers. Naderi was able to represent Germany and Bulgaria too, but chose to play for the Czech Republic.
With Czechia, Naderi is a teammate of West Ham legend Tomas Soucek. Also, in the Czech's current squad are former Hammers Vladimir Coufal and Alex Kral. It would be fitting for him to join West Ham, which has had many great Czech players over the years.
Marko Stamenić also linked with West Ham
West Ham will know all about Stamenić, as he played for Swansea City against the Hammers earlier in the season. That was seen as a statement win for the Hammers, but form soon turned, and Nuno Espírito Santo was sacked.
The journalist, Burle Junior, posted on X: "West Ham are monitoring Swansea’s 24-year-old New Zealand midfielder, with Scott Parker an admirer of the player. The Hammers are considering a move during the winter window as they assess options to strengthen their midfield."
West Ham could do with boosting their defensive midfield options by signing Stamenić. However, Swansea are a promotion rival to the Hammers. Therefore, the Swans will be reluctant to sell their star New Zealander to the Hammers.
Daniel Cummings to go on loan
Cummings came through the ranks at Celtic and played once for their first team. This came as a substitute in a 4-2 defeat to Aston Villa in the Champions League. Since joining West Ham, he is yet to play for the senior side.
The striker has been prolific for the Hammers' Under-21s, scoring 11 goals with one assist in 37 matches. However, he needs to get more experience in senior football. Pete O'Rourke of Football Insider has revealed that "West Ham forward Daniel Cummings is set to join National League side Aldershot on loan."
West Ham U21s play in the National League Cup, where Cummings scored against Aldershot in a 3-0 win earlier in the campaign. Now the Shots will want Cummings to be putting the ball in the back of the net for them.
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