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West Ham has decided to partake in being one of the several clubs interested in the flying Irishman, Troy Parrott. Despite his immense success at the World Cup qualifying stage and scoring a hat-trick which sent Ireland to the qualification spots, Nuno’s interest runs a lot deeper than a spike of form.

Nuno’s first interest in Troy Parrott spiked through his short stint as a Spurs manager once he first met, at the time, the youth prospect. The forward wouldn’t receive much or any gametime, seeing as a prime Harry Kane was capturing the starting spot, subsequently leading to Parrott being sent to MK Dons.

After the inevitable came along for the Irishman, in the 2024/25 season, he made a move to AZ Alkmaar, where he achieved 25 G/A in his first campaign, which spiked Nuno’s interest in the forward once again, whilst at Nottingham Forest, attempting to sign him, but a fee couldn’t be agreed due to Alkmaar’s reluctance to sell.

However, if a ‘pot of gold’ offer were to be placed for Troy Parrott, AZ Alkmaar would highly consider the proposal, given that they paid €4,000,000 for him initially and the Dutch giants haven’t had a significant sale in a while, but don’t be surprised if a lot of back-and-forth conversations were to arise given the player it’s for.

Taking into account that Parrott has managed 15 G/A in just 14 appearances this season, Nuno's initially rejected interest at Forest could be reconsidered by David Sullivan at West Ham, but it's uncertain whether he would fit the special Sully criteria.

Whilst this link might be Parrot’ed around by a handful of others, the previous connections would suggest it’s got a leg or two to stand on, though you’d hope the club would sign a two-legged striker considering half of them haven’t been!

The fans surrounding West Ham have strongly stated that we need the owners to dig deep into their pockets and make some smart investments, rather than sign an ageing, injury-prone player for outrageous money.

Someone a bit like Malick Diouf, someone who, at the moment, if he were sold, we’d make a profit, it’s what can happen with a young exciting prospect!

However, as the January window looms into the distance and Nuno prepares for his keeps and throws, the imminent statement that ‘we’ve got no money’ is bound to come around from the puppeteers above and most’ll be anticipating a poor window, so it is time to seek out some loan deals?

Well, similarly to our comical past of transfers, the loan deals don’t look too great either, if we take into consideration our past five loans, you’ll end up with the ludicrous list of Carlos Soler, Igor Julio, Todibo, Ferguson and Kalvin Phillips… now try read that list without getting an ache, it’s totally and utterly dire to read a list as such.

The best one to come out of the recent loans would be Igor, and considering he’s played 3 matches, that says enough.

The Hammers have obviously seen some successful loans, such as with Tomas Soucek, Dawson, and Areola, but it’s the same case of finding a handful of gems amongst a flock of feathers.

Numerous names are ringing around the market for loans as everyone’s desperate to secure some game time in order to bolster their chances at being selected for the 2026 World Cup campaign, but if we aren’t able to secure a buy option for a top player then who is it a ‘benefit’ for? The latest on Kobbie Mainoo suggests a move to West Ham could be on the cards, but only on a straight 6-month loan with a guarantee of game time…

A question of whether the Hammers will become feeders for the transfer window remains unanswered, but all will become apparent soon - LN

Across Nuno’s past, he’s had one of his most successful spells at Wolves, in which he had a Mexican Talisman to lead the lines. Raul Jimenez was a crucial forward for the club’s success and was a primary outlet for Nuno’s goals, so it has been decided to target the South American way and not sign the striker from Fulham himself.

The Hammers have been keeping an eye on Mexican giant Santiago Gimenez from AC Milan after the Italian’s are ready to throw in the towel, and use him as a pawn in their attempts to secure Fullkrug within the deal.

The club were previously interested in Santiago Gimenez whilst he was at Feyenoord. Last Summer, he made the move to Italy, where he has made 9 appearances and is goalless in all and has a measly sole assist to his name. A deal was concluded for a standard €30,000,000 fee in which AC Milan will hope to recoup the majority of it if a deal is done with the Hammers.

Contrary to some’s beliefs, Nichlas Fullkrug has a lot of interest in him for the January window, so concluding a deal shouldn’t be too difficult and his replacement will eventually be sorted out, but in the best-case scenario, a swap deal with AC Milan could be completed… added cash on our side the club has acknowledged but utilising the Kraut to negotiate a lower fee could be vital.

Sullivan has always liked an obscure nation that attracts attention, now might just be his time to strike. - LN