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West Ham United in the most recent days confirmed the signing of Manor Solomon from Tottenham Hotspur for a total £7m package. Nuno’s side were in dire need of a left winger after Keiber Lamadrid suffered an injury in pre-season, and Solomon proved to be the best value-for-money signing available.

In adition to Manor Solomon, West Ham have also taken a keen interest in Arsenal’s Reiss Nelson, the 26 year-old has only one year remaining on his contract and is set to leave Arsenal at the end of the 2026/27 campaign, the club would like to strike a deal on the cheap before the player is available on a free and he will be fighting Solomon for his place in the side.

Whilst both may be wingers and both might’ve played for North London clubs, the true significance they have in common… injuries!

Manor Solomon, who is 27 years old, has so far missed out on 888 days in his career due to injuries, and his soon-to-be counterpart, Reiss Nelson, has missed out on 596 days through injury! People used to say dumb and dumber, but now it’s numb and number!

Despite having Keiber Lamadrid, only at West Ham could the club sign his replacement with someone who was injury-prone… and then ensure that the injury-prone player has a backup with someone else who is also injury-prone - It’s good company at the medical centre I suppose.

The fee for Reiss Nelson is currently unknown, but it is assumed to be around £5-8m for the Englishman if the deal is completed, assuming that personal terms aren’t an impending issue.

West Ham’s Championship campaign will kickstart this Sunday with a 16:00 kick-off against Burnley.

Despite the summer being long, the same story of problems finding the right targets continues. It’s a precarious situation that the club are currently undergoing. Initially it was seen that Pablo would leave West Ham, but only a handful of clubs showed interest, and if so, the money offered was nowhere near good enough.

Galatasaray remain interested in the Brazilian, but interest is all there is.

Despite both Pablo and Taty remaining at the club, West Ham are looking to bring in another forward, and they’ve set their eyes on three targets: Troy Parrott, Wilson Isidor and Jamie Vardy.

West Ham have had a bid rejected by AZ Alkmaar for £17m as the Dutch side aim to receive a much higher fee; however, it seems at this moment in time that the Hammers will be able to agree a fee and that they’ve already gotten the agreement from Parrott himself to join.

In the event the Parrott deal falls through, attention will turn towards Sunderland’s Wilson Isidor, who initially refused a loan with an obligation deal with West Ham, but it is thought that if the Black Cats can find a replacement for the Haiti international before the end of the window, a deal could be struck.

The outlier is Jamie Vardy. The 39-year-old would like the move to West Ham, but the club see him as a final option and will have to test the waters entirely for Parrott and Isidor first before anything can go further for the Englishman.

At the moment, the striker position seems to be the priority, but a midfielder and another defender are still expected to be signed.

Time’s ticking, and Solomon is confirmed for a £7m deal, which brings our total spending this window to £8m!

The Hammers have kick-started the 2026/27 campaign with a victory as a brace from Taty Castellanos and Jarrod Bowen’s strike from range comfortably placed Nuno’s side into Round Two of the Carabao Cup. Yet despite the victory, it was still a nervy affair.

The first thirty minutes were carnage for West Ham, Portsmouth took the lead after persistently threatening the Hammers with a deflected strike from range. The travelling Portsmouth fans erupted and Hammer heads fell, but a feeling of relief dropped into the stadium after Taty converted from close range to make it 1-1.

It seemed West Ham were in for a pitiful afternoon, but as soon as Nuno’s side decided to start being onside in attacking plays, as well as playing the ball through the middle on the ground, chances unfolded and it was nothing but comfortable from there.

The captain placed us 2-1 up with a finish from outside the box, another deflected goal, but as the Hammers went into the second half, worry settled and upon walking out, Taty quickly placed a header past the Portsmouth goalkeeper and made it three.

The team played well all in all, a few difficulties would’ve been noticed, Mohammadou Kante struggled tremendously out on the wing, but given that he’s a central midfielder, it can be understood.

Edson Alvarez returned in Claret & Blue colours and put in a defensive shift which of course earned him his compulsory yellow card, but the Mexican served his purpose in midfield.

An impressive cameo from Veltman who came on and nearly scored within a few minutes of being on the pitch, and moments later he nearly claimed an assist through setting up Pablo, but the Brazilian would strike the post from inside the six-yard box.

Defensively West Ham played with fire, the near, narrow passes around the back were almost a recipe for disaster, but in the end, all held on and victory was achieved.

The Hammers will certainly need a few more signings to bolster their eleven, the arrival of Manor Solomon for an impending £7M deal will be the first on that list, however, the other arrivals are unknown.

P.s - Back to the training ground for offside practice!