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Despite the winter window upcoming, we all know how much certain individuals love a freebie and it’s suspected that, along with the numerous departures we’re bound to see, we’ll subsequently see numerous new faces coming in.

The Hammers have recently looked at a handful of players for January due to their contracts running out in the summer, the two that peak the top of that list are Nuno’s wingman in Adama Traore and Everton’s midfielder Garner.

But, there are more feathers to be flocked than those two, one of which is that a keen view on Lean Goretzka is occurring with West Ham, analysing what is to happen with Bayern Munich. Whilst once a regular starter and considered to be one of the best midfielders in the Bundesliga, he’s since started to fall out of favour, hence the stall for a new deal to be signed.

The 30-year-old has previously been linked with West Ham, off the back of winning the Conference League. The Hammers’ interest ignited, but at that moment in time, Goretzka was in the starting squad so nothing could be reached.

The club have been bitten by the numerous Bundesliga and Krauts that’ve been purchased over the past couple of years, so perhaps ze German could be a good one!

The wages are always a consideration when it comes to the ‘not so freebies’ and obviously plays a significant factor in whether a deal can or cannot be concluded, not to mention the question of “who’s the agent” always has to be asked in these scenarios.

After a first-half immense Wilson brace, you’d have hoped that Nuno’s side could’ve secured all three points, making it nine from nine, but unfortunately, it resulted in just a lonely point being taken home.

It would’ve come as no surprise to most that Nuno decided to hold back once taking the lead and invited Bournemouth to put the pressure on us, but due to Kilman’s costly handball error, a penalty ultimately set Bournemouth’s chances alive and two points down the drain for Nuno. Seven points in nine, but Kilman made countless errors in all of them, and his woeful performance today wasn’t covered through the three-point blanket.

Despite being forced to attend Kilman’s weekly comical class, Nuno will be the recipient of numerous criticisms, and rightly so. A great initial set-up once again gave the Irons a brilliant lead, but from the second half, everything capitulated and inviting copious amounts of pressure against a team like Bournemouth wasn’t the right call, not to mention, this invitation meant all attacking capabilities were lost, so a chance to retaliate was little to none.

Areola’s immense performance and wonder assist covered Nuno from any further embarrassment, and his cat-like reactions formed the lucky stars for this evening.

Before the match today, the majority would’ve snapped an arm for a draw, but to achieve a point in such fashion isn’t ever pleasant, yet it does go to show how our fortunes have turned seeing as now the clubs are upset with a draw, whereas before under GP, we wouldn’t have stood a chance.

Tough to take on the chin, but unbeaten in three, and an additional point to the tally sees West Ham out of the relegation zone for the first time this season. - LN

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!