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Michy Batshuayi has scuppered any chance of joining West Ham on loan despite Chelsea having reached an agreement sanctioning the move, Batshuayi's quite frankly astonishing wage demands finally put the nail in the coffin for the transfer to happen. Spanish club Real Betis, were also interested but they too have been put off by the demands of a player who only managed to score three goals in 23 appearances for Valencia while on loan during the first half of the season.

West Ham may have at least three striking vacancies up front if the news reaching us turns out to be as valid as we think, Lucas Perez is definitely leaving the club for the same £4 Million paid for him at the beginning of the season with Real Betis being his main suitor. Jordan Hugill is set to make his loan move to Middlesbrough a permanent one for around £6 Million and Javier Hernandez is subject to several offers, all of which are way short of the £17 Million that Hammers paid Bayern for his services.

West Ham’s inconsistency was laid bare once again as they slumped to a disappointing defeat at the hands of Wolves on Tuesday night. It was a cold, grim evening in the Black Country and the Hammers responded to those challenging conditions with an insipid display. They failed to register a single shot on target and found themselves completely overrun by a tougher, hungrier Wolves side. The result capped a run of three straight defeats for the Hammers and sent them tumbling down the Premiership table.