West Ham United are now in the final hours of this summer’s transfer window and need to tie up any loose ends as soon as possible.
Julen Lopetegui‘s side have been one of the busier sides across the Premier League this summer with almost 10 new signings through the door.
The Hammers did, however, do a lot of their business earlier on in the window which has left to a late scramble for any potential final deals.
But there will be a focus on West Ham offloading a couple of players before the window shuts now with Lopetegui’s squad slightly bloated in some areas.
One player who could be leaving West Ham is James Ward-Prowse with interest from other Premier League clubs.
However, Fabrizio Romano has provided a more encouraging outlook on the final hours of the window with some insight on potential arrivals.
West Ham could make late signing, but on one condition
The Hammers left it late in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night and it looks like it could go to the wire in the transfer market.
West Ham have recently lodged a £16m bid for Richard Rios as they look to make one last signing before the end of play on Friday.
But Romano has claimed that there is one major condition at the London Stadium before the Irons will be able to make any more additions.
According to Romano, West Ham are still in the market to potentially bring in another forward in the final hours.
“If conditions are right and if they can get the outgoings done, I think it’s a possibility [to sign another forward],” Romano told GiveMeSport.
“It’s really important for West Ham now to sell players because, obviously, they have had an exciting summer with many signings.
“But it’s really, really important for them to sell players. That’s absolutely, absolutely crucial. So, there will be a conversation about that and about potential options.”
West Ham could cap off a successful summer window
When Lopetegui arrived earlier in the summer, he did not waste any time in getting to work in the market.
The likes of Max Kilman was brought in incredibly early on as the Spaniard got the foundations of his needs done.
And since then, Lopetegui has been carefully selecting players such as Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Jean-Clair Todibo in what looks like a really impressive window from the Hammers.
Adding another forward now would be the cherry on top of the cake as far as any West Ham fans will be concerned given their squad is now packed full of quality.