Last month, C&H wrote a report linking West Ham with a move for Olympiacos striker Charalampos Kostoulas.
It followed information received that the Hammers had been scouting the talented forward, who was believed to be high on the list for Kyle MacAulay and Graham Potter.
Fast forward to now, and it would appear that Brighton & Hove Albion are on the cusp of signing Kostoulas, who is rated one of the most promising young strikers in Europe.
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Now, it could very well be that the £30m player is deemed too much of a risk and that Potter has completely switched his attention to Lucas Stassin. However, it does highlight how financially handcuffed West Ham currently are when the club can’t actively contest for transfer targets.
Even if the Hammers had wanted to battle Brighton for the Greek wonderkid, we would have had to wait until players were sold.
While it may be very early in the transfer window—which is now closed until Monday—over half of the Premier League teams have already recruited players. West Ham, on the other hand, are still waiting to sell before we can buy, but there’s just one problem: nobody is buying.
West Ham run the very real risk of falling behind our competitors before a ball has even been kicked, and while we delay and procrastinate, other clubs are signing the players the Hammers have been scouting.