West Ham United have basically already wrapped up their first major piece of transfer business for 2025, according to popular insider Fabrizio Romano.
West Ham make solid start after busy summer
Tim Steidten certainly earned his money this summer as the Hammers embarked on one of their busiest windows in years, seeing ten new players arrive at the club as a whole host of last year's squad were either sold on or sent out on loan.
West Ham summer signings
From
Fee (Transfermarkt)
Max Kilman
Wolves
€47.5m
Crysencio Summerville
Leeds United
€29.3m
Niclas Fullkrug
Borussia Dortmund
€27m
Luis Guilherme
Palmeiras
€23m
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Man Utd
€18m
Wes Foderingham
Sheffield United
Free transfer
Guido Rodriguez
Real Betis
Free transfer
Jean-Clair Todibo
Nice
Loan transfer
Carlos Soler
PSG
Loan transfer
Mohamadou Kante
Paris FC
Undisclosed
West Ham summer departures
To
Fee (Transfermarkt)
Flynn Downes
Southampton
€17.85m
Said Benrahma
Lyon
€14.4m
Thilo Kehrer
Monaco
€11m
Nathan Trott
FC Copenhagen
€1.5m
Ben Johnson
Ipswich Town
Free transfer
Joseph Anang
St. Patrick's Athletic
Free transfer
Angelo Ogbonna
Watford
Free transfer
Divin Mubama
Man City U21
Undisclosed
Mohamadou Kante
Paris FC
Loan transfer
Kurt Zouma
Al-Orobah
Loan transfer
Nayef Aguerd
Real Sociedad
Loan transfer
James Ward-Prowse
Nottingham Forest
Loan transfer
Maxwel Cornet
Southampton
Loan transfer
The Irons have reaped the rewards of their business so far, despite a hard fought defeat against Manchester City last time out, looking impressive against Crystal Palace – the 'dark horse' pick of many fans and pundits – and seeing new faces like Max Kilman and Aaron Wan-Bissaka shine.
Julen Lopetegui bemoaned self inflicted wounds after the clash against City, but saw plenty of positive signs as his side prepare to take on Fulham at Craven Cottage after the international break: "I think we did really well in the half of the second half, but we didn’t score and when you don’t score against these kinds of teams, they don’t forgive."
He continued: "It was a pity because the players and the team made a big effort today after playing three days in a very tough match against Bournemouth. We were very close to drawing and I think we deserved it in the second half above all, but we didn’t and we have to keep the good things and try to improve the other things."
Hammers closing in on permanent deal for Todibo
While the manager prepares his team for action on the pitch, it seems Steidten and the higher ups are already hard at work preparing for the next transfer windows, with Fabrizio Romano confirming on X this weekend that their first major deal of 2025 is basically already done as they prepare to make Jean-Clair Todibo's loan transfer permanent for a fee of roughly £34m.
The 24 year-old, who was on the brink of signing for Manchester United before the Hammers swooped in, has featured for just seven minutes in the top flight so far, but did get 45 more under his belt in the Carabao Cup outing against Bournemouth. Lopetegui will surely be hoping it's only a matter of time before his newest star is fully fit and firing to form a long-term partnership with the impressive Kilman.