TalkSPORT journalist Alex Crook has slammed West Ham for “terrible business” ahead of the January transfer window.
West Ham are in serious relegation danger and Nuno Espirito Santo appears to be fighting for his job at the London Stadium.
The Hammers are currently in 18th place and take on their relegation rivals Wolves and Nottingham Forest in two of their next three games.
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Alex Crook issues Niclas Fullkrug exit verdict
Speaking on talkSPORT on Monday morning, Crook was critiquing everything that is going wrong with the Irons.
From managerial appointments to poor transfer recruitment, things just seem to be getting from bad to worse.
Now, West Ham could have a new manager, making him the third permanent one this season, and there are still 20 more games to go.
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Niclas Fullkrug is also set to join AC Milan on loan with just a £5million option to buy.
This is significantly lower than what was reported a few weeks ago, showing just how poor the Irons are with their transfer dealings.
Crook said: “He’s had a terrible time at West Ham and now he’s going on loan to AC Milan with a £5million option to buy. That’s terrible business.”
Photo by Rob Newell – CameraSport via Getty ImagesWest Ham need to overhaul recruitment process
The decision makers behind the scenes need to take a clear look at themselves in the mirror over the decisions made in the past few years.
They have signed bang average players and then thrown managers under the bus when they fail to get the best out of them.
David Sullivan, if he actually cares about saving West Ham’s future, needs to overhaul the entire recruitment team.
Ideally, he must appoint a proper sporting director who can then make the right appointments to ensure they are run well behind the scenes.
There also needs to be little to no agent power and transfers must be made based on the fixed playing philosophy, which is pre-determined and only managers who can thrive in that system must be brought to the club.
This obviously will not happen overnight and in time for January, so for the next few weeks, they need at least two players capable of strengthening the playing eleven.
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