That having Fullkrug, Callum Marshall and a 33-year-old Callum Wilson as your centre-forward options is simply asking for trouble.<\/p>\n
Hammers News were told, by chief football correspondent Graeme Bailey, that West Ham have held discussions with Real Madrid<\/a> regarding both Endrick and Gonzalo Garcia. <\/p>\n Joshua Zirkzee<\/a> is another January option, alongside the similarly seldom-seen Kobbie Mainoo.<\/p>\n Speaking on his official YouTube channel, however, Fabrizio Romano has indicated that West Ham supporters hoping for some movement surrounding Endrick, Zirkzee and Mainoo should not be holding their breath.<\/p>\n Just days after fellow transfer market doyen David Ornstein played down West Ham\u2019s hopes<\/a> of landing either of the Manchester United substitutes, Romano was equally pessimistic.<\/p>\n \u201cMainoo and Zirkzee have this desire to play more, but Ruben Amorim is insisting on keeping them because there will be many games. Amorim wants as many players as possible for the second part of the season,\u201d Romano explains.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is interest from Napoli [in Mainoo]. There is also interest from West Ham.<\/p>\n \u201cWest Ham have called to understand the situation of both Joshua Zirkzee and Kobbie Mainoo on loan, to give them the opportunity to play [and] to give them the chance maybe to go to the World Cup.<\/p>\n \u201cBut at the moment, Man United are not open to any negotiation. Nothing is evolving around this.\u201d<\/p>\n Netherlands international Zirkzee will be omitted from Ronald Koeman\u2019s World Cup squad<\/a> should things continue as they are at Old Trafford. But, while he has played only 82 minutes of Premier League football all season, Ruben Amorim insists that Zirkzee has a role<\/a> to play as back-up to the exciting-but-raw Benjamin Sesko.<\/p>\n Romano says Endrick could leave Real Madrid for Lyon loan<\/p>\n Endrick, however, can only dream of having played 82 minutes of football in 2025\/26. A \u00a352 million teenager snapped up from Palmeiras, the 19-year-old is yet to even get on the pitch since Real Madrid hired Xabi Alonso.<\/p>\n He has slipped behind Gonzalo Garcia, another Real Madrid youngster, in Alonso\u2019s pecking order.<\/p>\n But, while Hammers News have learned that the finances involved make a move to West Ham highly unlikely, Romano now reports that Endrick could follow in the footsteps of icon Karim Benzema at Lyon instead.<\/p>\n \u201cHe wants to play, he needs to play,\u201d Romano explains. \u201cEndrick will go on loan. Lyon have started official talks with Endrick\u2019s camp over a loan deal. <\/p>\n \u201cNegotiations are ongoing already, because Lyon don\u2019t want to lose any time. They want Endrick in their squad on the 1st of January.<\/p>\n \u201cEndrick is open to joining Lyon. He is going to take some time before deciding which club is the best for him, but the offer is really tempting him. Endrick has always been a big, big fan of Karim Benzema [who started out at Lyon before going on to win the Ballon D\u2019or at Real Madrid].<\/p>\n \u201cThere are several clubs interested. But Lyon have arrived, presented their project, and are tempting the player.\u201d<\/p>\n Brazil internationals Pedro and Kaio Jorge presented to the Hammers<\/p>\n Hammers News were informed on Tuesday that West Ham have been \u2018offered\u2019 Pedro and Kaio Jorge<\/a>, a pair of Brazil internationals who will be battling Endrick for a spot on Carlo Ancelotti\u2019s World Cup-bound plane next summer.<\/p>\n![\"Kobbie](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2194920393.jpg\")
Photo by Marc Atkins\/Getty ImagesFabrizio Romano says West Ham \u2018called\u2019 Manchester United about Kobbie Mainoo and Joshua Zirkzee <\/p>\n