{"id":353356,"date":"2026-01-05T13:26:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T13:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/353356\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T13:26:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T13:26:07","slug":"west-ham-united-star-remains-hot-option-for-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/353356\/","title":{"rendered":"West Ham United Star &#8216;Remains Hot&#8217; Option For Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"> Richard Pelham\/Getty Images <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"single-quote\" style=\"display: block; margin-block-start: 1em; margin-block-end: 1em; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; margin: 30px 0px; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;\">Juventus made contact with the agents of <a style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/insidefutbol.com\/west-ham-united\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">West Ham United<\/a> midfielder Guido Rodriguez over the weekend, as the Argentine\u2019s name \u2018remains hot\u2019 on the Old Lady\u2019s list.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Hammers are in freefall this season, as the London club currently firmly sit in the Premier League\u2019s relegation zone, just two points above 19th-placed Burnley.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the weekend, they were thrashed by rock-bottom <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/insidefutbol.com\/wolves\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wolves<\/a>, who registered their first league win of the season by dislodging the Hammers at Molineux.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 3-0 defeat against the Old Gold has not gone down well, <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/insidefutbol.com\/2026\/01\/04\/nuno-espirito-santo-is-on-the-verge-west-ham-boss-fights-for-job\/702342\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">and Nuno Espirito Santo is fighting to keep his job<\/a>; he could become the first manager to be sacked by two different clubs in the same season.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>West Ham have already started to make moves in this month\u2019s transfer window, which has seen them bring in Pablo Felipe from Gil Vicente <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/insidefutbol.com\/2026\/01\/04\/west-ham-on-course-for-deal-despite-leeds-united-hijack-talk\/702328\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">and they are working to get Taty Castellanos from Lazio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/West_Ham_Nuno_620_ofg.webp.webp\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, West Ham are also looking to offload some of their wage bill; they have already sent Niclas Fullkrug to Serie A club AC Milan <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/insidefutbol.com\/2026\/01\/04\/i-wish-i-could-west-ham-star-issues-emotional-message-as-he-exits-club\/702336\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">and Luis Guilherme has said goodbye ahead of signing for Sporting Lisbon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Out-of-favour defensive midfielder Rodriguez, who joined the club last year on a free transfer, could be on the move as he has clubs who are keen on his signature.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n      Season&#13;<br \/>\n      Position&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n      2024\u201325&#13;<br \/>\n      14th&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n      2023\u201324&#13;<br \/>\n      9th&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n      2022\u201323&#13;<br \/>\n      14th&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n      2021\u201322&#13;<br \/>\n      7th&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n      2020\u201321&#13;<br \/>\n      6th&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;<br \/>\n  West\u00a0Ham United\u2019s last five league finishes&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez has featured in only five Premier League games for a disastrous West Ham side, clocking only 166 minutes so far.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/insidefutbol.com\/2025\/11\/17\/west-ham-united-star-wants-to-leave-as-agents-work-on-move\/698410\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">suggested in November that the 31-year-old is looking to leave the club<\/a> and he could well end his time at the Hammers this month.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Betis_Guido_Rodriguez_620_ofg.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to Italian journalist <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Glongari\/status\/2007973467061449124\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Gianluigi Longari<\/a>, the West Ham midfielder remains very firmly on the radar of Juventus.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The name of Rodriguez \u2018remains hot\u2019 for Juventus and they had new contact with his agents on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He joined the Hammers last year on a two-year deal on a free transfer after his contract expired at La Liga outfit Real Betis.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez\u2019s contract runs until the end of the current campaign, but the club do have an option to extend that deal by a further year to protect their investment.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Richard Pelham\/Getty Images \u00a0 Juventus made contact with the agents of West Ham United midfielder Guido Rodriguez 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