West Ham rubbished those Edson Alvarez return rumours<\/a> a few weeks back, the midfielder snapped up to help fill a Rice-shaped void farmed out on loan to Fenerbahce. <\/p>\n How do you think West Ham could actually BENEFIT long-term from relegation? <\/p>\n Would it really be a disaster? Or a chance for a new beginning?<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n James Ward-Prowse, as far as Nuno is concerned, is out of sight and very much out of mind.<\/p>\n It wasn\u2019t quite as disastrous as Liverpool\u2019s post-Luis Suarez splurge or Tottenham\u2019s brainfrazzling attempts to rebuild after Gareth Bale\u2019s Real Madrid switch, but if West Ham United<\/a> could turn back the clock to 2023, they surely would.<\/p>\n Over in Rome, Kenneth Taylor is obviously not the de-facto Taty Castellanos<\/a> successor. The Dutchman with a name like a Bullseye contestant is a midfielder, rather than a centre-forward. But for a reported \u00a313 million, his arrival from Ajax will represent Lazio\u2019s first foray into the market since they green-lit Castellanos\u2019 departure.<\/p>\n Lazio to sign Kenneth Taylor after selling Taty Castellanos to West Ham United<\/p>\n Ironically, Kenneth Taylor was linked with West Ham<\/a> himself last summer, before Mateus Fernandes and Soungoutou Magassa arrived towards the end of August.<\/p>\n Lazio, then, are using the Castellanos money to sign a midfielder with alleged admirers at the London Stadium.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re going to take Taylor from Ajax,\u201d president Claudio Lotito told reporters after Wednesday\u2019s 2-2 draw with relegation-threatened Fiorentina. \u201cAnd that\u2019s not the end of the winter.\u201d<\/p>\n West Ham will be hoping it is not the end of theirs either.<\/p>\n Even before the loss to Nottingham Forest, and after the \u00a344 million strengthening of his frontline, Nuno urged the board to bring in further reinforcements<\/a>. <\/p>\n \u201cWe still need more players,\u201d Nuno said in his pre-Forest press conference. \u201cWe need to rebalance some positions.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have players going out. I think all of us [at the club] and the players realise that they need help.\u201d<\/p>\n Hammers could replace Guido Rodriguez with Tochukwu Nnadi<\/p>\n As Fabrizio Romano explains, Guido Rodriguez could leave for Juventus<\/a> shortly after Niclas Fullkrug secured his move to AC Milan. At least one new midfielder is a must, then. Luis Guilherme joined Sporting Lisbon<\/a>, leaving the club one winger light, and it goes without saying that central defensive additions could very conceivably be the difference between a genuine survival scrap and a whimpering relegation.<\/p>\n Charlie Cresswell of Toulouse remains a key target<\/a> in the defensive department.<\/p>\n Imagine you are Nuno \u2013 What is the FIRST thing you are doing to save your job? <\/p>\n \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n The aforementioned Taylor shot to fame at Ajax with his box-crashing runs from an advanced number eight role. West Ham appear to be targeting a number six these days, meanwhile. Tochukwu Nnadi, the uber-aggressive Nigeria international based in Belgium with Zulte Waregem, is a target.<\/p>\n![\"Jarrod](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HN-2-819x1024.jpg\")
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