West Ham United

West Ham have put together a 'for sale' list, which includes French goalkeeper Alphonse Areola, 33, Congolese full-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka, 28, German striker Niclas Fullkrug, 33, and the versatile Mexican Edson Alvarez, 28, while 26-year-old French centre-back Jean-Clair Todibo is also keen to leave. (Mail - subscription required), external

West Ham also have a long list of potential transfer targets, including French Chelsea defender Axel Disasi, 28, and Southampton's English centre-back Taylor Harwood-Bellis, 24. They have also enquired about Celtic's Arne Engels, 22, with the Belgian able to play in a number of positions. (Mail - subscription required), external

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West Ham are eyeing a move for Celtic midfielder Reo Hatate after the 28-year-old Japan international asked to leave the Scottish champions earlier this summer. (The i Paper), external

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West Ham are considering a move for Leicester City's English defender Ben Nelson with the Hammers hoping they can secure the 22-year-old for a cut-price fee following the Foxes relegation to League One. (Football Insider, external)

West Ham are also interested in Leicester City centre-back Harry Souttar, though they face competition from Wrexham for the 27-year-old Australia international. (Daily Record, external)

West Ham's French centre-back Jean-Clair Todibo, 26, is wanted by Juventus. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian), external

Cardiff City, Sheffield United and Watford are keen on Scotland centre-half John Souttar, with Rangers looking for a seven-figure fee for the 29-year-old who is not so keen on Leicester City as he is reluctant to drop to England's third tier. (Daily Record, external)

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West Ham have rejected a second offer from Roma for Dutch forward Crysencio Summerville and the Italian club, whose first bid was 46m euros (£39m), are working on a final proposal for the 24-year-old. (Sky Sports Italia - in Italian) , external

Brighton have reportedly turned down a £5m offer for 21-year-old winger Amario Cozier-Duberry, who has been linked with West Ham after impressing on loan with Bolton last season. (The Athletic - via subscription, external)

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Harry Souttar is a potential transfer target for West Ham United following Leicester City's relegation to League One. The Hammers' Championship rivals Wrexham, Sheffield United and the 27-year-old defender's former club Stoke City are also interested in the Australian international. (Daily Record), external

West Ham are also interested in taking 19-year-old Arsenal defender Jaden Dixon on loan. Dixon joined Arsenal from Stoke in March having started his career at the Gunners' north London rivals, Tottenham. (Pete O'Rourke), external

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West Ham defender Konstantinos Mavropanos is keen on a return to the Premier League, with Leeds United among the clubs interested in the 28-year-old Greece international. (Football Insider, external)

Norwich City and West Ham are interested in left-back Matt Targett, 30, following his release by Newcastle. The defender spent last season on loan at Middlesbrough. (Shields Gazette, external)

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Turkish giants Besiktas have joined West Ham in the race to sign Leicester and Ghana winger Abdul Fatawu, 22. (Pete O'Rourke, external)

Hammers winger Crysencio Summerville, 24, has emerged as a target for Serie A side Roma after impressing with the Netherlands at the World Cup. (Gianluca Di Marzio - in Italian, external)

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West Ham and Burnley are set to battle Premier League sides for Norway World Cup midfielder Patrick Berg, 28, who has shone for Bodo/Glimt in Europe in recent seasons. (TeamTalk, external)

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West Ham United have reached an agreement to send Edson Alvarez on loan to German Bundesliga side 1.FC Koln. The 28-year-old Mexico midfielder also has offers from a number of clubs in Turkey. (Sky Germany), external

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West Ham are open to selling defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka and will set an asking price of £25m for the 28-year-old, though they are yet to receive any enquiries for the DR Congo international. (The Athletic - subscription required), external

The Hammers are also reportedly ready to sell Mexico international defender Edson Alvarez this summer after the 28-year-old spent last season on loan at Turkish Super Lig club Fenerbahce. (Talksport), external

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West Ham United have opened talks to sign Nottingham Forest midfielder James McAtee. The 23-year-old only joined Forest from Manchester City for £30m last August. (Teamtalk), external

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Liverpool have joined Chelsea and Manchester United in the race for West Ham's Dutch attacker Crysencio Summerville, 24. (Caught Offside, external)

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West Ham United have added to their backroom staff with the appointment of Rui Pedro Silva as assistant head coach.

The 49-year-old previously worked alomgside Hammers boss Nuno Espirito Santo at Rio Ave, Valencia, Porto, Wolves and Nottingham Forest.

Silva helped Wolves win promotion to the Premier League in 2018 and to reach the Europa League quarter-finals in 2020.

He joins fellow assistant coaches Steve Potts and Gerard Prenderville at the London Stadium as West Ham seek an immediate return to the top flight.

They open the new Championship season at Burnley on Sunday, 16 August (KO 16:00 BST).

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Seven English Football League players went out of the World Cup over the course of the weekend.

Wolves striker Raul Jimenez and West Ham defender Edson Alvarez were in the Mexico team which lost 3-2 to England in a thrilling last-16 contest at the Azteca Stadium in the early hours of Monday morning.

Jimenez netted three times for his nation at the tournament, including a 69th-minute penalty against the Three Lions, but will now return to Molineux to prepare for the Championship season after signing from Fulham this summer.

Southampton forward Cyle Larin and Norwich City midfielder Ali Ahmed both featured for Canada in their last-16 encounter with Morocco on Saturday, but could not prevent the co-hosts from suffering a 3-0 defeat.

Larin scored two goals in the group stages for Canada to help them progress to the knockouts for the first time in their history, while Middlesbrough defender Alfie Jones was also part of the squad but did not play.

Leicester City duo Jordan Ayew and Abdul Fatawu played for Ghana in their 1-0 loss to Colombia in the last 32 on Saturday.

West Ham United are eyeing a move for Sheffield United midfielder Sydie Peck (The Athletic - subscription required),, external and Blades left-back Harrison Burrows could also be a target for the Hammers. (Alan Nixon - Patreon), external

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West Ham United have appointed Nils Koppen as their new director of player recruitment.

Koppen will leave his role as technical director at FC Copenhagen to join the Championship club, subject to a work visa being acquired.

The 41-year-old Belgian has previously worked for Rangers and PSV Eindhoven and will work alongside a new football leadership structure.

"I am really pleased to have this fantastic opportunity and very much looking forward to joining such a big club and being a part of something new," he told the club's website., external

"I'm also looking forward to working with Nuno [Espirito Santo] - he is a very experienced and highly respected head coach."

Southend United have signed teenage defender Rayan Oyebade on a season-long loan from Championship side West Ham United.

The 19-year-old played 17 times in Premier League 2 for the Hammers last season, also helping them finish runners-up in the National League Cup.

"The goal is to be part of a promotion with Southend United," Oyebade, who has not yet made a senior appearance for West Ham, told the Shrimpers' club website., external

West Ham have made an improved offer for Leicester City and Ghana winger Abdul Fatawu after their initial approach for the 22-year-old was rejected. (Football Insider), external

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The TV schedule for the opening two months of the English Football League's 2026-27 season have been announced and with that, there are a few games getting a headline slot.

Here are the new dates to jot into your calendars across the EFL in August and September:

• Thursday, 20 August - Sheffield Wednesday v Bradford City (20:00 BST)

• Sunday, 23 August - West Bromwich Albion v Burnley (12:00 BST)

• Friday, 28 August - Wrexham v Birmingham City (20:00 BST)

• Sunday, 6 September - Birmingham City v Wolves (12:00 BST)

• Monday, 7 September - Bromley v AFC Wimbledon (20:00 BST)

• Thursday, 10 September - Stevenage v Luton Town (20:00 BST)

• Friday, 11 September - West Ham United v Wrexham (20:00 BST)

• Sunday, 13 September - Sheffield United v Wolves (12:00 BST)

• Thursday, 17 September - AFC Wimbledon v MK Dons (20:00 BST)

• Friday, 18 September - Bristol City v Watford (20:00 BST)

• Sunday, 20 September - Wolves v West Bromwich Albion (12:00 BST)

The above matches are the single-game choices whose dates have been moved for TV coverage - there are also a number of Saturday lunchtime, evening and multi-game midweek matches also being televised. The full list is available here., external

The BBC Sport website will have live text commentaries of all the above fixtures and you can also tune in to games via your local BBC Radio station.