Overview

• West Ham declined Chelsea’s proposal to exchange players including Robert Sanchez and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall for the Ghanaian attacker.
• Kudus’s contract features tiered buy-out clauses of £80m for European teams, £85m for Premier League clubs and £120m for Saudi sides.
• The £85m clause is valid in the first ten days of July, presenting Chelsea a firm deadline to submit an offer.
• West Ham are open to straight cash bids to bolster their transfer budget under manager Graham Potter.
• New boss Enzo Maresca has already signed striker Liam Delap and is exploring wide-area reinforcements like Borussia Dortmund’s Jamie Bynoe-Gittens.