Overview
- Gil Vicente’s 21-year-old Pablo is undergoing his medical in London after West Ham agreed €21m plus €3m in add-ons, with final paperwork to follow.
- West Ham have an agreement with Lazio to sign Taty Castellanos for about €29m (£25–26m), with reports indicating travel for medicals is being arranged and completion pending formalities.
- The combined spend is reported at up to roughly £47–50m, while funds and squad space are being created through Luis Guilherme’s agreed sale to Sporting CP (around €20m) and Niclas Füllkrug’s six‑month loan to AC Milan.
- Nuno Espírito Santo has pushed the striker additions as West Ham sit 18th with limited centre‑forward options after Füllkrug’s exit left Callum Wilson as the only senior No 9.
- Pablo has nine to ten league goals this season in Portugal, and further business is in play with a short‑term move for Fulham’s Adama Traoré discussed and a loan bid for Raheem Sterling unsuccessful after a move for Jørgen Strand Larsen was deemed too costly.