Overview

• Transfermarkt reports the Southampton midfielder joins for an initial €44m plus €3.5m in add-ons and a 15% sell-on clause, though other outlets have cited structures closer to £38m–£42m.
• Multiple reports say the 21-year-old underwent a medical in London as West Ham moved quickly to bolster a struggling midfield.
• Soungoutou Magassa’s move from Monaco is widely reported to be close at around €20m, with a medical completed, while Eintracht Frankfurt made a late approach that could complicate completion.
• West Ham are also weighing further midfield options, with Strasbourg’s Junior Mwanga linked as a potential addition this window.
• The spending push follows three straight defeats and eight goals conceded across league and cup, heightening pressure on Potter to add a ball-winner and a dynamic No. 8.