Overview

• Football Insider reports West Ham plan to accept offers in the winter window after James Ward-Prowse was left out of Nuno Espírito Santo’s first squad.
• GiveMeSport, via EPL Index, says the midfielder has been told he has no future at the club and is not involved in first-team training.
• Dean Jones of TEAMtalk is quoted as saying there are whispers of a January return to Southampton, framing a move as likely rather than agreed.
• Ward-Prowse’s omission for the Everton draw was a managerial decision rather than injury, underscoring his drop in the pecking order under the new coach.
• Coverage notes Nuno previously managed him during an underwhelming loan at Nottingham Forest, and recent dealings between West Ham and Southampton could ease negotiations.