More bad news on the injury front with the news that Lucas Paqueta will be out for maybe eight weeks with a calf injury and Jarrod Bowen will probably miss the Sheffield United match with his ankle injury. Meanwhile Antonio has had a setback in training, though slightly better news is that Mavropanos is nursing bruises but should be fit soon. But with Kudus likely to be in Africa until mid-February if Ghana go all the way our entire attack is now absent.
West Ham can't rely on Ings and Mubama as a strike force so signings are required. Steven Bergwijn might help and West Ham now have a good relationship with Ajax. He scored seven times in 60 games for Spurs, but a lot of those appearances came as a late sub and he was never going to get far as Harry Kane's deputy. Bergwijn did score a cracking winner against Man City and his figures with Ajax of 19 goals in 45 appearances are more promising. But it seems the club will have to sell first, with Lyon interested in Benrahma and Fornals, Cornet, and Ings up for sale.
Though it would be a mistake to let Nayef Aguerd go to Saudi Arabia; he's made some mistakes but is generally a cultured defender and is going to get better, while securing a replacement in January would be very difficult. We're down to Harry Redknapp's bare bones. It's going to be an interesting and nerve-wracking window.
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