Midway through the January transfer window, West Ham United first expressed an interest in recalling James Ward-Prowse from his loan spell at Nottingham Forest.

Graham Potter’s transfer strategy at West Ham could be hit this summer if chairman, David Sullivan, has to find as much as £25m to plug a financial gap.They and other players that might be of

Graham Potter would not be drawn into discussing whether West Ham might seek to sign Evan Ferguson on a permanent deal if his six-month loan from Brighton goes well. “It’s not about that, really,” the West Ham manager explained.