Chelsea have rejected an offer of £45m from West Ham for Andrey Santos according to journalist Vene Casagrande.The Blues signed Santos from Brazilian side Vasco da Gama for a fee in the region of

Karren Brady has backed Graham Potter to succeed as West Ham manager despite falling to a 3-0 defeat at newly promoted Sunderland in their opening Premier League game of the season.

Graham Potter confirmed that West Ham United will be without two players ahead of their Premier League opener against Sunderland on Saturday, August 16th.

Garcia was a regular under Alonso, who called him "outstanding", last season, appearing 42 times across competitions and registering five goals and four assists. He earned a move to the 2023-24 Bundesliga champions after shining in La Liga with Girona, displaying impressive playmaking abilities.

Sunderland manager Regis Le Bris praised his side for maintaining their identity from last season, securing their first top-flight win since 2017

Sunderland returns to the Premier League for the first time in eight years, and is hoping to stick around this time. They moved up after defeating Sheffield United in a championship playoff final, joining Leeds and Burnley as the three clubs to secure promotion.

Graham Potter is already ringing alarm bells in East London after his side suffered a 3-0 loss against newly-promoted Sunderland. West Ham United put up little fight at the Stadium of Light and were comfortably beaten in the end as three second-half goals courtesy of Eliezer Mayenda, Daniel Ballard, and Wilson Isidor settled the contest.

West Ham United midfielder Lucas Paqueta is considering leaving the East London outfit this summer ( Fabrizio Romano ). He might seek a new challenge away from the Hammers after three years at the London Stadium.

JILTED’ John Victor still wants to play in England despite his West Ham snub. Brazilian keeper Victor was left in the lurch at Rio airport while Hammers agreed an £18million fee with Leicester