West Ham transfers: All the ins and outs for the 2025/26 season

West Ham United enjoyed a summer transfer window that marked the arrival of eight players for the London-based team. The Hammers gaffer Graham Potter would be optimistic about his team’s chances heading into a big season.

West Ham have started their Premier League campaign on a topsy-turvy note, losing their opening two exchanges against Sunderland and Chelsea before returning to winning ways against Nottingham Forest. In the Forest victory, Bowen, Paqueta and Wilson found themselves on the scoresheet.

During the summer, several football pundits alarmed the London Stadium faithful about their team’s bleak chances of surviving the drop to the second division. The club have enjoyed a decent outing in the transfer market, with also saw notable departures from the Hammers squad.

With the transfer window now complete, we at Essential Football have reviewed the West Ham United transfer news from the summer break in rebuilding their squad. Time will be the best answer in determining if West Ham United are able to avert the relegation threat with the changes brought about by them in the squad.

West Ham United transfer news – new signings

El Hadji Malick Diouf was West Ham United’s first summer arrival. The full-back’s situation has been kept under tabs for over a year by the scouting department at the club. The club forked out £19 million to Slavia Prague for the player’s services.

Kyle Walker-Peters and Callum Wilson joined the Hammers on free transfers after being released from their teams Southampton and Newcastle United respectively, which greatly helped the ability to add other players. 

The recruitment of Mateus Fernandes from Southampton and Soungoutou Magassa from Monaco also helped Graham Potter, who was an early favourite to be sacked, solidify his midfield options for the season. Potter also added some defensive depth by signing Igor Julio on a season-long loan from fellow Premier League side Brighton and Hove Albion.

Player	Team	Fee
Mateus Fernandes	Southampton	£38m
Jean-Clair Todibo	Nice	£34.5m
El Hadji Diouf	Slavia Prague	£19m
Mads Hermansen	Leicester City	£18m
Soungoutou Magassa	Monaco	£15m
Kyle Walker-Peters	Southampton	Free
Callum Wilson	Newcastle United	Free
Igor Julio	Brighton and Hove Albion	Loan
		Total = £124.5m

West Ham United transfer news – players departures

The Hammers focused the summer window on shaping their squad using the money generated from the sales from Mohammed Kudus and others for the upcoming season. As the team treaded cautiously in the transfer market to sign players, they ensured at least 11 departures from their squad over the course of the summer.

Mohammed Kudus, Maxwel Cornet (loan) and Nayef Aguerd were the most notable departures for Graham Potter this summer. Kudus joined Tottenham Hotspur in a deal valued at £55 million. On the other hand, Aguerd’s move to Marseille fetched the London-based team £20 million. 5 players were also allowed to leave the club on temporary terms.

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Player	Team	Fees
Mohammed Kudus	Tottenham Hotspur	£55m
Nayef Aguerd	Marseille	£20m
Emerson	Marseille	£0.6m
Vladimir Coufal	Hoffenheim	Free
Aaron Cresswell	Stoke City	Free
Danny Ings	Sheffield United	Free
Edson Alvarez	Fenerbahce	Loan
Kaelan Casey	Swansea City	Loan
Maxwel Cornet	Genoa	Loan
Lewis Orford	Stevenage	Loan
Junior Robinson	Livington	Loan

With a long season ahead for Graham Potter and West Ham United, the team are hoping to deliver better results considering their transfer dealings. The team does look a bit stretched in attack and defence, with not many options for Potter to rely on.

In the victory against Nottingham Forest, the manager reverted to a back-four, but it remains to be seen if he will rely on this system in the long run.