Leaves the door open for a marquee signing
We all know West Ham chased high-profile names all summer long.
We won’t dwell on who they were or why the deals didn’t happen, but it’s unlikely that the club have been put off going for a ‘marquee man’.
Having Bony permanently could make it difficult to justify signing the sort of forward to take West Ham to the next level, with the Ivorian likely to demand first-team football and use up a significant chunk of the wage budget available at the London Stadium.
