After a frustrating 2024/25 season that saw us slump to 14th in the table, there’s no secret that West Ham need major surgery this summer – and fast.
The loss of Mohamed Kudus to you know who up the road has left a huge hole in attack, but it’s not just going forward where we’ve got problems.
Defensively, we were an absolute mess last term – conceding 62 goals in the league, more than any of the sides that finished around us. That simply can’t happen again if we want to be anything more than mid-table fodder.
Thankfully, Graham Potter seems to be on the front foot already. He’s brought in two new defenders in Kyle Walker-Peters and El Hadji Malick Diouf – the latter also able to fill in midfield – and now it looks like he’s turning his attention between the sticks.
Hammers to Make Approach For Hermansen
According to Sky Sports, West Ham are preparing a formal approach for Leicester City goalkeeper Mads Hermansen, with one source even suggesting a move is imminent.
With Lukasz Fabianski finally calling time on his Hammers career earlier this month, a new goalkeeper was always going to be on the to-do list. And Hermansen looks like he could be the man to step in.
The Danish international was one of the very few bright sparks in a dismal Leicester side last season, starting 27 Premier League games and showing the kind of quality that proved he belongs at this level – even if the Foxes, once again, didn’t.
Hermansen’s deal at the King Power runs until 2028, but with Leicester needing to sell before they can spend, West Ham could have the upper hand here – especially with new goalkeeping coach Casper Ankergren already in place at the London Stadium, having worked with Hermansen previously at Brøndby.
And it’s not just Hammers scouts impressed. None other than Mark Schwarzer – the second-most capped keeper in Premier League history and third for clean sheets – has called him “brilliant.” If there’s a better endorsement out there, we’ve not seen it.
Whether Hermansen becomes Potter’s new No.1 remains to be seen, but one thing’s clear: West Ham are building from the back this summer – and rightly so.
