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<\/p>\nIt is probably too early for West Ham United to start circling like blood-smelling sharks around Burnley and Wolves at the bottom of the Premier League, preparing to pick off the odd tasty morsel in the event of relegation.<\/p>\n
The Hammers are, of course, the third team currently situated in the drop zone despite a sudden upturn in form under Nuno Espirito Santo.<\/p>\n
Yet, with momentum on their side and with both Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur sacking managers this week \u2013 Sean Dyche follows Nuno out the door at the City Ground after only 112 days in charge \u2013 West Ham United are quickly reeling in those big fish on the other side of the dotted line.<\/p>\n
According to Hammers insider Sean Whetstone, Jarrod Bowen and Jean-Clair Todibo would be the first to leave if Nuno cannot falls short of completing a \u2018Great Escape\u2019 to rival that of 2007.<\/p>\n
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Lucas Paqueta has gone already, albeit for personal rather than sporting reasons.<\/p>\n
Glancing across at Wolves and particularly Burnley \u2013 the former doomed and the latter nine points adrift despite that stunning comeback win at Crystal Palace \u2013 one suspects there are a handful of players who will be offered the chance to remain a Premier League footballer going into 2026\/27.<\/p>\n
And if West Ham have any plans to repeat last summer\u2019s swoop of Mateus Fernandes \u2013 he joined from rock-bottom Southampton alongside Kyle Walker-Peters \u2013 then we at Hammers News would like to make a case for Marcus Edwards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"