This article discusses the precarious position of West Ham manager Julen Lopetegui, Chelsea's transfer interest in Brighton's Ferguson and Ipswich's Delap, and the presence of former Tottenham transfer chief Fabio Paratici at a recent Spurs match.
Julen Lopetegui ’s West Ham future is likely to hinge on the outcome of next week’s FA Cup third round trip to Aston Villa, talkSPORT understands. West Ham finished 9th last season and are languishing in the bottom half of the table having won just six of Lopetegui's 19 league games in charge. Chelsea are retaining their long-term interest in Brighton and Republic of Ireland star Ferguson, 20, while Stamford Bridge scouts have watched Ipswich ace Delap on numerous occasions this season.
A deal for either player would be difficult to do in January with Brighton continuing to rate Ferguson in the £80-£100m bracket despite the fact he has only scored one Premier League goal this season. Delap meanwhile is seen as key to Ipswich’s hopes of avoiding relegation while old club Manchester City have a buy-back option from his £20m summer move. Southampton could have both domestic loan spots available in January with Maxwell Cornet AND Lesley Ugochukwu expected to be recalled by their parent clubs. Between them Cornet (one) and Ugochukwu (three) have started just four Premier League since joining last summer from West Ham and Chelsea respectively. The Hammers are planning on terminating Cornet’s loan to try and sell the flop Ivorian permanently. The Frenchman cost Chelsea more than £20m, but only moved to St Mary’s as a makeweight in striker Sekou Mara's switch from Saints to the Blues' sister club Strasbourg. While Ange Postecoglou was watching his injury-hit Tottenham side drop two more points at home to Wolves on Sunday, it was no coincidence the club’s former transfer guru Fabio Paratici was watching on from the stands at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Paratici was forced to step down as Spurs’ sporting director in March 2023 after being banned from football for 30 months by FIFA for his role in financial irregularities at Juventus
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