West Ham have made a brutal admission amid growing unrest over the potential sale of Mohammed Kudus to Tottenham Hotspur.
Given there is little love lost between West Ham and Tottenham Hotspur, it is understandable fans may not be happy at the prospect of business between the bitter rivals.
Let alone a deal which would see one of the Hammers’ best players, Mohammed Kudus, join Tottenham in a cut-price deal.
Spurs were linked with West Ham’s Kudus all the way back in April but appeared to have moved on to Eberechi Eze, Bryan Mbeumo and Antoine Semenyo.
None of those deals have progressed for Tottenham, though, resulting in Daniel Levy reigniting interest in signing Kudus – on the instruction of new boss Thomas Frank.
West Ham make brutal admission about Kudus to Spurs
The very idea of selling Kudus to their fierce London foes has Hammers fans livid and voicing their outrage at the club’s owners.
Resentment towards the owners has bubbled to the surface again of late with West Ham insisting there is no money for signings until players are sold.
Kudus is West Ham’s most valuable asset outside of Jarrod Bowen, who is simply not for sale after Spurs were also linked with a move for the Hammers captain.
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Many Hammers fans feel David Sullivan simply ‘would not dare’ sell Kudus to Tottenham.
Especially as most believe last season was simply a blip for the Ghanaian after his stunning debut campaign.
West Ham fans were lured to the London Stadium reluctantly on the promise of the move ensuring they would be able to go to the next level and compete with the top clubs in the transfer market.
The reality is that two years on from selling their best player and captain Declan Rice to London rivals Arsenal, the Irons could be forced to end a 14-year unofficial transfer embargo with Tottenham by selling Kudus to them.
With anger building among supporters and Tottenham fans already goading their West Ham counterparts, Hammers News discussed the situation with the club’s top brass.
West Ham have accepted that Kudus’ difficult second season means they are unlikely to get close to the £85m release clause in the player’s contract.
West Ham owners admit they may be forced to sell to Spurs
Worse still West Ham have made a brutal admission as fans vent their fury over the prospect of selling Kudus to Spurs.
When Hammers News asked the top spokesman for West Ham’s owners whether the club would seriously consider selling to Tottenham given the strength of feeling among fans.
The Hammers board has admitted they may have little choice.
“Sadly £55m/£60m offers are hard to get,” the top spokesman for West Ham’s owners exclusively told Hammers News on the possibility of selling to Tottenham.
“We are searching everywhere to try and get other offers.”
Not all West Ham fans are overly fussed if Kudus leaves for Spurs, with many questioning his attitude last season.
West Ham fans vent fury over prospect of selling Kudus to Spurs
But it says a lot about the quality of player Tottenham could be getting that a large number of Hammers supporters are making it clear selling to Spurs will be the final straw for them when it comes to the owners.
One West Ham fan said Sullivan and co have ‘lost their minds’ if they sell Kudus to rivals Tottenham.
Another Hammers fan agreed, responding: “One huge mistake.”
Angry supporter Glenn said the owners are running West Ham ‘like a Division One club’ and urged his fellow fans to sign a petition calling for the board to sell up and leave.
West Ham fan Alex pondered: “How low have we stooped to genuinely entertain a bid from Spurs just to get our window started.”
Prominent Hammers fan account on X, West Ham Rambles, likened the situation to a prank on Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway.
“Now sell Kudus to Spurs for a knock-down price,” Rambles said alongside a picture of the comedy duo.
Hammer Time Dave Edwards asked his fellow supporters whether they would rather sell Kudus to Spurs for £70m or take £10m less to sell to another Premier League club – with over 55 per cent voting the latter.
West Ham Views has urged Sullivan to redeem himself by stringing Tottenham along over Kudus before pulling the plug on any deal – like Levy did to the Hammers over Emmanuel Adebayor back in 2015.
“Sullivan has the ability to do the pettiest thing ever,” he said.
“Get one over on Levy finally and tell Kudus to stay.
“Levy done it with Adebayor. It won’t happen but it would be funny.”
‘I’d rather keep Kudus than sell to Tottenham’
West Ham fan Scottie G said Kudus hasn’t cared about the club all season.
He said: “Let’s face it. Kudus hasn’t given a care for 12 months. The fact he wants to leave speaks volumes. The fact he’s willing to go Spurs tells you what he thinks of us. Ta da.”
The account COYIrons predicts Tottenham will embarrass West Ham.
“Kudus will rip it up in a Spurs shirt and we will be left looking like mugs for selling to them for £60m,” they said.
A fellow Hammers fan BC Richfield agreed, calling West Ham’s board a ‘joke’ if they sell to their rivals.
“We’re a joke if we deal with Spurs. We’re a joke anyway under this gutless leadership. We were just lucky to get Moyes when we did who massively overachieved. Losing love for this club more every year but selling Kudus, on the cheap too – which it will be – is a new recent low.”
A number of West Ham fans said they would rather keep Kudus and not make any signings than sell to Tottenham.
Others feel Tottenham should be forced to pay the full release clause or forget it.
“Unless it is the release clause I’d rather keep him,” one fan added.
There may be some good news for Hammers fans emerging from the Kudus camp, though.