Olympics legend Usain Bolt slammed Manchester United's "joke" of a performance in their 3-1 defeat against Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday. The celebrity fan criticised his beloved Red Devils in a match which saw him struggle to identify with "one good thing" as pressure continues to mount on under-fire head coach Ruben Amorim.

Thiago scores twice as Brentford down struggling United

After raising hopes of a revival in fortunes following the 2-1 victory over Chelsea last weekend, United slipped back into old habits against Brentford. Amorim’s men found themselves two goals down inside 20 minutes thanks to a brace from Bees striker Igor Thiago. United did respond when Benjamin Sesko scored his first goal for the club following his summer move from RB Leipzig, but a late effort from Mathias Jensen helped Brentford earn all three points in what was a disappointing afternoon for the visitors.

AdvertisementBolt could not hide frustration in series of social media posts

And football fans who were following the match live on social media would have been quick to notice Bolt’s anger throughout proceedings. After Thiago put Brentford two goals to the good at the Gtech Community Stadium, eight-time Olympic gold medalist Bolt was quick to write on X: "This must be a joke."

And after United’s fourth loss in all competitions this season was confirmed, Bolt then wrote in the aftermath: "Can’t Identify one good thing we good at.."

Getty Images SportUnited's loss at Brentford was their fourth defeat of the season

United’s loss at Brentford was yet another setback in what has been a troubling start to the 2025-26 campaign. Amorim’s side have won just two matches so far this term – against both Burnley and Chelsea in the Premier League – while they also drew with Fulham on August 24. United have suffered defeats against Arsenal, Manchester City and Brentford in the league, while they were also eliminated from the Carabao Cup in embarrassing fashion as they fell to a 12-11 penalty shootout loss to League Two outfit Grimsby Town on August 27.

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Amorim yet to win back-to-back league games as Man Utd boss

The defeat against Brentford has only intensified speculation surrounding Amorim’s future at United. The Portuguese, who replaced Erik ten Hag as manager in November 2024, has won just nine of his 33 league matches since arriving at Old Trafford, while he is also yet to lead his team to back-to-back league wins under his stewardship.

Mohamed Salah has admitted that he is struggling to fully click with one new Liverpool signing currently, despite the Reds’ strong start to the season.

A memorable summer of transfers for Liverpool

The Premier League champions may have been left disappointed with failing to sign Marc Guehi from Crystal Palace on deadline day, but this summer has still been one for the ages at Anfield.

Liverpool have broken their transfer record twice, as well as the British one for that matter, bringing in Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak from Bayer Leverkusen and Newcastle United respectively.

But that was far from the Reds’ only transfer business, with Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez strengthening the full-back areas, Hugo Ekitike arriving in a big-money move from Eintracht Frankfurt and Giovanni Leoni joining from Parma, being seen as a centre-back with huge potential.

Liverpool have started their title defence with three wins out of three in the Premier League, with Ekitike already scoring three times and many of the new signings already making a positive impression. Despite this, some interesting new comments from Salah have emerged.

Salah admits he isn't clicking with Liverpool teammate

Speaking to the Men In Blazers podcast [via Caught Offside], Salah admitted that he is still taking time to gel with Ekitike at Liverpool, as they look to gain an on-pitch understanding like he and Darwin Nunez did.

Salah also took to X on Wednesday to criticise a Liverpool fan account for showing disrespect to former players Nunez and Luis Diaz, with the Reds legend making it clear that it is unfair to compare them to new signings.

It is a fair stance from Salah, who clearly doesn’t want to see his friends and former colleagues painted in a bad light, and he always showed his admiration for Nunez despite his struggles, saying he loved playing with him.

“It was Firmino (favourite teammate), now I feel I generally like playing with Nunez. A lot of people don’t like him but I like playing with him. I see [the Q&A host] keeps shaking his head not liking [my answer]. I like playing with him in general. A player with different skills. Not a lot of people understand his game.”

Salah isn’t criticising Ekitike by any means, or Wirtz for that matter, instead realising that it takes time to adjust, which is perhaps why his form hasn’t been great in the opening three matches. The more he clicks with him, though, the more devastating the Egyptian will become again.

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It’s simply a case of Arne Slot continuing to play them together, with Isak also coming in, and Liverpool’s all-round performances getting better as the campaign goes on. Still, the champions haven’t made too bad a start.

After what has been a busy summer transfer window already, Leeds United have officially welcomed their next new addition. The Whites have already signed eight players this summer, including two new attackers in Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Lukas Nmecha, who scored on his debut against Everton.

Now, Daniel Farke’s side added their third forward. It was reported a few days ago that Leeds are close to agreeing a deal to sign Noah Okafor from AC Milan. The Switzerland international will now join the club from the Italian giants for a reported fee of £17m.

With just ten days or so left of the window, it may seem that Leeds’ business will finish at Okafor, but they may yet make another signing.

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Bilal El Khannouss, a player strongly linked with the club, would have exceeded that with his reported £32m fee, but the Leicester City star is also being lined up by Crystal Palace.

Instead, a report from Simon Jones at the Daily Mail suggests that Leeds are looking at pursuing a deal for another Foxes star, versatile full-back James Justin. The Whites are said to be ‘assessing a move’ for the 27-year-old who has just one year left on his contract at the King Power Stadium.

However, the Yorkshire side are not the only Premier League club in for Justin this summer, with Everton also considering a late move for the defender. As for how much the deal would cost, it was reported earlier in the window that Justin could be available for a cut-price fee of just £6m.

Why Justin would be a good signing for Leeds

Despite struggling with major injury issues at times during his career, England international Justin would bring a plethora of experience to a Leeds side looking to stay in the Premier League.

Last season was not easy for Leicester, with the Foxes suffering from yet another top-flight relegation. He played all but two games in the Premier League, chipping in with two goals, including a stunner against Arsenal, and two assists, showing his attacking output from full-back.

In the top flight, he has regularly chipped in with goal contributions, with last season’s four the best of his career.

The stats show just how strongly he has performed in the Premier League. His all-round contributions have always been consistent, and at his best, he averaged 1.2 key passes per game in 2019/20, and 4.2 tackles and interceptions in the same season.

2019/20

1.2

4.2

2020/21

0.9

4

2021/22

0.8

3.5

2022/23

0.5

2.5

2024/25

0.4

3.2

If Leeds acquire Justin this summer, he could well be the dream signing for Okafor. The Switzerland star has struggled for consistency, spending the second half of last season on loan at Napoli, but barely featuring, making just four appearances.

Yet, at his very best, the attacker can be lethal. In the 2021/22 campaign for former club RB Salzburg, he scored 14 goals and assisted 11 in 34 appearances. That season, he operated as a striker more often than not, but also featured off the left.

Well, Justin has proven he can be a consistent chance creator in the Premier League. If he can start getting those chances flowing for Okafor, then the forward could explode in the Premier League.

Each player’s versatility is also key. Leeds’ prospective new attacker can play on either flank, just as Justin can. This offers interesting tactical flexibility for Farke; he can perhaps switch his winger and full-back pairing at will to build their relationship on the pitch, whilst maximising the strengths of other players on the pitch.

A strong creative option and a “colossal” defender, according to Statman Dave, Justin could be an excellent addition for Leeds. With the versatility and creativity he offers in the final third, this could make him a dream signing for Okafor. At just £6m, this seems to be a steal for Leeds.

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Liverpool have started their Premier League campaign with back-to-back wins following a late victory at Newcastle United. Rio Ngumoha’s 100th-minute winner made him the youngest Premier League goalscorer in Liverpool history.

While Arne Slot was happy with the win, post-match, he highlighted an issue that has plagued them all season thus far.

In all of Liverpool’s last three fixtures, they have gone two goals up and then found themselves drawing 2-2. They managed to salvage a victory against Bournemouth and Newcastle, but in the Community Shield, they were taken to penalties by Crystal Palace and were defeated.

A new signing that can improve their defensive capabilities is half of Liverpool’s plan for what could turn out to be an eventful deadline day.

Liverpool plan double deadline day deal

Liverpool are “ready to finalise” two deadline day deals as they look to complete moves for Alexander Isak and Marc Guehi. Sky Sports Germany’s Florian Plettenberg has reported that “agreements have been reached with both players” and, once their clubs find replacements, the deals will be done.

Liverpool bid £110 million for Isak on August 1st and have held off placing a second bid since then. The Reds have already broken their transfer record once this window with the signing of Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen in a deal that could be worth up to £116 million, but the second bid for Isak will break this record again.

Guehi won’t cost Liverpool anywhere near as much as Isak due to the England centre-back’s contract situation. Guehi is in the final year of his contract with Crystal Palace, and because of this, Steve Parish is only looking to get £40 million for him. However, reports indicate that Liverpool will try and negotiate Palace down from that figure.

The hunt for Isak and Guehi's replacements

Plettenberg indicated that the main sticking point in these two deals is the players’ current clubs finding adequate replacements for them before the window ends, as they don’t want to start the season short-handed.

In this regard, Newcastle have already put in numerous bids for potential Isak replacements. The Magpies had a deal worth £40 million rejected for Brentford’s Yoane Wissa, and just this week, they had bids worth £50 million and £55 million rejected for Wolverhampton’s Jorgen Strand Larsen. Crucially however, the Magpies are now closing in on a deal for Nick Woltemade.

Crystal Palace will have plenty of money to spend on a replacement for Guehi, as they have also sold Eberechi Eze to Arsenal this summer. They are currently being linked with a move for Juventus’s Lloyd Kelly as their new centre-back.

For Liverpool, these clubs completing their deals quickly is of the utmost importance. If Newcastle and Crystal Palace can’t bring in replacements for Isak and Guehi before the window closes, they will likely opt to keep them until at least the next window.

Sri Lanka won five World Test Championship Tests in 2024, putting them in contention for making the World Test Championship final in 2025, as recently as December. Three of those victories came away from home, which is what made that run especially impressive.But look a little closer at the batting numbers and you might spot that Kamindu Mendis was spectacular, crashing 102 and 164 in one Test in Sylhet, hitting 92 not out in Chattogram, then making 64 at The Oval, then 114 and 182 not out in Galle.Since his big runs have dried up, Sri Lanka’s totals have become substantially skinnier. There is the 229 for 9 in the ongoing Test, but of their previous six totals, there is only one above 300. Right through that time, Kamindu has not crossed fifty in Tests, where in the five Test victories last year, he’d hit four hundreds and two fifties, averaging 123.33.Sri Lanka’s batting coach Thilina Kandamby thinks that Kamindu’s 2024 excellence may have covered up failures elsewhere in the batting order.”The top of the order was not firing enough for the last four or five innings. When the ball is hard, there are more opportunities for the bowlers, especially in South Africa [where Sri Lanka last played Tests, and lost 2-0]. Today, unfortunately, the middle order couldn’t get runs.”But still, the middle order are the ones who have been scoring runs for us right throughout the last year. Kamindu and Dhananjaya de Silva have been fantastic. But unfortunately they couldn’t get runs as well.”Kandamby pointed to instances in 2024, when it had been Kamindu’s runs that rescued Sri Lanka.”When we were in Bangladesh about a year ago, we were 57 for 5, and then the twin hundreds from Kamindu and DDS [de Silva] happened. At that time the middle order was scoring consistently, but in this series so far unfortunately it didn’t happen.” De Silva had also been excellent through parts of 2024, but had averaged a shade less than 50 in their wins that year. Kamindu had been the star, but has now fallen for 15, 32, and 13 against Australia.His dip in output has meant that Sri Lanka have frequently faced difficult match situations. In the ongoing game, their 229 for 9 might prove a decent total, given the extremely spin-friendly nature of the pitch. But Kandamby wishes more of his batters would have fired.”Targeting a total above 350 would have been ideal, but we’re already nine down,” Kandamby said. “But Kusal Mendis is there, and he has all the shots. I hope he’ll score a few more runs and get us to 275 ideally.”

يختتم منتخب مصر مبارياته في التصفيات الإفريقية المؤهلة إلى كأس العالم 2026، غدًا الأحد، عندما يلتقي مع نظيره غينيا بيساو، على ملعب استاد القاهرة الدولي.

منتخب مصر يلعب ضد غينيا بيساو، في الجولة العاشرة والأخيرة من منافسات المجموعة الأولى لـتصفيات كأس العالم.

ويخوض منتخب مصر مباراة غينيا بيساو، كتحصيل حاصل، بعدما حسم التأهل الرسمي إلى نهائيات كأس العالم الذي يقام العام المقبل في أمريكا وكندا والمكسيك.

طالع.. خاص | حسام حسن يدرس الدفع بثنائي منتخب مصر أمام غينيا بيساو موعد مباراة مصر وغينيا بيساو في تصفيات كأس العالم والقنوات الناقلة

وتقام مباراة مصر وغينيا بيساو، في تمام الساعة 10 مساءً بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، مساء الأحد 12 أكتوبر، وتنقل على قناة أون سبورت وإم بي سي مصر 2.

ويسعى منتخب مصر، إلى إنهاء مبارياته في تصفيات كأس العالم، بسلسلة اللاهزيمة، حيث خاض 9 مواجهات، فاز في 7 وتعادل في مباراتين.

ويتصدر منتخب مصر، ترتيب المجموعة الأولى برصيد 23 نقطة، وتأهل إلى المونديال رسميًا للمرة الرابعة في تاريخه.

وسيغيب عن صفوف منتخب مصر، أمام غينيا بيساو، محمد صلاح نجم ليفربول والذي فضل الجهاز الفني إراحته والثنائي حمدي فتحي ومروان عطية بسبب الايقاف للحصول علي الإنذار الثاني.

وسيقود المباراة تحكيميًا، الغاني دانيال لاريا ويعاونه كل من رولاند ني دودو وأبارينجا أكورجي سيفوليس “مساعدين” والحكم الرابع، قدري عبد اللطيف.

يذكر، أن من المنتظر أن يسبق المباراة حفل غنائي لأحمد سعد وحمادة هلال كاحتفالية لتأهل منتخب مصر لنهائيات كأس العالم 2026.

Manchester United have been known for their incredible youth setup over recent years, with many talents progressing through the ranks and making an impact on the first-team.

Kobbie Mainoo is the biggest example in Ruben Amorim’s current squad, rising up the ranks and making a huge impact on the side after making his debut back in the 2022/23 campaign.

He’s since racked up 74 appearances for the Red Devils – scoring on seven separate occasions, with various of his efforts coming at key moments for the club.

The midfielder has already bagged against rivals Liverpool, also against Lyon in the Europa League – but his most important strike came against Manchester City in the FA Cup final back in 2023/24.

Whilst he looked set to leave at one stage this summer, he could now partner various players who completed big-money moves to Old Trafford during the off-season.

Sesko & Mbeumo’s moves to United this summer

The need for new attackers at United this summer was evident last campaign, after the side netted a measly tally of just 44 goals in their 38 Premier League outings.

Benjamin Sesko has been signed as the club’s new centre-forward, joining in a £73.7m deal from RB Leipzig after scoring 21 times in his 43 appearances throughout 2024/25.

However, he’s yet to find the net for the Red Devils, but the same can’t be said for fellow summer addition Bryan Mbeumo, who’s already wasted no time in having an impact in Amorim’s side.

The Cameroonian, who cost £71m from Brentford, opened his account for his new side last weekend – netting the second goal in the 3-2 triumph over Burnley at Old Trafford.

If the Red Devils are to be a success in the years ahead, the pair will likely play a key role, but such a responsibility could’ve fallen the way of one other attacker had the hierarchy kept hold of him.

The former United star who’s now worth more than Mbeumo & Sesko

Despite Mainoo being a presence in the first-team at the Theatre of Dreams, not every youngster who rises through the ranks is able to become an established member of the squad.

Anthony Elanga may have racked up over 50 appearances for United, but he was sold by Erik ten Hag to Nottingham Forest in the summer of 2023 – for a fee in the region of £15m.

The Swede’s move to the City Ground would take his career to the next level, with the winger subsequently able to thrive with regular minutes in the Premier League.

He made 36 appearances in England’s top-flight throughout 2023/24, notching a total of 14 combined goals and assists – but it was his performances from last season which saw the Swede catch the eye.

Elanga featured in every single league game for Nuno Espírito Santo’s outfit, playing a huge role in the Reds’ ability to claim European football for the first time in a generation.

The 23-year-old scored six times and registered 11 assists, with his tremendous solo effort against United at the City Ground highlighting the talent they let slip through their fingers.

However, he would depart Forest during the recent summer window, but not for a return to Old Trafford – subsequently joining Eddie Howe’s Newcastle United in a package worth up to £60m.

Such a figure is a four times increase on the fee the Red Devils sold him for just two years ago, with the Swede the latest player the hierarchy let leave the club for a bargain fee.

As a result of his transfer, Elanga has seen his market value soar in the last couple of months, leading to FootballTransfers now valuing the attacker at £65.1m.

July 2023

£13.9m

September 2023

£19.4m

March 2024

£18m

June 2024

£15.6m

December 2024

£17.5m

April 2025

£39.6m

July 2025

£47.1m

September 2025

£65.1m

His subsequent valuation is now higher than those of Mbeumo and Sesko, with the pair now only valued at £36.9m and £54.5m respectively – despite their big-money transfers to join Amorim’s side.

Based on their respective numbers, it’s clear that the Red Devils would have been better off keeping hold of Elanga and putting faith into a player already on their books.

However, he will now forever remain a case of what could’ve been, with the hierarchy needing to remember such a deal when selling other youngsters in the years ahead.

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For the first time in 4671 completed ODIs, fast bowlers did not bowl a single ball in the game

Sampath Bandarupalli18-Feb-2025

USA have broken the record for the lowest total successfully defended in a full men’s ODI. They beat Oman by 57 runs after scoring just 122 in their ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 match in Al Amerat.The previous lowest total successfully defended in a full ODI (not reduced) was India’s 125 against Pakistan in the Rothmans Four-Nations Cup in 1985. They won that match by 38 runs in Sharjah.USA’s fixture against Oman was dominated by spin. All nine bowlers used in the game were spinners, making it the first completed men’s ODI ever – after 4671 matches – without a single ball bowled by a fast bowler.The 19 wickets that fell also equalled the record for most wickets taken in an ODI by spinners, level with a Bangladesh-Pakistan ODI in Chattogram in 2011. Nosthush Kenjige took a career-best of 5 for 11 as Oman were dismissed for 65 in 25.3 overs.USA and Oman scored a total of only 187 runs in 61 overs, the second-lowest aggregate in an ODI where both teams were dismissed. The 41-over game between India and Bangladesh in 2014 had an aggregate of 163 runs.The dominance of spinners and low totals have been a trend at Al Amerat in this tournament, especially in games involving the hosts Oman. Teams batting first have been dismissed for fewer than 170 in all eight of Oman’s matches , while the other four games had 240-plus totals.In the previous match at Al Amerat on Sunday, Oman lost eight wickets in their chase of 96 against Namibia. JJ Smit was the only fast bowler in that game who bowled an over. Three of the four men’s ODIs where spinners took 17 or more wickets have been at Al Amerat.

Adam Lyth, George Hill leave with fifties on the board either side of controversial Jonny Bairstow dismissal

ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay11-Apr-2025Former England batter Dawid Malan scored a classy 98 through the heart of the day as Yorkshire enjoyed a healthy start to their Rothesay County Championship clash with Worcestershire at Headingley.Malan contributed 12 fours and a six in 133 balls to a close of play 425 for 8 from 96 overs. He steadied a brief home wobble after lunch which included Jonny Bairstow being unfortunate to be caught behind for 7.An Adam Finch short ball seemed to brush Bairstow’s stomach rather than his glove on its way through to wicketkeeper Gareth Roderick, though umpire Mark Newell viewed it differently. The home captain cut an astonished figure as he left the field.At that stage, Yorkshire were 179 for 4 in the 48th over, including opener Adam Lyth’s 67. Worcestershire made an errant start with the ball but improved, though not enough to turn the day in their favour. New Zealand quick Jacob Duffy mirrored his side’s day. He improved markedly to finish with three wickets.George Hill also contributed 63, while four other seamers struck once apiece.This is a clash between a Yorkshire side who lost their opener at Hampshire last weekend and a Worcestershire side who batted out the final 200 overs for a draw at Somerset.Worcester captain Brett D’Oliveira opted to bowl first on a green-tinged pitch with good pace and carry, but they were slow starters as the hosts reached 49 without loss after 10 overs.Lyth shared 55 with opening partner Fin Bean, who was caught at third slip off Tom Taylor for 19.Left-hander Lyth then shared 68 through to early afternoon with second-wicket partner James Wharton, whose eye-catching 44 saw him drive handsomely and take four fours off one Taylor over.Worcestershire tightened up as the morning progressed and eroded Yorkshire’s position of strength during the first half of the afternoon, the White Rose falling from 123 for 1 in the 35th over to 179 for 4 in the 48th.Wharton edged Duffy (3 for 114 in 18 overs) behind – undone by extra bounce and away movement – before Lyth miscued an expansive pull at Matthew Waite’s bustling seam to deep backward square-leg.And when Bairstow fell controversially to Finch, Worcestershire had an opening.However, they encountered Malan in dominant form, including a slog-swept six over deep midwicket off Kashif Ali’s leg-spin.By then, Malan – in only his second first-class match since July 2023 having opted to step away from the red-ball game for a year – had reached his fifty off 66 balls.Yorkshire have some quality batters on their books, including the likes of Joe Root and Harry Brook, who will likely feature at some point during the opening two months of the county summer.But when Malan is on song, he is a match for any of them. He just makes batting look so easy. That six came in the over before tea, where he reached at 75 not out in 270 for 4.Hill edged a swish at Ben Allison behind in the early stages of the evening before the part-time off-spin of Jake Libby ousted Will Luxton, caught at deep midwicket on the slog sweep for 25, with the total on 339 in the 80th over.Duffy then had Malan caught at second slip with the second ball of the 82nd over, the first with the new ball, as Yorkshire fell to 345 for 7.The same bowler also trapped Dom Bess lbw, but Waite was still the standout Worcester bowler with figures of 1 for 53 from 15 overs.If those late wickets provided any doubt over the direction of the day, Jordan Thompson swayed things very much in Yorkshire’s favour with a quick-fire 48 not out from 43 balls. He dominated an unbroken 65 stand for the ninth wicket with Ben Coad (22).

With West Ham United scrambling to welcome the reinforcements they need to avoid the drop, they’ve reportedly been offered the chance to sign a Champions League-level striker.

Potter: "Hurting" West Ham need unity

It was another defeat for West Ham in midweek and arguably their most frustrating yet as they crashed out of the Carabao Cup to Wolverhampton Wanderers. Just when the Hammers looked on course to pick up a much-needed victory, Jorgen Strand Larsen struck twice late on to compile Graham Potter’s misery.

Things reached boiling point at full-time to make matters worse, with captain Jarrod Bowen caught in an ugly confrontation with a disgruntled fan in the aftermath. And whilst he has since apologised, there’s no denying that it summed up just where West Ham find themselves at this current point in time.

Potter also admitted that his side are “hurting” after how they’ve started the season and called for unity, telling reporters: “We’re all in pain so we need everybody to help. We need everybody’s support. We need to push forward and on to the next match.

“The team’s suffering at the moment, we all are, we’re all hurting. I can assure you no-one’s happy. Our supporters have been fantastic. They are hurting because of the results we’ve had and Jarrod obviously cares about the club and the team.

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“It’s just an exchange of views by people who care. Everyone is hurting, rightly so because we haven’t had the results we’d like. Jarrod has been a fantastic captain and servant for the club.”

Those at the London Stadium are in need of a solution and with just three days left of the summer transfer window, reports are suggesting that they’ve been offered exactly that.

West Ham offered Boniface deal

According to GiveMeSport, West Ham have now been offered the chance to sign Victor Boniface from Bayer Leverkusen. The Nigerian striker stole the headlines for all the wrong reasons recently when he failed a medical at AC Milan to end any chance of that move taking place. Now back to square one, the Hammers could swoop in and offer the forward a last-gasp move.

Despite how desperate all parties are for Boniface to get his move away from Bayer Leverkusen, West Ham could still be forced to pay a premium price. Milan’s recent agreement was reportedly a straight loan with an option to buy worth as much as £21m and the German club are unlikely to change that demand.

For a player once described by Xabi Alonso as “powerful” and “quick”, however, West Ham would be wise to at least seal an initial loan move as the transfer window comes to a close.