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  • 21/07/2025
West Ham are entering a crucial summer under Graham Potter as they look to rebuild in a more measured, sustainable way following a disappointing 14th-place finish last season.
We spoke to James Jones of LondonWorld to get insight into how West Ham are operating behind the scenes. He explained that the club’s mindset is “very different to recent years,” with Potter playing a leading role in shaping both the dressing room and the transfer strategy.

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00:00West Ham are entering a crucial summer
00:06underground Potter as they look to rebuild
00:08in a more measured, sustainable way
00:10following a disappointing season
00:13as they come off the back of Potter coming in
00:16and rather than launching into another window
00:18of wholesale change, the focus this year
00:21is on methodical planning, internal development
00:23and building a clear identity.
00:27Potter known for his calm and progressive style
00:29is guiding a quieter, more thoughtful approach
00:32one that prioritises culture over chaos
00:35The arrival of left-back El Hadi Malik Jouf
00:38is seen as the first of several targeted moves
00:41rather than part of a spending spree
00:43West Ham aren't standing still
00:45but they're choosing a calmer path forward
00:47with Potter's influence growing
00:49and a long-term vision taking shape
00:51this summer could mark a turning point for the Hammers
00:55We caught up with James Jones of London World
00:58to get an insight into how West Ham are operating
01:01behind the scenes
01:02He explained that the club's mindset is very different
01:05to recent years
01:06with Potter playing a leading role
01:09in shaping both the dressing room
01:10and the transfer strategy
01:12So James, in terms of West Ham's summer window
01:17obviously it's been fairly quiet so far
01:19in terms of incomes especially
01:21Do you feel that it's going to eventually start to hot up
01:25and there's going to be new names throughout the door?
01:27What can West Ham expect
01:29and the fans expect for the remainder?
01:31Because obviously we've mentioned before
01:33this isn't Graham Potter's full squad
01:36he wants to make sure he's got some names
01:38he can rely on for this season
01:40that because of the sort of issues
01:42that were there last season
01:43it does come with a bit of pressure
01:45this new campaign
01:46It comes with a lot of pressure
01:48I think this is one of the most important summers
01:52for a very long time
01:54where West Ham's concerned
01:55They need to do a lot of work
01:59There's a lot of stuff that needs to be fixed
02:01after what happened last season
02:04and obviously the last summer's transfer window
02:06and that not really turning into anything
02:10other than a bit of a failure
02:11and now it was only about a month ago
02:15even before the transfer window opened
02:17that the rumours were that the club had to sell
02:19before they could buy
02:20for PSR reasons and all the rest of it
02:23so that's added a lot more worry
02:24from an expectation point of view
02:26where the fans are concerned
02:28the fans expect the squad to be stronger
02:32before a ball is kicked in the Premier League
02:36when we travelled to Sunderland
02:37on the opening weekend
02:39but realistically speaking
02:43I think it's going to be unlikely
02:44that the squad is going to be ready
02:45for that first game
02:47but once one or two players are sold
02:51and I think that's what the club are waiting for
02:52they're waiting for one or two big exits
02:54in order for them to be able to then fund
02:57some deals which we're now being led to believe
03:01deals are waiting to happen
03:03it's just whether we can get some exits
03:05out the door to then fund these incomings
03:08so there are one or two signings
03:09that we're led to believe are on the verge of happening
03:11which will improve the squad
03:14but there's so many
03:16just one or two won't be enough
03:18there's so much work to be done
03:19across all areas of the squad really
03:21so it's a little bit of a concerning time
03:23for West Ham and the supporters I think
03:26and in terms of Mohamed Koudis
03:30could he be one of that star sort of exit
03:33that goes out of the door
03:34I mean you know
03:35we've obviously touched on his first season
03:37in England
03:37he was electric
03:38one of the best players in the league
03:39where do you think it's maybe gone wrong
03:41for Koudis in terms of his West Ham time
03:43maybe last season he did struggle
03:45do you feel possibly it's because
03:47his best position may be on the right
03:49his best numbers were there
03:50and you know it's obviously tough to get over
03:52Gerard Bowen in that system
03:53or you know how did you find it
03:57how did you West Ham fans view
03:59his sort of struggles
04:00and you know possibly having to say goodbye
04:03to him this summer
04:03I think what we saw with Bahama Koudis last year
04:06was that he's predominantly a confidence player
04:08and last year he just didn't have any
04:10he just rarely had any confidence
04:12and you know what that was down to last year
04:16yes it could be a mixture of new manager
04:18in Julian Lopate he came in
04:20and was maybe giving him some instructions
04:22maybe kind of you know hindering
04:24his abilities a little bit
04:25compared to what David Moyes
04:26was getting out with him the year before
04:27and then we saw a slight improvement
04:31after Graham Potter came in
04:33after the new year
04:34you know not many players
04:36who have left West Ham
04:38to sign for Spurs
04:39have remained favourites
04:41amongst the West Ham fan base
04:42let's put it that way
04:43this morning
04:44and then
04:49I hosted the virus
04:52with K compt 56
04:52of him
04:53because that moment
04:54kind of the delay
04:55he didn't have toнул
04:56after him
04:56from the past
04:57when the noise
04:57has driven
04:59yet
04:59so
05:00I don't know
05:00how did I flip that
05:01because that fact
05:02was not going to the end
05:03OK
05:03so
05:04by Pamd

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