"Spurs have offered players to tempt us" is one quote - amid Romano announcing a bidding war has begun

Fernandes to Tottenham has degenerated into a bidding war

This transfer window feels like a GP’s waiting room. You’ve had a go at reading the one or two magazines that still lurk on the tables, but it’s deeply frustrating these days; you can’t see when people come out, so the only choice is to sit there guessing what’s wrong with the other patients—just sat there like a poorly trained squirrel waiting for the buzzer to go. It will aggressively let you know the wildly dated graphics on the TV have changed, and finally, you’re on.

Fernandes to Tottenham has degenerated into a bidding war, at West Ham’s hands, one suspects. Or would you just take the first bid and run?

Fabrizio Romano put out a video basically saying that both Manchester United and Spurs were 100% committed to the deal.

West Ham Central has provided further insight, quoting the extremely reliable ExWHUEmployee, who tells us that we are now offering players, along with cash.

My only fear here is that we seek to palm off whoever to them at Daniel Levy's full RRP prices, which will inevitably kill any getting-the-deal-done vibe, which might exist.

West Ham will need cash and players, of that there is no doubt, but will THFC snatch defeat from the jaws of victory? You wouldn’t put it past them.

Elsewhere, Giovani Lo Celso scored a beauty for Argentina last night.

Giovani Lo Celso scored Argentina’s opening goal - a stunning direct free-kick - in their 3-1 win over Jordan in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Group J on June 27, 2026.

It was his first-ever World Cup goal - and on his debut in the competition - coming in the 19th minute to give Argentina the lead.

He was fouled just outside the box, and he curled the free-kick beautifully past the Jordanian wall and keeper.