Ciaran Morrison

Sun 8 March 2026 18:19, UK

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West Ham United captain Jarrod Bowen and forward Crysencio Summerville will be among the players to leave the club in the summer.

That is according to ex-Everton, Aston Villa, and Aberdeen chief executive Keith Wyness, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, who thinks both players will depart even if West Ham stay in the Premier League.

The London club will have to sell players in the summer after it was revealed that they made a loss of £104million in their latest financial accounts.

It means a summer rebuild will happen at West Ham, with Nuno Espirito Santo’s side currently dropping down to the Championship as they sit 18th in the Premier League table, behind Nottingham Forest on goal difference.

West Ham face ‘big question marks’ ahead of next season

Everton’s former chief Keith Wyness – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – believes West Ham will be “very active” in the summer transfer window.

Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast, Wyness thinks the club currently has “deep problems” to resolve.

He told Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast: “I think Bowen and Summerville were already talked about in January as moving on, and I’m pretty sure they’re nailed on to go as well in the summer.

“So West Ham is going to be a very active club in terms of restructuring the squad, no matter which division they’re in. And also, I would just add that West Ham have never really done well in having a stable established sporting director position and group in there. 

“There always seems to have been friction with managers and that never quite worked out. And that’s coming home to roost now in terms of the performances of the squad right now. And again, will that mean that will they have a really cohesive strategy going into the summer? 

“It’s a club in deep problems right now, and some deep-rooted problems that stem right to the top. So let’s see where they get on with this relegation battle, but certainly, financially, and I think football wise, there’s some big question marks and some big red lights flashing right now.” 

West Ham senior figure could quit

Wyness revealed to Football Insider that Karren Brady could step down at West Ham following the huge loss recorded in their financial accounts.

Brady, who is vice-chairman at the Hammers, has faced increasing pressure from supporters this season to leave the club alongside David Sullivan.

West Ham fans believe a change of ownership is required at the club, with fans frustrated at a lack of investment on the pitch.