Sources: Three West Ham regulars set for sit-down talks this week
Vladimir Coufal, Tomas Soucek and Pablo Fornals are set for sit-down talks over their West Ham futures following the end of the summer transfer window, sources have told Football Insider.
All three players are out of contract at the London Stadium in less than 12 months, but have one-year extension clauses inserted into their respective deals.
As it stands Coufal, Soucek and Fornals can all discuss pre-contract agreements with foreign sides from 1 January.
All three players remain regulars in the West Ham side despite an influx of new signings in the last few seasons.
Football Insider revealed on Monday (4 September) that Fornals is a target for Saudi Pro League sides ahead of the close of their transfer window later this week.
The 27-year-old made 50 appearances across all competitions last season, notching seven goals and two assists as West Ham lifted the Europa Conference League.
However, the Spain international has started just once this season, coming off the bench in the Irons’ other three games.
Meanwhile, Coufal has become the undisputed number-one right-back so far in the 2023-24 campaign.
The 31-year-old former Slavia Prague ace has turned his West Ham career around after falling behind Thilo Kehrer in the pecking order at times last term.
He has made 112 appearances for the club, notching 12 assists – and was a key part of their Europa Conference League win last season.
Soucek, 28, started the first three games of the Premier League season but was absent from the squad that beat Luton 2-1 on Friday (1 September).
He sustained a head injury in the win over Brighton in the previous week.
The Czech Republic international has been at the London Stadium since January 2020 and has racked up 158 appearances for the club.
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