West Ham enter talks to sign two elite young talents as Kyle Macaulay starts midfield revolution

West Ham’s head of recruitment Kyle Macaulay has launched his first bids to rebuild the squad around exciting young talent according to new reports.

Midfield has been earmarked as a major issue in need of urgent attention at West Ham this summer.

Graham Potter knows he must overhaul the oldest squad in the Premier League.

And it is in midfield and up front that West Ham are most lacking and lethargic.

When Potter arrived the club brought in Kyle Macaulay from Chelsea, paying £1.2m for his services.

Potter has worked with top talent spotter Macaulay at each of his four clubs before his arrival at West Ham.

The average age of West Ham’s creaking squad is nearly 29.

Last week Potter dropped the bombshell that he wants to trim West Ham’s squad down.

Macaulay gets down to business on West Ham rebuild

The 49-year-old feels a smaller, tighter-knit squad – with game time more readily available – will help team spirit.

Tomas Soucek, Edson Alvarez and Guido Rodriguez have all been linked with moves away while loanee Carlos Soler will not be retained.

Many West Ham fans feel James Ward-Prowse should be sold too after a string of underwhelming performances since he returned from a loan spell at Forest.

Then of course there is Lucas Paqueta, who will be sold if he beats spot-fixing charges against him.

With that as background, it is perfectly clear midfield regeneration is a top priority.

Now there’s been a major development on that front for the Hammers.

Because West Ham have entered talks to sign two elite young talents as Macaulay starts a midfield revolution.

Maxwel Cornet enjoyed a promising start to a spell on loan at Genoa with two goals and an assist in his first two starts.