West Ham board respond to Graham Potter’s exciting transfer window promise

Graham Potter has made a bold promise about West Ham’s upcoming transfer window – and now the board have issued a very interesting response.

This weekend marks six weeks until one of the most important summer transfer windows in West Ham’s modern history opens.

Make no mistake about it. And take one look at the league table if you’re unsure.

With so much work to do, the Hammers are fortunate that this year’s window has been extended with international transfers possible from June 1st.

West Ham have FIFA and the Club World Cup to thank for the extra time in which to do deals.

The window will effectively open on June 1st and close in September – three whole months for Graham Potter, head of recruitment Kyle Macaulay and the West Ham owners to fix a poorly constructed squad.

By the book, the window closes for six days between June 10th and 16th to keep the overall time within FIFA’s 90-day transfer limit.

West Ham’s window of opportunity for Potter

But that will only mean deals cannot be made official in that small window.

West Ham, 17th in the Premier League with six games to go, are standing at a crossroads for their future.

Any further missteps over transfers or any more regression and the potential consequences are obvious.

Some doubts remain among fans over whether Potter is the right man for the job.

The Hammers have not had lift off under him, dropping from 13th to 17th and exiting the FA Cup at the first hurdle in his 13 games in charge.

But many feel there have been green shoots in games against top sides, including an impressive second half performance in defeat at Liverpool last time out.

West Ham’s owners delivered their verdict on Graham Potter so far after the loss at Anfield.