With David Moyes leaving Tim Steidten has resurrected an exciting transfer and West Ham are reportedly in pole position.

Many West Ham supporters believed that David Moyes’ time was coming to an end with the January transfer window.

At the time, rumors circulated that Moyes, who has stated openly that he would rather have a smaller team, was turning down a number of players that technical director Tim Steidten was lining up.

Pablo Fornals and Said Benrahma were targets for West Ham.

Numerous offensive players, such as Jota, Ibrahim Osman, and Jack Clarke of Sunderland, were mentioned.

In the end none of those players were signed.

January inaction put down to Moyes

Sky Sports’ chief reporter Kaveh Solhekol revealed this week that Moyes’ rejection of Steidten’s January transfers and insistence on signing Kalvin Phillips was a major factor in sealing his fate with West Ham chief David Sullivan.

With Moyes on his way out, technical director Steidten has a big rebuild on his hands.

Reports claim he has already been working with new boss Julen Lopetegui on targets.

That means West Ham need to sign at least 10 players this summer in a major rebuild.

Ensuring a large percentage of them tick the homegrown status box is also key.

Now Steidten has resurrected an exciting transfer and West Ham are in pole position.

Steidten resurrects exciting Clarke transfer

After final contract negotiations with Sunderland broke down, we revealed back in March that the Hammers had an open path to sign winger Clarke.

West Ham will likely need to sign one or two left-sided attackers in the summer due to the very probable possibility of Lucas Paqueta leaving.

For West Ham, Clarke checks a lot of boxes. At the age of 23, he embodies Steidten’s recruitment strategy and has immense potential to become a top player.

Most importantly, he is a homegrown player as well. In addition to playing centrally and across the forward line, he can also cover for Emerson Palmieri as a left wingback, an area where the Hammers lack depth.

The Mirror (09/05, page 61) and Football League World claim West Ham lead Bournemouth in the race for Clarke.

West Ham are in ‘pole position’

“West Ham are seen as the side most keen to add him to their ranks, as they look to rebuild for impending new manager Julen Lopetegui,” FLW state.

“The Hammers have also been linked with moves for Championship stars Jacob Greaves and Callum O’Hare, indicating their interest in getting active in the market this year.”

There are rumors that the number of interested clubs has shrunk due to Clarke and Sunderland’s decline in form in the second half of the season.

Notwithstanding the challenging season for the Wearside team, Clarke managed to score fifteen goals and assist on four more from a wide left position. It follows a season in which he finished with 11 goals and 14 assists across all competitions.

Clarke made a significant transfer when he moved from Leeds to play for Spurs, West Ham’s opponents.

However, it did not work out, and he now has to compete in the Championship to prove his mettle.

That won’t stop West Ham, though, because some of the team’s greatest acquisitions in history—from Trevor Sinclair to Aaron Cresswell, Michail Antonio, and Jarrod Bowen—have come from the second division.

As early as next month, West Ham might have their guy.

June 14 is the start date of the domestic summer transfer window.

Furthermore, considering how much work needs to be done before players return to pre-season training under new manager Lopetegui, West Ham must be active right now.