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Sunday not only brought an end to 14-years of Premier League football for West Ham United, it may also have signalled the end of numerous Hammers careers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nuno Espirito Santo surely won\u2019t be in charge when the Championship season kicks off in August. <\/p>\n

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Hammers News <\/strong>have confirmed that Nuno \u2013 only the third coach to suffer relegation with West Ham United in the Premier League era \u2013 will be replaced. Former Upton Park favourite Scott Parker is an early frontrunner, having secured promotion three times already with Fulham, Bournemouth and Burnley respectively.<\/p>\n

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Relegation confirmed \u2013 where do West Ham go from here?<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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In terms of the playing staff, Jarrod Bowen raised hopes when indicating \u2013 in the immediate aftermath of relegation \u2013 that a summer departure is far from guaranteed. Tomas Soucek is determined to right the wrongs of 2025\/26, too, while a crop of talented youngsters from Ezra Mayers to Mohamadou Kante, Lewis Orford to Ollie Scarles could benefit from a campaign spent in the second tier. <\/p>\n

But there are also numerous first-teamers who \u2013 whether it be their prohibitive wages, their contract situation, or because they are simply too good for the Championship \u2013 might never don the claret and blue jersey in a competitive setting again.<\/p>\n

Mateus Fernandes and Crysencio Summerville will surely leave<\/h2>\n
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Short but sweet is likely to be the most fitting description of Mateus Fernandes\u2019 fleeting West Ham career. According to The Athletic, Fernandes will be sold with Manchester United pursuing him intensely.<\/p>\n

The Telegraph, meanwhile, report that several top Premier League clubs are weighing up a move for Summerville. Liverpool and Chelsea are among the winger\u2019s long-time admirers. <\/p>\n

The Championship would represent a massive step backwards for both players. West Ham are suffering from \u2018massive\u2019 financial concerns \u2013 a source told Hammers News <\/strong>this month \u2013 with the sales of their most high-profile performers both inevitable and necessary.<\/p>\n

Which brings us onto\u2026<\/p>\n

El Hadji Malick Diouf, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Dinos Mavropanos will have offers<\/h2>\n

His performances may have dipped quite alarmingly after the Africa Cup of Nations, but El Hadji Malick Diouf still finds himself on Man United\u2019s shopping list. Young, inconsistent and occasionally infuriating, but Diouf possesses many of the attributes elite clubs look for in a full-back. <\/p>\n

Another club offering Champions League football, Borussia Dortmund are keen on Dinos Mavropanos. Despite a poor campaign, Aaron Wan-Bissaka has enough top-flight pedigree to earn himself a Premier League reprieve, while one suspects Jean-Clair Todibo will not be rushing to sample the delights of Lincoln or Bolton.<\/p>\n

According to Italian reporter Marco Mampreso, Taty Castellanos has little interest in dropping down a division either. With six goals in 17 starts since his January move from Lazio, the Argentine will emerge from the wreckage of relegation with his reputation enhanced on UK soil.<\/p>\n

Axel Disasi, so impressive on loan from Chelsea, will now return to Stamford Bridge ahead of a fresh start elsewhere.<\/p>\n

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Imagine YOU are in control! Who are you hiring to replace Nuno? \ud83e\udd14<\/h3>\n

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Hammers face numerous contract dilemmas <\/h2>\n

Alphonse Areola could be on his way after losing the number one jersey to Mads Hermansen. The France international has one year left on his contract, while the club will surely be keen to get his \u00a3120,000-a-week pay packet off the wage bill.<\/p>\n

Callum Wilson will become a free-agent in July, though whoever takes Nuno\u2019s place may be keen to keep an experienced, still-reliable goalscorer in the building.<\/p>\n

Adama Traore is another who joined the Hammers on a short-term contract. A contract which is also due to expire in five weeks\u2019 time.<\/p>\n

Given the close ties between Traore and Nuno, the departure of the latter will surely see the former follow him out the door. With no league starts and just 116 minutes of top-flight action, the former Wolves speedster will go down as one of the most forgettable signings of recent times.<\/p>\n

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