{"id":3130,"date":"2026-05-02T09:30:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T09:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=3130"},"modified":"2026-05-02T09:30:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T09:30:01","slug":"jarrod-bowen-currently-set-to-stay-at-west-ham-on-one-big-condition-after-chelsea-transfer-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=3130","title":{"rendered":"Jarrod Bowen currently set to stay at West Ham on one big condition after Chelsea transfer links"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-314540\">\n<div class=\"article-follow\">\n<div class=\"article-sharing google-follow\">  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hammers.news\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> <span>Add as preferred source on Google<\/span>  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Jarrod Bowen\u2019s long-term future could indeed be at West Ham United, pending one obvious condition. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bowen has vowed not to give up on West\u00a0Ham\u00a0and his performances this season certainly prove that. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-grvmedia-grv-video GRVMultiVideo\"\/>\n<section class=\"grv-talking-point\" data-trigger=\"vue-sidebar-poll\" data-story-id=\"8b33f9c0-952b-4adc-99b5-63f6ef9a34ba\" data-story-name=\"Jarrod Bowen\" data-comment-id=\"70e0bb0c-8cea-4ca8-84d9-41732dee1b9e\" data-story-slug=\"jarrod-bowen\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__inner\">\n<header class=\"grv-talking-point__header\">  <\/header>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__content\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__cta\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__title-wrap\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__title-content\">\n<h3 class=\"grv-talking-point__title\">Jarrod Bowen is still West Ham\u2019s BEST finisher! \ud83c\udfaf<\/h3>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">But is Nuno getting the most out of him?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__embed\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.hammers.news\/uploads\/25\/2026\/03\/Jarrod-Bowen-no-9-question-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Jarrod Bowen of West Ham United celebrates after scoring the team's first goal during the Emirates FA Cup Fifth Round match between West Ham United and Brentford at the London Stadium in Stratford, England, on March 9, 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-307977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.hammers.news\/uploads\/25\/2026\/03\/Jarrod-Bowen-no-9-question-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/cdn1.hammers.news\/uploads\/25\/2026\/03\/Jarrod-Bowen-no-9-question-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cdn1.hammers.news\/uploads\/25\/2026\/03\/Jarrod-Bowen-no-9-question-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn1.hammers.news\/uploads\/25\/2026\/03\/Jarrod-Bowen-no-9-question-912x1140.jpg 912w, https:\/\/cdn1.hammers.news\/uploads\/25\/2026\/03\/Jarrod-Bowen-no-9-question-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cdn1.hammers.news\/uploads\/25\/2026\/03\/Jarrod-Bowen-no-9-question.jpg 1080w\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>As is\u00a0seemingly always\u00a0the case, however, Bowen has been linked with a summer transfer to Chelsea. <\/p>\n<p>Previous\u00a0reports have claimed that West Ham United may need to sell players this\u00a0summer\u00a0and\u00a0captain Bowen would certainly look like a prime\u00a0candidate\u00a0on that front. <\/p>\n<p>Still, following claims that West Ham will fight to keep Bowen this summer, talkSPORT\u2019s Alex Crook has provided an update. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bowen-set-to-stay-at-west-ham-nbsp-if-they-avoid-relegation-nbsp-nbsp\">Bowen set to stay at West Ham if they avoid relegation  <\/h2>\n<p>Crook was speaking alongside Gabby Agbonlahor and commentator Sam Matterface about West Ham\u2019s chances of staying in the Premier League this season. <\/p>\n<section class=\"grv-talking-point\" data-trigger=\"vue-sidebar\" data-story-id=\"46a8cf86-a11e-4879-9405-ec5476d09215\" data-story-name=\"Nuno Espirito Santo\" data-comment-id=\"a714cd0f-65fa-47ee-889e-059fc5fec304\" data-story-slug=\"nuno-espirito-santo\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__inner\">\n<header class=\"grv-talking-point__header\">  <\/header>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__content\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__cta\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__title-wrap\">\n<p><h3 class=\"grv-talking-point__title\">If Nuno keeps us up, where does he sit among West Ham\u2019s BEST managers?<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__embed\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.hammers.news\/uploads\/25\/2026\/04\/West-Ham-Manager-of-the-Month-winners-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Nuno Espirito Santo Manager of West Ham United during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Everton at London Stadium on April 25, 2026 in London, England.\" class=\"wp-image-314319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.hammers.news\/uploads\/25\/2026\/04\/West-Ham-Manager-of-the-Month-winners-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/cdn1.hammers.news\/uploads\/25\/2026\/04\/West-Ham-Manager-of-the-Month-winners-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cdn1.hammers.news\/uploads\/25\/2026\/04\/West-Ham-Manager-of-the-Month-winners-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn1.hammers.news\/uploads\/25\/2026\/04\/West-Ham-Manager-of-the-Month-winners-912x1140.jpg 912w, https:\/\/cdn1.hammers.news\/uploads\/25\/2026\/04\/West-Ham-Manager-of-the-Month-winners-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cdn1.hammers.news\/uploads\/25\/2026\/04\/West-Ham-Manager-of-the-Month-winners.jpg 1080w\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Reflecting on Bowen claiming that staying in the Premier League would mean more than winning the Conference League in 2023, Crook said: \u201cI also think if West Ham go down, he knows he\u2019s got to have a difficult conversation with his father-in-law (Danny Dyer), hasn\u2019t he?  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf West Ham stay up, I think he\u2019ll stay but if they go, obviously he will have to go as well.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>That is fantastic news for supporters here in east London and beyond. Indeed, it means that West Ham are currently on course to keep him for another season. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-west-ham-nbsp-favourites-nbsp-to-avoid-relegation-in-the-premier-league-nbsp\">West Ham favourites to avoid relegation in the Premier League <\/h2>\n<p>Clearly, all of that could change should results slide in the final four games of the season. <\/p>\n<p>However, West Ham are currently\u00a0favourites\u00a0to stay up instead of Tottenham, assuming those two are the ones battling it out to avoid\u00a0joining Wolves and Burnley in the Championship next season. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.hammers.news\/uploads\/25\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2255747542-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Jarrod Bowen wearing the captain's armband during West Ham United's FA Cup game with Leeds.\" class=\"wp-image-313223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.hammers.news\/uploads\/25\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2255747542-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn1.hammers.news\/uploads\/25\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2255747542-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn1.hammers.news\/uploads\/25\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2255747542-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn1.hammers.news\/uploads\/25\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2255747542-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn1.hammers.news\/uploads\/25\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2255747542-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/cdn1.hammers.news\/uploads\/25\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2255747542-750x500.jpg 750w\"\/><\/div><figcaption title=\"LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 11: Jarrod Bowen of West Ham United wearing the captains armband during the Emirates FA Cup Third Round match between West Ham United and Queens Park Rangers on January 11, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling\/Getty Images)\">Photo by Alex Pantling\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bowen has played a key role in getting to that point, bagging eight goals while registering ten assists \u2013 the bulk of which came when the club started the day in the bottom three. <\/p>\n<p>Clearly, Bowen\u00a0loves\u00a0playing for\u00a0West Ham and has deep roots in the area, of which much is made.  <\/p>\n<p>It, however, is still difficult to imagine a player of his stature playing in the Championship, no matter how much he loves the club. <\/p>\n<p>Everything depends on what happens between now and May. <\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more-wrapper lazy see-more-open see-more-blank extra-content\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.hammers.news\/transfer-news\/jarrod-bowen-currently-set-to-stay-at-west-ham-on-one-big-condition-after-chelsea-transfer-links\/none\" data-type=\"subscribe\">\n<div class=\"see-more subscribe\">\n<figure class=\"newsletter\">\n<div><svg class=\"loading\" width=\"118\" height=\"36\" viewbox=\"0 0 118 36\"><use href=\"#dots-svg\"\/><\/svg><\/p>\n<div class=\"signup\"><span class=\"hf\">Join Our Newsletter<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best West Ham content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script>grvLoadAnalytics = () => {(function(d,s,i){var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)(0),j=d.createElement(s);j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=\"+i;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(document,'script','G-YXV2JYYXJC');(function(d,s,i){if(!\/callback=in\/.test(window.location.search)){var e=d.createElement(s);var n=d.getElementsByTagName(s)(0);e.type=\"text\/javascript\";e.async=true;e.src=\"https:\/\/static.chartbeat.com\/js\/chartbeat.js\";n.parentNode.insertBefore(e,n);}})(document,\"script\",\"G-YXV2JYYXJC\");(function(){let s=document.createElement(\"script\");s.async=true;s.dataset.domain=\"hammers.news\/9EBwb0\";s.src=\"https:\/\/api.publytics.net\/js\/script.manual.ping.min.js\";document.getElementsByTagName(\"head\")(0).appendChild(s);})();if(!\/callback=in\/.test(window.location.search)){setTimeout(function(){!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=();t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)(0);s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');fbq('init','1190605555050698');fbq('track','PageView');fbq('track','ViewContent',{content_name:'Jarrod Bowen currently set to stay at West Ham on one big condition after Chelsea transfer links',content_category:'Transfer News',content_ids:(314540,\"jarrod-bowen\"),content_type:'post',});},3000);}}<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Add as preferred source on Google Jarrod Bowen\u2019s long-term future could indeed be at West&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3131,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3130"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3130\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}