Manchester City’s James McAtee during the game against Feyenoord. (Photo by Carl Racine/Getty Images)
West Ham are hoping to land Man City star James McAtee in January but they face an uphill battle to secure the likes of Cole Palmer.
Pep Guardiola saw his Man City The party suffered a terrible Premier League In the 2024/25 season, but it has yet to see him make a highly-rated call James McAtee To help troubleshoot problems.
A Cole Palmer type situation could see James leave Makati City
Cole Palmer Decided a move to Chelsea would benefit his career after being stuck at City, and he is now thriving at the Blues in what must be a huge embarrassment for Guardiola.
It’s all going downhill for the city now Erling Haaland misfires And Kevin De Bruyne’s future is still unclear.
As unprecedented and snowballing as the situation the club find themselves seems to be, the McAtee situation is likely to cause further problems.
According to The Times (subscription required), West Ham Keen to bring Makati to the capital, in that hope Julen Lopetegui Also can turn into a season that has been a real disappointment.
The Hammers, however, are not going to have everything their own way.
James McAtee needs to leave Man City to improve like Cole Palmer
Because The Times also noted that Nottingham Forest, Brentford, Crystal Palace, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, Fiorentina and Bologna are all interested in the exciting 22-year-old.
Given that he has played for just two minutes in the current Premier League season, it is in McAtee’s interest to move on, and it is a fair bet that his representatives will tell the City hierarchy exactly that.
He has 18 months to run on his contract (transfer market), so while there is no immediate need to sell, the City will be able to collect a better price now than in six months or a year’s time.
