West Ham majority owner David Sullivan has sanctioned a plan to get three star players back for the huge clash with Spurs.
The Hammers head to London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Saturday lunchtime.
As always seems to be the case between West Ham and Spurs, there’s plenty at stake.
Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou is under pressure.
So much so the Australian has taken some of the media heat and spotlight off of West Ham head coach Julen Lopetegui.
West Ham will leapfrog Spurs in the fledgling table if they repeat what they did back in December by winning in north London.
The Hammers have their strongest squad for years after a bumper summer window.
At the time of writing Lopetegui appears to have only one major concern for Spurs with Niclas Fullkrug unlikely to be available.
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The big German striker has been out since the September international break with injury.
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The 31-year-old is yet to resume training with his teammates.
Tottenham meanwhile could be without two players including top scorer Brennan Johnson.
Meanwhile Son Heung-min and Richarlison are potential doubts.
With Fullkrug unlikely to play, it is vital West Ham have their other star attackers available for the short trip to north London.
Jarrod Bowen was left out of the England squad so he has been able to enjoy an extended break.
But other key stars Michail Antonio, Mohammed Kudus, Edson Alvarez and Lucas Paqueta must complete long round trips ahead of Spurs.
Hammers News revealed earlier that West Ham had concerns about getting Kudus back.
That’s after issues which impacted Nigeria in Libya – where Kudus has just played Sudan.
The club told Hammers News they would be monitoring the situation.
Private jets laid on to get Kudus and co back for Tottenham
Well now worried West Ham have launched action to get Kudus and duo back for the Spurs clash.
Speaking exclusively to Hammers News, the top spokesman close to West Ham’s owners has revealed the club is jetting into action.
Quite literally.
Majority owner David Sullivan and the board have sanctioned Tim Steidten and the club to lay on private jets for three key players to ensure there are no issues getting them back in a smooth and timely fashion for the Tottenham game.
“We are now putting on planes for two or three players,” the key senior source told Hammers News.
Those players are Kudus, Alvarez and Antonio.
Alvarez is set to play for Mexico against USA in Guadalajara in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Antonio started for Jamaica in a 0-0 draw at home against Honduras.
The striker, who scored his first West Ham goal of the season against Ipswich last time out, played 83 minutes.
Now West Ham have arranged private planes to get the key trio back to east London as soon as possible with the Tottenham match looming large.
Board well aware what Hammers clash with Spurs means
Hammers fans will be delighted to see the club’s owners taking such affirmative action.
There’s no love lost between West Ham and Spurs. And that’s clearly not lost on the board either.
Tottenham Hotspur have a slight edge over the Irons in terms of overall victories in fixtures between the two clubs.
Of 155 competitive matches between them, Tottenham have 67 wins to West Ham’s 52 and there have been 36 draws.
Tottenham vs West Ham is live on TNT Sports on Saturday lunchtime.
The broadcaster has today released a video promo for the game in which Micky van de Ven has been edited to boot West Ham’s Europa Conference League trophy in the air.