David Sullivan hands Celtic and Crystal Palace transfer blow with West Ham U-turn

West Ham are now set to keep hold of striker Callum Wilson for the rest of the Premier League season after the striker bagged a vital winner in the 2-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday afternoon.

The Hammers snapped up Wilson last summer following his departure from Newcastle United but the veteran has struggled for regular minutes under Nuno Espirito Santo. The arrivals of Taty Castellanos and Pablo appeared to have pushed the player even further down the pecking order.

Having been recruited on an incentive-based salary, the lack of opportunities had looked set to see Wilson leave the London Stadium this month with widespread reports that the door was open to his exit. However, the trusted Ex WHU Employee now claims that David Sullivan has told Nuno that Wilson will remain part of the squad to help fight off relegation.

West Ham transfer U-turn in Celtic and Crystal Palace blow

The 33-year-old came off the bench in injury time against Spurs and was the quickest to react to an Ollie Scarles’ corner in the dying moments to help West Ham to a big three points. That was the striker’s fifth league goal for the club this season.

talkSPORT reports that both Celtic and Crystal Palace had been looking at a swoop for Wilson, should he be released from West Ham. The latest U-turn from the London Stadium will come as a blow for those clubs’ interest.

Wilson had also been linked with a move to Saudi Arabia amid interest from Al Ettifaq and Al Shabab, having asked the Hammers to help him leave the club earlier this month.

Callum Wilson and Nuno Espirito Santo on transfer plans

Speaking after the win over Spurs, Wilson then hinted that he now hoped to stay at West Ham as the club looks to avoid the drop to the Championship. He said: "There’s no better feeling than scoring a last-minute winner! I think that’s the experience – I know where the goal is, and thankfully it paid off today.

"We definitely want to build now. I think the cup game came at a good time last weekend, and having got the result there, that gave us something to work from. We’ve had a big game in the league, and come away with the three points. So now we just need to keep doing what we’re doing, and hopefully we can start climbing that league."

Meanwhile, when asked about the player’s future, Nuno had said: "I don’t have to say anything to Callum. He knows he has so much. I’m so happy for him. He gave us the winning goal, he means a lot.

"We are still in the market to bring players, we need to rebalance the squad. Rumours, rumours, rumours. We are doing things properly. Every player that is in the building, it’s up to us to count on them, support them, and they need to help us. They need to help the club.”

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