Lucas Paqueta wants to leave West Ham in the January transfer window after the club’s shocking start to the season.
The Hammers are 19th in the Premier League – four points from safety – after winning just one of their first nine games this season.
West Ham’s dismal form cost Graham Potter his job at the London Stadium but results have not picked up under his successor Nuno Espirito Santo.
The east London side drew 1-1 with Everton in Nuno’s first game in charge but have lost three games in a row since then scoring just one goal.
West Ham face an uphill battle to avoid relegation from the Championship, especially as the three promoted clubs are currently all outside of the drop zone.
To make matters worse for West Ham, who were winning European trophies under David Moyes just two years ago, star player Paqueta has decided he wants a January move.
The Brazilian midfielder was keen to leave after he was cleared of spot-fixing charges in July but West Ham blocked a move to Aston Villa and a loan bid from Flamengo.