After Declan Rice, West Ham now told they have another £100m player in their squad

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Mohammed Kudus’ former coach believes the West Ham United winger is a £100 million player now.

West Ham haven’t exactly been short of top-quality players in recent years and picked up a huge fee for Declan Rice over the summer. 

The 24-year-old completed a switch to Arsenal for a fee worth £105 million, becoming the most expensive English player of all time. 

The Hammers used the money to bolster their squad, bringing in the likes of James Ward-Prowse, Mohammed Kudus and Edson Alvarez.

Kudus has impressed since his £38 million switch from Ajax and West Ham have now been told the Ghanaian is worth over double what they paid to sign him. 

West Ham told Kudus is a £100m player now 

Speaking to The Athletic, Jeremy Seethal, who coached Kudus as a youngster, claimed that other top clubs will be wishing they snapped up the forward while they had the opportunity. 

“Thanks to Kudus, the perception of African footballers is slowly changing,” Seethal said. “The big clubs in Europe are taking them more seriously but there is still a long way to go.

“For example, if Antony (of Manchester United) cost £90million ($115m), how much does Kudus cost? Why wasn’t he trusted to do the same job as Antony?

“Clubs will be thinking, ‘Why didn’t we sign this guy?’. Kudus is a £100million player now.

“He’s the entertainer who can score goals, but I’m just happy he’s changed his life. I’ll never forget that 11-year-old boy impressing me on my first day on the job. I’m so proud of him.

“I get goosebumps thinking about what he will achieve in the future.”

Kudus has scored 13 goals and provided two assists in 27 games for West Ham this season.

Six of his goals have come in the Premier League and he’s starting to find his feet at the London Stadium.

Many were surprised when West Ham swooped in to sign Kudus over the summer after he was linked with moves to Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester United.

But the Hammers have picked up a real talent here and it certainly wouldn’t be a surprise to see Kudus go on to become a star in the Premier League.