Story byAs West Ham United’s Deal For Creswell Stalls, Their Strategy Shifts: Will This Risky Gamble Cost Survival?The 4th OfficialSun, January 11, 2026 at 8:45 PM UTC·2 min readAccording to a recent report from Dean Jones, West Ham United have hit a wall in their move for Toulouse defender Charlie Cresswell. So, they have started looking at other options. The Hammers have made the 23-year-old centre-back their top priority to fix a leaky back line. West Ham United Pivot to European Market as Charlie Cresswell Deal StallsHowever, tough talks to get the former Leeds United player out of his contract in France have put the move on ice.