Jack Sullivan has become a bit of a transfer guru in recent times and the co-chairman’s son was on hand earlier today to update the West Ham faithful on the club’s transfer activity for the week ahead.

Sullivan junior acknowledged the fact that the club have indeed been very quiet in recent days, with the ‘Boleyn Insider’ confirming last week that players were expected to sign very soon. The official club’s ‘in the know’ was once again mysteriously incorrect, as West Ham failed to announce a new signing in the same week Alex Song was actually present at the Lusitans game.

Sorry about the lack of news, but 3 hopeful players are all moving in the right direction! Hopeful will be done by the end of the week. — Jack Sullivan (@jsullivanwhu) July 6, 2015

Jack seemed very hopeful in his latest tweet, outlining the fact that West Ham are in negotiations with three players and that the deals were heading in the right direction. You can bet your house that two of those players are Alex Song and Carl Jenkinson. The club have agreed personal terms with Song and are waiting to reach an agreement with Barcelona in terms of his release from the Catalan giants. Hopefully this transfer will be wrapped up in the coming days as Song would be another top-class addition to the team.

Carl Jenkinson should return to the Boleyn Ground after his very impressive loan spell last season. The club wanted Jenkinson on a permanent deal but they may have to settle for another loan as Arsenal, who are swimming in right-backs, are not keen on letting the England U21 international leave the Emirates on a permanent basis.

The third player is an intriguing one. West Ham have been linked with Juventus centre-back Angelo Ogbonna in recent days and some reports are suggesting that the Italian could be flying over to London to discuss a transfer to West Ham. The other name linked with a switch to London is Yohan Cabaye but he has attracted the interest of Crystal Palace as well and a reunion with Alan Pardew could well be on the cards despite French reports claiming the midfielder would prefer a move to West Ham.

If the Hammers can strike three deals by the end of the week, it would mean that a large proportion of the club’s summer business would have been completed. Jenkinson and Song represent excellent signings and the almost inevitable arrival of another centre-back will only add further quality to an already impressive defence next season.

There is, however, the niggling absence of another proven striker in West Ham’s squad, let’s just hope the board realise this sooner rather than later.