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By Kris Gonzo | Senior West Ham Columnist (Follow on X) West Ham fans who think the club have been behind the curve in recruitment this summer could be in for a surprise on Friday. That’s because Hammers ITK ExWHUEmployee has hinted that there is a medical booked for an as-yet-undisclosed signing. All very smoke and mirrors, of course, but Ex has been front and centre of a number of stories during this window and was the source who disclosed that West Ham had switched their attentions from Troy Parrott to Joel Piroe. Indeed, West Ham eventually walked away from the Parrott deal before moving quickly for the former Leeds striker. Mystery West Ham medical booked Piroe completed his switch to East London yesterday and, as I covered in my Five Things West Ham Fans Need to Know About Joel Piroe, the 27-year-old brings a proven Championship goalscoring record. But according to Ex’s latest update, he’s set to have some company soon. I’ll leave it to others to speculate on the identity of the player because, at this stage, I don’t have a Scooby. But there’s certainly no shortage of possibilities. Plenty still on Koppen’s shopping list The Hammers remain in need of a central defender, while another winger is surely still required to provide cover for Jarrod Bowen and Manor Solomon. West Ham have already been looking at that particular problem, with Nils Koppen retaining an interest in young Viking FK winger Edvin Austbø following the collapse of the Reiss Nelson deal (or has it?). Left-back could also quickly become a priority if El Hadji Malick Diouf leaves, while I would argue that even after signing Piroe, West Ham could still do with another striker. Nuno has hardly hidden his desire for reinforcements either, having recently publicly stated that West Ham need more bodies. So there’s a fair few options. Whoever the mystery man turns out to be, let’s hope Friday’s covert medical is the start of a busy few days at the London Stadium.