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title: "West Ham News Today: Bowen on relegation fears, Castellanos expected to leave, Everton eye Diouf"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Matt Bottomley"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2026-05-20T14:30:00Z"
modified: "2026-05-20T14:30:00Z"
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# West Ham News Today: Bowen on relegation fears, Castellanos expected to leave, Everton eye Diouf

West Ham United are on the brink of relegation to the Championship following a 3-1 loss to Newcastle United. As the club gears up for the inevitable, here’s all your West Ham headlines, from transfer rumours to injury updates, in one place here at [Read West Ham](https://readwestham.com/).

## Jarrod Bowen on relegation fears

Jarrod Bowen has been speaking to Sky Sports about how West Ham got into this situation.

The Hammers captain acknowledged a fight like this has been coming for some time, with this season not being the first he feared relegation.

[Read More: **“Creep in a little bit last season”: West Ham captain admits relegation fears did not begin this year**](https://readwestham.com/2026/05/20/west-ham-jarrod-bowen-relegation-fears-began-last-season/)

## Valentin Castellanos to leave is West Ham get relegated

Valentin Castellanos is expected to leave the club in the event of relegation from the Premier League.

The Argentinian is said to want to keep playing top flight football around Europe.

[Read More: **West Ham forward “will not play in the Championship” as top flight relegation looms**](https://readwestham.com/2026/05/20/west-ham-valentin-castellanos-wont-play-in-the-championship/)

## Everton target El Hadji Malick Diouf

David Moyes and Everton are hoping to pick up the scraps from the Hammers horrible season.

The Toffees are stepping up their pursuit of El Hadji Malick Diouf according to sources.

[Read More: **West Ham star draws interest from from former Hammers boss amid relegation fears**](https://readwestham.com/2026/05/20/malick-diouf-emerges-as-everton-target-as-david-moyes-plans-west-ham-raid/)