According to The Sun, Ricardo Pepi rejected a move to West Ham. West Ham made a late-window approach for the American striker but was promptly turned down.

According to Diario AS, West Ham United is considering making a bid for Ricardo Pepi. It is reported that West Ham sees an opportunity to compete to sign Pepi. The club has parted ways with Niclas Füllkrug, who was loaned to AC Milan, and has signed Taty Castellanos from Lazio and Pablo Felipe Pereira de Jesus from Gil Vicente, but the management wants to bring in more players to stay in the Premier League. PSV are only willing to cooperate for an offer of around forty million euros.

West Ham United pursued Ricardo Pepi, but negotiations were halted due to an injury.

West Ham United expressed interest in Ricardo Pepi and approached PSV with an offer. However, PSV rejected West Ham's bid, and Pepi has also sustained an injury, complicating the transfer.