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Boyhood West Ham fanatic Sammie Szmodics ‘will want a move’ amid talk of a bid from the Hammers this summer. New West Ham head coach Julen Lopetegui will be well aware the club faces a major rebuild this summer. The Spaniard will have a squad of just 16 or 17 players depending on whether Aaron Cresswell signs a rumoured one-year extension taking him beyond his 35th birthday. So West Ham, led by technical director Tim Steidten, will need to sign at least eight or nine new stars. Crucially, the Hammers are under pressure to bring in players who meet the Premier League’s Homegrown Player Rule cre…