Summer 2017 Transfer Speculation

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  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    I think AC is Damaged goods, but then Ashley made his millions...

    I think he does great job but I think top ten football is not with his sort of striker.
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    Well not according to a cousin of mine who a while back ran into him and he said he would jump at a chance to go back.
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    One or two media folk have commented that Rafa might not get the funds he desires to strengthen over the summer and have raised the possibility of him not even staying beyond this season
  • Moore_than_a_nickMoore_than_a_nick
    Sturridge may not be as crocked - or perhaps as fragile - as some would have us believe: http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/796866/Liverpool-training-pictures-Daniel-Sturridge-Watford-sportgalleries

    Stills seems worth a punt for me if he's affordable. Surely either he or Sakho would be available for most games... maybe?
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    No shot of him actually taking part. We won't meet his wage demands or probably the asking price.
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited April 2017
    Exclusive in the Times this morning that Antonio will hand in a transfer request in the summer after growing resentment between him and the board, and the way his hamstring injury has been handled.

    Assuming that's over 1) wages and 2) being asked to play when not 100% fit and then breaking down into a season ending injury when England is on the agenda?

    Don't know how true but had a feeling weeks ago he wouldn't be here next season.
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    Has anyone else noticed that this season hasnt particularly gone to plan ;hmm

    # ;wink
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    ;hmm now you come to mention it.
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    The Times says he's refused to sign a new contract because it didn't offer him as much money as Snodgrass, honestly if they don't think he's worth more than Snoddy then I don't blame him for being unhappy.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Opening gambits.
  • brookingsironsbrookingsirons
    Not sure how true this is but West ham have never been able to keep good players ever since I was a young kid we always sell our best players don't we .

    Until we get new investment we will always have to sell on as fighting relegation
    instead of Europe is not much of an attraction to top players .
  • brookingsironsbrookingsirons
    No to Sturridge another crock we need players who want to play and train each week
    not one's who don't want to train only when they feel like it .
  • Putney_HammerPutney_Hammer
    Well if we believe the media looks like Antonio and Lanzini are off due to wages so we really will be rubbish next season
  • Pearces_Left_FootPearces_Left_Foot
    I don't believe any of it until its on the official site , its all agents trying to get more cash and lazy journo's reporting gossip as fact ;wahoo
  • eskimokingeskimoking
    Antonio is effective, but so have lots of other players that aren't good enough for the top teams. He's deluded if he thinks he'll start at bigger clubs.
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Should be able to get a good fee for him if he did want to leave.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    So then according to the media we have Adrian, Lanzini, Antonio, Carroll, Feghouli, and Calleri all set to go.
    They will be replaced with Hart, Defoe, Terry, Sturridge, Johnson, Rooney and several European players
    Slavs also on his way out and will be replaced by Inzaghi, Jokanovic and/or several others.

    This is one transfer window I don't want to miss. ;wahoo
  • Pearces_Left_FootPearces_Left_Foot
    So we are going to have 57 players and three managers then ;lol
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Apparently. ;biggrin
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Pearces

    Yes, sponsored by Heinz, I believe.
  • PrestonHammerPrestonHammer
    Total rhubarb about Antonio and Lanzini wanting to leave. The contracts will be sorted when we are either safe from relegation or in the close season.
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    Simple facts, we started the season with the current strikers

    Carroll - 7 goals
    Sakho - 1 goal
    Callleri - 1 goal
    Fletcher- 0 goals
    Zaza - 0 goals

    We had 5 strikers coming into this season, only contributing 9 goals in 34 games

    9 goals which represents 20% of our total goals this season....that just isn't good enough

    Ayew, Lanzini and Antonio have showed we have players to score but they are at there best in advance midfield roles not as a striker and if we can add firepower then next season could be very exciting
  • McHammerMcHammer
    West Ham United want to sign Brazilian winger Jonathan Cafu, 25, who has a release clause of £10.2m in his contract with Bulgarian side Ludogorets Razgrad. (Daily Express)
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    edited May 2017
    Because with Antonio, Snodgrass, Ayew, Sakho, Feghouli and Valencia all able to play wide what we're crying out for is another winger.....
  • LukerzLukerz
    Snodgrass is more a RM/LM as opposed to a winger. Same way Beckham was never looked at as a winger.

    Valencia and Sakho are strikers. Feghouli is not good enough.

    Leaving us with Antonio and Ayew, the latter being somewhere between a winger and striker.
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    Not sure if its greedy or not but I think we need more than one new striker ;hmm
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    Baz maybe I should rephase, one guy that can actually put the ball in the net..

    By all means we can get another 6 that are either really AM's or Allergic to the net...
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    Mr Defoe on a free would be a good start. He and Sakho/Carroll up front ( yes I am fantasizing so I'll add if either are actually fit) would be a nice prospect (hold up striker + a poacher off him). Or if we're really lucky... Chelsea will let us have Batshuyai on loan (option to buy maybe too) and we can pair him and Defoe!
  • LukerzLukerz
    Sooner we write Carroll and Sakho off the better, instead of this blind faith that we'll get 30 games out of them.
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    Vorselaarhammer said:

    Baz maybe I should rephase, one guy that can actually put the ball in the net..

    By all means we can get another 6 that are either really AM's or Allergic to the net...

    Yes but the owners agreed deals for both bacca and bats. Neither wanted to come

    And offered a sizeable fee for Lacazette whose club did not want to sell to anyone

    Therefore the barrel had to be scraped. Perhaps with the benefit of hindsight the could have tried for benteke, but in terms of last summer's striker signing efforts I'm not keen to pin this onto our owners.

    What possibly would not have helped is that we were dumped out of Europe before the transfer window closed

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