Summer 2017 Transfer Speculation

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  • Pearces_Left_FootPearces_Left_Foot
    I think they both earn a lot less than some of our recent signings I would rather sign them on improved terms now than risk them becoming unsettled as they are both key players and a good age. Players than can become central to our plans for the next 5 years
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    The club have been pretty good in the past renewing the contracts of our biggest players so I'm sure they are working on it
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Champo ;ok

    Over the last few years they have made a point of rewarding players who raise their standards.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Adam

    Indeed, but all the club can do (and they seem to be) is to be fair and decent with the players, and hope that for the most part that is reciprocated.
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    West Ham have been in talks with the representatives of Lamine Kone. Sunderland are prepared to sell him for £10m.

    [via @footmercato]
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    Enner Valencia has held talks over a return to his former club Pachuca, in the Mexican league.

    [via @TransferLigaMX]
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    ;wave
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    Vorse, do we want Kone, wouldn't Maguire from Hull be a better option?

    How much are Pachuca going to pay?

    http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/west-ham-eye-transfer-lukasz-10382557

    If we are watching Anderlecht we ought to have seen Mbadj their Centre Half a friend of Kouyate's.
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    Might not need another though? Keeping all happy would be tough.
    1st choice: Fonte, Reid, Collins.

    Ogbonna (though prob 1st team?), Oxford, Burke as backups. Also Kouyate and Nordveidt can fill in.
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited May 2017
    GK
    Fonte - Reid - Ogbonna
    RWB - Obiang - Kouyate - Cresswell
    Antonio - Lanzini
    ST

    Adrian/Randolph, Collins, Masuaku, Noble, WG, Ayew, ST

    That's kind of what I'd be looking at and the positions we could do with improving currently.

    I get Byram is a prospect, but I'm going on the now, and I don't think he's quite good enough just yet.

    I also think there are better options than Antonio and the CM pairing of Obiang and Kouyate could be upgraded with one player. But I don't want too many changes.
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    edited May 2017
    Anyone got a list of all current player contracts ?

    Also what players do people think will leave as it will need a trim to get more players in ?

    Also are we not close to the "minimum number of British quota"
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    edited May 2017
    Yeold

    https://www.transfermarkt.com/west-ham-united/kader/verein/379/saison_id/2016

    It's 'home grown' rather than British. Any nationality who has had 3 years at an English or Welsh club before 21, so, for us, Norty Boy counts as HG.

    However, you are right, as we had to include Sam Westley in the 25 to make up the required 8 this season.
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    Luke,

    Spelt his name wrong it's Mbodj, we did look at him before we got Obiang, but he can play in the middle at the back or CDM/CM, only problem we would have if he was an upgrade is the ANC taking another player off us for several weeks. ;ok
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    Fortuneseeker said:

    Vorse, do we want Kone, wouldn't Maguire from Hull be a better option?

    How much are Pachuca going to pay?

    http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/west-ham-eye-transfer-lukasz-10382557

    If we are watching Anderlecht we ought to have seen Mbadj their Centre Half a friend of Kouyate's.

    I think Laminate Kone, he's better on the deck and covers the ground nicely ;run
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    edited May 2017
    Think as far as trimming it's you are looking, realistically, at:

    Arbeloa
    Randolph/Adrian (1 of those)
    Feghouli
    Valencia
    Sakho

    Possibly snodgrass as he's the type of player who teams coming from the championship will look as

    Think we will keep hold of Calleri (look at how much game time hes getting), Nordtveit who has got something to offer and Carroll, mostly due to lack of suitors

    Don't think it will be a huge cull, think a few of te younger players will go on loan,possibly only Burke (and maybe oxford) will be drafted into the first team so loads for Fletcher, Martinez, Browne, Cullen (I'd promote him to the first team) and Samuelsen

    I think there will be players that we will be alright letting go of for good enough offers Cresswell, Ogbonma, Collins, Byram, Carroll, Nordtveit etc.

    There will also be interest in Reid, Antonio, Kouyate, Lanzini and Obiang but hope we convince them all to stay
  • alderzalderz
    I only want Cullen to back out on loan if it's to Bradford in the Championship. I'd also be happy for Burke to go back there too if they go up. I would like him to be in the first team, but his season at Wigan was so badly disrupted by injury that it would still be good for him to get a season under his belt.
  • Pearces_Left_FootPearces_Left_Foot
    C&H reporting we are no longer interested in Defoe due to his high wages and age
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Pearces_Left_Foot said:

    C&H reporting we are no longer interested in Defoe due to his high wages and age

    #welcomejermain
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    And he's only scored once since February

    Personally I think he'll go bournmouth....think the Daves will see him as a risk as he is 34 and he will be wanting £80k a Week

  • LukerzLukerz
    Tbf we haven't purchased a striker since Sakho/Valencia back in 2014(?). We spent £16m on those two.

    Not sure why we would buy one this summer.

    We'll again hope that Andy will stay fit and be having this chat again next season. The strikers out there will either be too old or too pricey.
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited May 2017
    Think Snodgrass and Feghouli will be let go. Along with Arbeloa. I can't see us signing Calleri permanently.

    We'll still be able to break even on Snodderz as he's only been on the decline 6 months.

    Nordtveit I'd expect to leave too but don't think it's as likely.

    And then there's a good chance Sakho and Valencia could leave if there is interest.

    So maybe 5-7 departures.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    edited May 2017
    Lukerz

    Tbf we haven't purchased a striker since Sakho/Valencia back in 2014(?). We spent £16m on those two.
    We haven't purchased outright, but have tried several, including Zaza and Calleri this season, so it's not like the board think 'Nah, let's not bother.'

    In addition, we signed Fletcher and Martinez.

    We signed Jellybaby the year before. And Maiga.
    Lukerz

    The strikers out there will either be too old or too pricey.
    Or not want to sign for us even when a club record fee has been agreed...

    #cantshiftLukerzfromhisnarrative

    #nousetryingfacts
  • TwistandShoutTwistandShout
    If we were to sign Calleri permanently, how much will he cost?
  • TwistandShoutTwistandShout
    5m?
  • LukerzLukerz
    No more than £3m
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Wouldn't sign him, not a goal scorer which is what we need.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    I don't think you'll get him for 3m. I'd guess 7m plus add ons
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Yeold

    I don't think we've seen enough to say he isn't a goal scorer.

    Even great strikers go through barren patches and we haven't had Jonny C long enough on the pitch to know, imo.

    For me, the fact that he has missed some decent chances suggests that he is a goal scorer, since he has the instincts to get into the right positions.

    Are we going to say to Fletcher that he gets 3 starts to show he can score or he is on his bike?
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Grey we signed him on loan last Summer the fact he has had as many starts as he has and games suggests Slav doesn't think he was that good to begin with being below Zaza and all.

    Fletcher was bought in as a long term prospect not a loan so has time. Calleri was a loan where a decision needs to made to invest in him or not.
  • secrethammersfansecrethammersfan
    OutcastLondoner said:

    Also Kouyate and Nordveidt can fill in.

    This tactic was the cause of 71% of all arguments on this forum this season!
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