Summer 2017 Transfer Speculation

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  • 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!
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    secrethammersfan said:

    OutcastLondoner said:

    Also Kouyate and Nordveidt can fill in.

    This tactic was the cause of 71% of all arguments on this forum this season!
    I mean as 7th and 8th choices, behind Oxford and Burke.
  • McHammerMcHammer
    West Ham United have no intention of sacking Slaven Bilic at the end of this season and are considering making Yaya Toure one of their major signings in the summer should the 33-year-old midfielder leave Manchester City. (Daily Telegraph)
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Yaya Toure lol.
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    It's Yaya Toure birthday on Saturday, he'll be 34. He's supposedly on £220k pw, even if he wants half that he's not worth it.
  • alderzalderz
    News Story One: Jermain Defoe is too old at 34 and £80kpw is too much for a 34 year old
    News Story Two: West Ham will wait until Yaya Toure is 43 then offer him £7m pw
  • Pearces_Left_FootPearces_Left_Foot
    If we want to move on as a club we need to sign players in their early 20's not 30's maybe take a leaf out of the Spurs transfer manual for once ;lol Big no on Toure Defoe too old too much money
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Peraces

    tbf, I think that is how the club have tried to operate for the most part in recent seasons.

    They have made a point of trying to tie down our younger players to long deals, while giving short term deals to older players.
  • alderzalderz
    PLF

    Whilst I agree on Defoe and Touré being too much money, I actually don't think age is as much of a factor these days for signings.

    When you look at the recent history of most clubs, it's rare for a player to be a consistent first team member of the same side for more than 3 years before moving on. To me, when we're looking at a new signing, I'm expecting them to give us 2-3 years. If someone is aged even 32/33 (depending on fitness) that isn't an unlikely amount of service to expect still.

    Anyone we sign that is early 20s and able to improve our first XI will be leaving in 2 years anyway, so the age isn't that important, IMO.
  • Pearces_Left_FootPearces_Left_Foot
    I think its the memory of previous regimes where we seem to be a last big pay day for players at the end of their careers . We have signed some decent young players and I hope to see them progress. Its all made up paper stuff at the min ;lol
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Its all made up paper stuff at the min pretty much all the time
    Fixed it for ya! ;wink
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    edited May 2017
    Lots of links saying Chelsea only want to sell Batshuayi and wish to recouping most of the £33mil they spent, so probby around £22-25mil

    I think he's worth the risk, he may not be prefered by Conte.... but he's been only give 117 minutes of game time hardly time to impress and adjust to the league

    He's 23, build like a proper front man and is probably hungry to prove himself

    He may treat us Like a stepping stone but if we get a player that ends up like Lukaku and giving us £50mil + one day its a risk we should take

    Whoever we get it is gonna be a risk but this guy could be the best long term deal
  • HammerexHammerex
    edited May 2017
    Can't see us splashing out 22m plus. ;nonono
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    Had a £34mil bid accepted last summer for him....don't see why they couldn't stump up £22mil for the same player
  • alderzalderz
    He's clearly a good player, his goal scoring record shows it. He's still unproven in this league, but at least he will have had a year of living in London and settling so we won't have to worry about that aspect.

    Hammerex

    Why not? We splashed £20m on Ayew, we bid close to £30m for Bacca. Whether it's Batshuayi or someone else I would not be surprised at all to see us drop that amount on a striker
  • TwistandShoutTwistandShout
    Not convinced by Batman - what has he done to justify 20-25m spent on him? ;hmm
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    Josh King over bats for me. If it takes £30m then just pay it. Bats probably thinks he deserves CL football and that is not us (and possibly not him either). Bats may well think he is better than a club like ours and this could lead to problems down the line
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    to be fair, he was coming to us before Chelsea stole him. Virtually all players wouldve gone there.

    I get that Kings a decent goalscorer but so was Ayew and we have those types of behind a striker player. Batshuyai is a presence up front. A strong target man type of player but more mobile than AC.He and AC would be frightening for the 2 games theyd play before AC got injured ;whistle

    I think with a few games under his belt he'd be good for us. I also agree that if he does well we'll command an upgraded Lukaku type fee for him.

    I'm going to stamp both feet and say I want him!! If we're sniffing around to loan him and wanted to buy him last season, I reckon the owners would rather a chance to buy rather than getting him up to speed for someone else. We'll get him for a chunk less than last season too

    #sorted
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