Summer 2017 Transfer Speculation

Yeoldhammer

To get into the Top 8 =

New GK

New RB
New CB

New CM x2
New Winger

New Striker x2


(probably too much of an ask) ;lol

To stay in the Prem League

New RB
New Striker

(hopefully) ;lol

To get into the Top 10 =

New GK
New RB
New CB
New CM
New Striker x2

(doable) ;lol

To Break the Top 6 (hell even 7th at this point maybe) =

A whole new squad apart from:- Lanzini / Antonio / Reid.

(Never happening)

jay_in_cpt

If we keep all our CB's why would we need anymore ?
Reid/Ogbonna/Fonte/Collins & Burke/Oxford & Cheikh at a Push...

MrsGrey

Yeoldhammer said:

So he will not be around for Pre-Season what so ever I imagine judging by the recovery time from a Hip Op and walking let alone even think about jogging or running?

That's Slav. ;puzzled

Yeoldhammer

jay_in_cpt said:

If we keep all our CB's why would we need anymore ?

Reid/Ogbonna/Fonte/Collins & Burke/Oxford & Cheikh at a Push...

Burke and Oxford (as youngsters bedding in) aside from them, i personally don't rate Fonte / Ogbonna i think they are very average CB's and not top 10 class. Collins is an adequate backup but no more than that. I think if we wanted to get into the top 8 regularly we would need another Center Back as good as Reid.

Bazshuayi

A whole new squad apart from:- Lanzini / Antonio / Reid. ;hmm

I'd add Kouyate and Obiang to that

I think if we could get someone like Begovic ok but if not, Adrian isnt suddenly a bad goalkeeper

GK - Adrian Randolph
RB/RWB - Zabaleta(if we're getting him)/Byram (Antonio RWB)
LB/LWB - Cresswell/Masuaku
CB - Reid Ogbonna Fonte ..... Collins Burke Oxford (Kouyate if needed anywhere at the back or Midfield)

Obiang/Kouyate ..... Nordtveit

Lanzini/Antonio/Feghouli/Ayew ..... Fernandes

Striker/Striker/Carroll/Fletcher

That makes 24 (without players like Snodgrass/Noble/Sakho/Calleri or any of the youngsters like Quina/Rice etc) if we can get Zabaletaand 2 strikers anything on top of that IMO would be a bonus and the player(s) would have to be pretty decent to get in front of our first team players (I expect Feg and Ayew to be better than this season) into that X11

grey_til_I_dye

brookings

As I said, bemoan the deals we made, by all means, but mostly they weren't frees, and for the most part weren't players over 26 years of age.

If you are only going to judge our owners on whether transfers turn out to be stellar signings, I suspect you will find fault with them every year.

They backed the manager last year with proper money. It didn't work out (at least this season. There are players who may well still come good.)

Stoke spent over £18m on Imbulla and he has played 14 senior games.

Not every transfer works out.

PrestonHammer

Yeold.

My Mum had her hip replaced and was out of hospital in a couple of days. They wouldn't let her leave until she was able to walk up and down some stairs. Slav will be fit and ready for pre season.

Yeoldhammer

Baz i think Obiang and Kouyate are good are players but i dont think top 6 worthy...

SuzanneClaret

OldCastleSwift said:

Not sure Suze. If we are signing Zabaleta then he starts ahead of Byram for me

Good point ;ok

Bazshuayi

Yeoldhammer said:

Baz i think Obiang and Kouyate are good are players but i dont think top 6 worthy...

Fair enough. But I think if a top 6 side knew either play was up for sale both of them would be courted. Spurs have asked about Kouyate a couple of times ( I believe before Wanyama). I'd put both of them ahead of someone like Can at Liverpool too. Also ahead of the DM at Arsenal. MAn Citys DM isnt too great either but I think they'll buy someone better than who theyve currently got. Man Utd have Carrick and Herrera. I doubt that competition would frighten either of our lads. I'll give you Chelsea though ;biggrin

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

Bayshuyai has scored again.....

Could've done with Chelsea leaving it to the last day and them playing Costa

MIAHammer

Yeoldhammer said:

Baz i think Obiang and Kouyate are good are players but i dont think top 6 worthy...

Why would anyone who's top 6 worthy want to come to us?

TwistandShout

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years said:

Bayshuyai has scored again.....

Could've done with Chelsea leaving it to the last day and them playing Costa

Was pretty poor throughout the game though, first touch was like watching Carlton Cole

Putney_Hammer

Pretty much no chance of getting him now we should move on and look at a 35 year old unheard of South American ;lol

Yeoldhammer

MIA not saying we would sign a top 6 player but thats the current gulf between us and them as it were.

Our recruitment should be to get in the best champo players at a decent age and quality from either within the PL or from Europa league / Champs league clubs outside of the PL.

Getting in Zabaleta at his age and making him potentially one of your highest paid players makes zero sense.

Pearces_Left_Foot

Rumours so far today Dries Martens / Pavoletti / a young Nigeria forward from Belgium whos name I have forgotten Henry Onyuku I think , Zabaleta and Everton want Lanzini ;hmm

Bazshuayi

I'm gonna go for the obvious comment... The second guy isnt match fit but he's got an excellent career in singing if he fails to make the first team ;run

MrsGrey

;lol I had to read it twice, when I first saw PLFs post.

Fortuneseeker

It's a vicious circle, and no I am not referring to the midfield tussle between Barton and Noble! ;biggrin

You need to be playing in Europe to attract the likes of Mertens etc but you won't get there unless there is a freak of a season like last year or you spend over the odds on wages. We are not going to be able to shop at the second level let alone the top clubs.

Pearces_Left_Foot

http://www.claretandhugh.info/hammers-linked-with-birmingham-forward/

IronHerb

;lol

ASLEFshrugged

Che Zach Everton Fred Adams. Blimey......

grey_til_I_dye

So, C&H print story linking a player, and then the story is 'player linked'.

All a bit circular.

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

Hypothetical question for you guys

If we sold Lanzini to Everton from £30mil but got Sigurdsson for £25mil.....would that be a good deal?

jay_in_cpt

Not for me thanks ;ok although I do rate Sigurdsson.

OldCastleSwift

What Jay said.

Can't we have both?

Pearces_Left_Foot

No Lanzini is younger and I think a better player who is improving we don't want to start selling our best players again like the bad old days

Kuchinghammer

I'd like them both, but Siggy has been more influential in a struggling team this season (IMO, which I am open to changing when wonderful facts are revealed.) If we end up with neither, I shall not be happy.

ASLEFshrugged

grey_til_I_dye said:

So, C&H print story linking a player, and then the story is 'player linked'.

All a bit circular.

As C&H says the story is from the Mirror on Saturday. What is noticeable is that while there's a quote from Bilic on Defoe there isn't a quote about Adams, just that we need " players who can make a difference"

The Sun also quotes Bilic on Defoe - and actually uses his full quote which the Mirror doesn't - but doesn't mention Adams at all.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/west-ham-eye-jermain-defoe-10415810

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/3554274/west-ham-boss-slaven-bilic-is-determined-to-bring-jermain-defoe-back-home-as-he-targets-a-move-for-the-sunderland-striker/

Looks like a piece of "creative" journalism by the Mirror

MrsGrey

;nonono