Summer 2017 Transfer Speculation

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

OldCastleSwift

From that Sun article:

“We are going to have to take some risks because we are not a Real Madrid or a Manchester United.

“They can get a player who is no risk and just say 'get him here.' We can't do that.

“Either you take a risk on players who have possibly made it in a lower league or somebody who did it two years ago and then maybe had a little blip and you hope he's going to do it again.

“Maybe he’s a little in injury prone or who is a strange character. It is hard for us to get those who are a 10 out of 10.”

Bony, Sturridge and Balotelli on the list then...

McHammer

Id keep lanzini over sig

baracks_a_hammer

Sig is a better and more influential player than lanzini, however the difference isn't great enough to consider effectively swapping one for the other

IronHerb

Disagree. Lanzini is involved in the game all the time whereas Siggy disappears at times.

Bazshuayi

Sigs game is about delivery. Teams may want him but away from Swansea he didnt stand out at all at Spurs. Lanzini IMO is different class (even without the WHU bias).

Moore_than_a_nick

I worry that our buying Snodders may mean we don't get Siggers. I mean to say if we hadn't have bought Snodders, perhaps Swansea would have gone down instead of Hull, and Siggers would have been easier to buy (for us but of course for others too). Anyway, I'd prefer Siggers over Snodders, but am not sure we can have both.

Sell Lanzini? Messi's favourite player? Don't even go there...

Vorselaarhammer

Excellent comments by Bilic in the Sun story...

They should be posted to the top of any transfer thread....

Vorselaarhammer

The bit not quoted by OCS also indicates their mistake with last summer, nit needing squad players but players that make a difference.

Also I think Defoe will happen, for hi, to say this is home in such a positive and open manner...

baracks_a_hammer

IronHerb said:

Disagree. Lanzini is involved in the game all the time whereas Siggy disappears at times.

This is probably a common view amongst West Ham fans because West Ham fans will likely scrutinise West Ham games and players in greater detail than players of other clubs. I'm sure there will be many Swansea fans who will beg to differ

Vorselaarhammer

Will make a difference to our summer plans....

The highest West Ham can finish this season is 9th, winning £22.8m prize money, the lowest is 16th, which would earn the club £9.5m.

buffybegood

Whilst we can finish as low as 16th, realistically, due to our poor goal difference, the highest we can really finish is 11th.

Pearces_Left_Foot

Can't see Swansea wanting to sell Siggurdson he is their main man

IronHerb

Payet anyone?

Pearces_Left_Foot

http://futnsoccer.com/2017/05/16/west-ham-reportedly-ready-to-pay-25-7million-for-26-year-old-striker/

Raul Jiminez ;hmm

Also linked to Bony again

Bazshuayi

IronHerb said:

Payet anyone?

;deadhorse

IronHerb

What?........What?

Bazshuayi

;deadhorse

OldCastleSwift

Pearces_Left_Foot said:

http://futnsoccer.com/2017/05/16/west-ham-reportedly-ready-to-pay-25-7million-for-26-year-old-striker/

Raul Jiminez ;hmm

Also linked to Bony again

I'm sure we were linked to Jimenez a few years ago ;hmm

I think Bony is more likely than Jimenez, to be honest

Pearces_Left_Foot

OCS we have been liked to 90% of players on the planet in the last few years ;lol

Pearces_Left_Foot

http://readnorwich.com/2017/05/17/west-ham-in-talks-with-ruddy/

New goalkeeper ;hmm

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

He's not an upgrade of on what we have though....doesn't really make sense unless we intend to get rid of both Randolph and Adrian and get ruddy and a new #1

jay_in_cpt

If we want a keeper I'd go all out to get Pickford IMO ;ok

IronHerb

He'd be the back up keeper.

Lukerz

I imagine if that story were true both Randy and Adrian are likely to be off.