Summer 2017 Transfer Speculation

OutcastLondoner

I see where you're coming from. But I hate him. Time waster.

Pearces_Left_Foot

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/swansea-city-west-ham-united-13048282

Sandro Wagner ... never heard of him before ;hmm

ASLEFshrugged

Yeoldhammer said:

Ruddy couldn't even get in the Norwich team.

Ruddy started the first two games, was injured, when he came back he was on the bench, was restored to the starting XI, was put back on the bench and then played the last six games. In total he was between the sticks for 29 games out of 51 this season

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

Still, he's not better than either Adrian or Randolph

ASLEFshrugged

Agreed but Adrian could be gone in the summer, he still hasn't signed an extension

Lukerz

http://www.claretandhugh.info/west-ham-agree-a-fee-for-23-goal-striker/

TwistandShout

2nd division in Denmark? ;hmm ;puzzled

Hamstew

Belguim 1st division?

OldCastleSwift

Division 3 in Austria?

I don't know what we're doing here ;hmm

baracks_a_hammer

Yes but we got Sakho from a lower European league right? And he worked out ok?

Apart from always being injured

And going on strike when not injured

;hmm

Hamstew

I thought the guy in Lukerz link plays in the belguim 1st division

OldCastleSwift

From Wiki:

"Königliche Allgemeine Sportvereinigung Eupen (often simply known as Eupen) is a Belgian association football club based in the city of Eupen in the German-speaking Community of Belgium, in the province of Liège. They first reached the Belgian Pro League in the 2010–11 season and gained another promotion to the first division in the 2016–17 season"

Hamstew

I wonder why they are often just known as Eupen?

ASLEFshrugged

Henry Onyekuru plays in the Belgian 1st Div but he's a winger rather than an out-and-out striker.

His 22 goals were in all competitions, he only scored 12 in the league, finishing as 7th top scorer

Perhaps C&H ought to do a bit of Googling before he posts his articles

Sakho came from Metz who were French 2nd Div champs at the time

alderz

Gossip Column:

Bournemouth are willing to offer Jermain Defoe a three-year contract worth £115,000 a week. The 35-year-old Sunderland and England striker is soon to be available on a free transfer. (Sun)

£115,000 per week ;nonono

alderz

Something else on the Gossip Column says that Derby will let Tom Ince go for £10m in the summer. I really like Tom Ince. He is quick, scores goals, and is still only 25. I think he could be good addition to our squad at a (relatively) low price.

baracks_a_hammer

No way should we be trying to compete with Bournemouth for Defoe if those figures are true.

alderz

Wasn't it reported that Michail Antonio's new contract was for £55k pw? would we really give Defoe more than twice the salary of the Hammer of the Year?

OldCastleSwift

I can definitely see Bournemouth wanting Defoe.

I can see the attraction of Bournemouth for Defoe.

But I'd like to think we're a bigger draw for him. Would we match that reported offer though? ;hmm

Bazshuayi

I get the 115K because hes a free but who's seriously going to give a 35 year old a 3 year contract? A club that has an 11K capacity too ;hmm Just a little bit skeptical

ASLEFshrugged

Bazshuayi said:

I get the 115K because hes a free but who's seriously going to give a 35 year old a 3 year contract? A club that has an 11K capacity too ;hmm Just a little bit skeptical

TV money has made stadium size irrelevant

Adam

Well the evening standard are reporting he wants £100k per week but £6m signing on fee!!

This is supposedly because that is what we were prepared to pay Sunderland 6 months ago.

grey_til_I_dye

Re; Eupen and Henry Onyekuru

He scored 12 in 28 in the first part of their league competition, where the top scorer had 20, but lots of those above him had 14.

He has scored 6 in 7 in the 2nd round of games (which doesn't involve the top 6 teams.)

If the emphasis on the release clause is true, then it suggests we would be considered as a stepping stone which could be OK if the clause was big enough to make it worth our while if he turns out to be any good.

grey_til_I_dye

Defoe is worth 10-15 goals a season.

How much would you have to pay to get one of those?

But 3 years? That does seem like a lot.

Lukerz

This is the whole issue. Proven scorers come at a premium. There is always an excuse to turn them down. Age, salary, injury record etc

Fact is we need one. Defoe is one.

Pearces_Left_Foot

http://www.claretandhugh.info/no-interest-in-manchester-city-striker/

TwistandShout

TwistAndShout said:

2nd division in Denmark? ;hmm ;puzzled

I have no idea what i was reading

ASLEFshrugged

Defoe is only going to be worth 10-15 goals if he's in the starting XI every game, he's not going to score anywhere near that if he's a substitute or used in rotation.

Begovic to Bournemouth for £12m according to Guardian

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Ideal world for

Pickford - £15mil
Batshuayi - £33mil
Sigurdsson - £25mil
Mamadou Sakho - £25mil
Onyekuru - £7mil
Defoe - Free
Zabaleta- Free

Expenditure - £105mil

Get rid of:
Sakho - £10mil
Carroll - £10mil
Valencia - £8mil
Snodgrass - £5mil
Randolph - £2mil
Arbeloa - Free
Calleri - Free

Probably recoup around £35mil for the lot of them at least so around net £70mil at the very maximum, with Pickford, Sakho and Sigurdsson luxuries so can remove one(or 2) of those 3 to cut the costs

Pickford
Zabaleta Reid Sakho Masuaka
Obiang Kouyate
Antonio Sigurdsson Lanzini
Batshuayi

Adrian
Byram Fonte Ogbonna Cresswell
Noble Nordtveit Fernandes
Feghouli Defoe Ayew

Obviously wishful thinking but I think we should go big or go home

Pearces_Left_Foot

http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/kelechi-iheanacho-joins-michy-batshuayi-and-jermain-defoe-on-west-ham-s-transfer-wishlist-a3542276.html