Also, Arbeloa had been without a club for the summer so came to us without a pre season. Zabaleta will (it seems) be joining up with the squad from day one.
I read some quotes from his dad also saying he loves the club etc would love to go back. ---- Marseille are preparing a £30m offer to bring West Ham forward Andre Ayew back to the club.
"Look further down the list as well to the likes of Kyle Knoyle, who plays right back for the Hammers PL2 squad. He could learn an enormous amount from Zabaleta.
Knoyle is already a a very talented prospect who is well thought off at the club, it could do wonders for his future development."
It's a tax on (some) clubs - and its not really a tax. They have to put an amount equivalent to the transfer fee into a fund to develop young home-grown players.
Maybe or Maybe no,t but when you are going from a Title challenging / Champions League playing team you have being with for 9 years, to a Mid - Table relegation threatened team I hardly imagine the enthusiasm and drive will be as a big. He might be a model professional but I cant remember many 30+ year olds we have signed from bigger clubs being as good as they were at their previous club
I read some quotes from his dad also saying he loves the club etc would love to go back. ---- Marseille are preparing a £30m offer to bring West Ham forward Andre Ayew back to the club.
I am personally happy with Zabaleta, we wanted a quality RB and now we have one, I agree with Greys comment that he will give 100% each and every game and no-one can ask for more than that.
Assuming he remains injury free, this is West Ham after all, I think we will get three really good years out of him and provide time for others to develop.
He may well have positional sense but if he's trying to get to West Ham from Euston by getting on a train to Manchester, it would suggest he's got a hopeless sense of direction.
Zabaleta will be a good signing for possibly two seasons. You need only look at the send off afforded him by Man City fans and their view of him to let you know we have got ourselves a proper full back.
He doesn't have long as stated and is likely on big money but we need character and experience in defence as our full backs all season have been either filling in our been short on premiership experience. Zab lacks neither a proper full back with bags of experience at the top level........ exactly what we need.
Well done for getting him and quickly if it all goes through.
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He doesn't strike me as a last pay check type of player....
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Marseille are preparing a £30m offer to bring West Ham forward Andre Ayew back to the club.
[via @Ghanasoccernet]
"Look further down the list as well to the likes of Kyle Knoyle, who plays right back for the Hammers PL2 squad. He could learn an enormous amount from Zabaleta.
Knoyle is already a a very talented prospect who is well thought off at the club, it could do wonders for his future development."
Knoyle is being released.
Arbeloa was a good right back for a premier league side
Zabaleta was the best right back in the league for 2/3 years
If Zabaleta was after this then he wouldn't consider us.
Not anymore China introducing 100% tax on foreign players ;nonono
It's a tax on (some) clubs - and its not really a tax. They have to put an amount equivalent to the transfer fee into a fund to develop young home-grown players.
Imagine if that was introduced in the PL. ;nonono
Assuming he remains injury free, this is West Ham after all, I think we will get three really good years out of him and provide time for others to develop.
RB sorted, now what about up top.
;ok
Oh, Abramovich. Never mind.
http://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2017/may/25-may/west-ham-united-issue-retain-list#FT2pTVppRKXcUrJt.99
He doesn't have long as stated and is likely on big money but we need character and experience in defence as our full backs all season have been either filling in our been short on premiership experience. Zab lacks neither a proper full back with bags of experience at the top level........ exactly what we need.
Well done for getting him and quickly if it all goes through.
Can't help but feel they forgot the decimal point...
If someone bid £20m I'm sure they'll sell.
Bit like the old classic 'Tomkins to Newcastle'