Summer 2017 Transfer Speculation
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Just feels like another short term patch up job when a decent RB could be bought, but I suppose they are investing in Byram?
That's what I would hope if this is genuine.
It's a good signing from Brian's point of view; he gets to train with a very accomplished RB, and to test himself against him.
If Brian shows that he is better than Zab for the RB spot, excellent. If not, then he has time to develop further, as you'd imagine Zab has only got a couple of years left at PL level.
Which is why I'm disappointed we didn't go for Defoe. Again, Martial, Bats or Iheanacho would be better, but realistically I don't see any of them happening.
Whomever is currently charged with those responsibilities at the club may well not be up to it based on the last two years' showings, so I would hope that person is replaced with someone better within slav's support team
Zabaleta is an okay addition but something tells me its again its a last pay cheque kind of deal but it gives Byram time to develop and step up. Hopefully he isn't on huge wages and causes a storm with other players.
However if 2 or 3 signings is our limit and we are getting Zab on a free, there should be no reason why we cannot stump the cash up to secure for example "Andre Gray and Josh King" for example (if we are looking at reasonable definite targets as money should be available to land them) something tells me though we will be chasing players who do not want to come and then valuing players like Gray and King as too expensive and end up with a panic Ayew deal.
This season Zabaleta made 22 starts in a total of 32 appearances, he was an unused substitute 15 times and was absent from the match day squad 9 times
Arbeloa wasn't around much 2014/15 or 2013/14, partly due to injury, the last time he was a regular starter at Real Madrid was 2012/13.
Zabaleta missed some of 2015/16 due to injury but was a regular starter in 2014/15
Zabs will be fine
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