Summer 2017 Transfer Speculation
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Carroll needs to go because he's injury prone, but we should get Wilshere? Really?
Since the 9/10 season, Wilshere has missed 145 games and been injured for 945 days.
Since the 8/9 season, Carrol has missed 137 games and been injured for 1056 days.
Wilshere:
Carrol
Carroll should be retained because he is a quality forward on his day, despite his injury record, yet Wilshere should not be signed due to his injury record, despite his quality on his day.
Works both ways.
Carroll will remain at West Ham until his contract expires.
Difference with Wilshere is he's just had a solid season. 27 league appearances for Bournemouth. Carroll hasn't. 18 league appearances.
It would be a slight risk, but if you could get a 25 year old for around £10m from Arsenal, would it not be worth considering, even though he seems to miss every other season?
Leaving aside that Slav has said he's not interested n signing one, t would be too much of a like-for-like swap for me.
I want signings that are going to improve the 1st choice XI and push someone from that group down the pecking order. I don't believe Begovic does, nor Demarai Gray (sp?).
While I am ;hmm about AC, the one thing I know is - we didn't sign him knowing he would have so many injuries. With Wilshere, it would be precisely the opposite, and so it would be folly for a club in our situation to sign him, imo. We don't need to take that risk. Leave him for a newly-promoted club.
Begovic is a great signing by Bournemouth. Shocked Everton didn't come in for him, their keepers are terrible.
When we signed ;ac there was no history of repeated injuries.
Wilshere has a history of injuries, and a long-standing issue with his ankle.
We've got Andy on the books, and I doubt we could get shot of him for much, so yeah, I say keep him and sign another starting CF.
I also say don't siign a known injury-prone player in a position where we are not desperate for players.
I don't see that as a contradiction.
Twist I do agree about the lack of English / British playerS, though
May be looking at wingers if Snodgrass goes to Brighton but the priority is two new strikers, so I guess we look at more word games to get us through the next month or so.
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Fiorentina have set their sights on West Ham United midfielder Pedro Obiang, according to reports in Italy.
The Spaniard has been one of the main positives to take from a disappointing campaign overall for the Hammers and his fine performances have attracted the interest of clubs from around Europe.
Obiang, a former Sampdoria star, has been linked with a return to Serie A in the past but the Hammers have rebuffed any advances for the 25-year-old.
However, with Fiorentina bracing themselves for a summer of departures, they are keen to tie down a deal for Obiang and will test West Ham's resolve in keeping hold of him.
The midfielder contributed one goal and one assist in 30 appearances for the Hammers last season and has a contract until 2019 at the London Stadium.
Know a lot of people on here thought we should've gone for him and we missed a trick......hindsight is a wonderful thing ain't it
Personally I'd still take him but only if our key targets don't come off
The likes of Musa, Ulloa and Slimani suffer from the team not playing to their own strengths when they get a chance.
I think Slimani would do well at a Premiership club where he's the main striker
No AFCON this coming year ;wahoo , only in Jan 2019 in Cameroon
Remember a striker is meant to be for more than one season, a first team built on African players is going to struggle badly when they all leave to attend the ACON. ;ok
But there's no way Rondon takes us up a level (regular 10-8), never mind top 6, imo.
If the option is Rondon or Defoe then I would want Defoe.
If the option is Defoe or Iheanacho then I would want both ;biggrin