Summer 2017 Transfer Speculation (continued)

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  • Moore_than_a_nickMoore_than_a_nick
    edited July 2017
    Some say we're signing Raul Jimenez for (another?) club record fee (more than EUR60m is mentioned!!!), which doesn't quite tally with his recent playing record.

    http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2017/07/23/do-report-west-ham-close-to-signing-benficas-raul-jimenez-possib/

    http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/832365/West-Ham-transfer-news-Raul-Jimenez

    https://www.debate.com.mx/deportes/West-Ham-United-busca-a-Raul-Jimenez-20170723-0238.html

    (AC: anything you can do,...
    )

    https://www.sdpnoticias.com/deportes/2017/07/23/west-ham-pagaria-mas-de-mil-mdp-para-que-raul-jimenez-haga-dupla-con-chicharito

  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Can't see us splashing out £40m on Jimenez. I could see us trying to negotiate a loan deal with an option to buy next season, but that's about it.

    I'm not Andre Gray's biggest fan, but I think I'd prefer him over Jimenez.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    But AC did that against Arsenal too
  • AdamAdam
    http://www.espn.co.uk/football/club/lazio/112/blog/post/3111862/why-clubs-shouldnt-overspend-on-lazio-winger-keita-balde

    We've supposedly had an offer accepted for Keita Balde, although I don't think he'll come to us.

    But judging by this article, I wouldn't want him. Seems like a 'he who shall not be named' Mark II.
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    I read yesterday that the Lazio chairman has denied that an offer has been accepted from anyone.

    I don't think this one has any legs at all, to be honest. He's a good player and good value and £28m, but I'm 99% sure he wouldn't be interested in coming to us.
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Apparently Fee was agreed with us but player wants to only go to Juve and will decline everywhere else.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    edited July 2017
    Citeh's spending now tops the £200m mark.

    Surely Pep has to go at the end of the season if they aren't PL champions?
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    Well we don't want a player that is here with a shot gun to his head... No point in that...

    In other News Walker - £50m / Danilo - £26.5m / Mendy - £50m City have spent nearly £130m on full-backs!

    One Walker is double out most expensive signing... Maybe one more summer of buys before we win the league... ;tumbleweed
  • Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_MoyesJorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes
    grey_til_I_dye said:

    Citeh's spending now tops the £200m mark.

    Surely Pep has to go at the end of the season if they aren't PL champions?

    Which he will, I think, as they won't be.
  • FlorinRaducliousFlorinRaduclious
    edited July 2017
    @grey_til_I_dye
    To be fair his squad was so poor quality before that point though /s

    Maybe bfs was right, if he had one of the 'big' teams that spends he could have won the league. I sort of think I could too.

    According to transfermarkt, Man City net spend:

    17/18 £120m (thus far) inc. Walker £43m, Silva £42.5m, Ederson £34m, etc.
    16/17 £151m inc. Stones £47m, Sane £42.5m, Brian £27m, Gundogan £23m, etc.
    15/16 £124m (pre Pep?) inc. De Bruyne £62m, Sterling £53m, Otamendi £38m etc.

    I could go on. Bear in mind these are NET too.

    Just noticed 17/18 DOESN'T include Mendy, transfer confimed today £52m!
  • Slaven_Cups_His_BeardSlaven_Cups_His_Beard
    Rumoured that Adrian could be on his way....
  • AdamAdam
    I think Man City will be top two. Possibly with Man Utd.

    I can see Liverpool being left behind and I can see both Spurs and Chelsea not doing as well.

    Morata is not that good of a replacement for Costa. With Spurs, yes they have a good team but you need to keep improving your side (I'm not sure if they will sign players due to the stadium).

    Of course, I could be completely wrong!
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Chelsea and Man U have spent similar funds. Chelsea have won the league but united haven't. ;hmm
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    Slaven_Cups_His_Beard said:

    Rumoured that Adrian could be on his way....

    NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO ;nonono
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    From what Ex says the ball is in his (Adrian's) court. We want to keep him and fight for the jersey, he doesn't want to be a back up. I suspect he'll go, if I'm honest. He will know, as we all do, that rightly or wrongly Hart is our No1 for this season.

    On a more positive note, Hernandez has been spotted at Heathrow ;wahoo
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    SuzanneClaret said:

    Slaven_Cups_His_Beard said:

    Rumoured that Adrian could be on his way....

    NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO ;nonono
    'Twas always likely.

    I imagine that after being an established number 1 in the Prem, he's not going to take kindly to a demotion. It's probably different when you are at a club competing with the number 2, who you work with every day and have mutual respect etc. When you are dropped because of loss of form, you must feel 'fair enough' and you'll have a chance of getting the jersey back again.

    But he's just been permanently downgraded. If I was him, I'd be looking for a move.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Just for reference, Twitter quoters:

    you can embed a tweet on here, if you first click on the tweet in Twitter, and then, when it shows up in your browser, copy the address that appears in your browser toolbar. (Just did that for you, bbb)
  • Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_MoyesJorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes
    Me too, don't blame Adrian at all. But don't think losing both him and Randolph is a significant loss, at least in terms of goalkeeping ability.
  • HamstewHamstew
    so whos our back up keeper?
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Chris Woods ;ok
  • Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_MoyesJorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes
    I guess we'll sign another one or promote one of the younger ones?
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    The younger ones are U19 and U17 aren't they? Trott and a new kid. I think we'll have to buy
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    If Adrian goes as well, then it is almost inevitable that whoever we get to replace him will not be as good, or they wouldn't agree to come to be a 'guaranteed' backup.
  • Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_MoyesJorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes
    Grey,

    A back-up keeper is inevitably not as good, otherwise they wouldn't be happy being a back-up. Like Adrian and Randy wanting to leave as soon as it was clear Hart would be our No. 1.
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    edited July 2017
    The problem with our keepers is we had two broadly at the same level, neither of which would be of the quality to help us kick on (I know we finished well in slavs first season, however this was largely to do with the number of goals we scored)

    If Adrian goes too, it is likely that we end up with one keeper better than the other with the other being slightly inferior to adrian/randy - personally I think is ok?
  • DeanscaleshammerDeanscaleshammer
    Does seem like a bit of a gamble by the two D's unless they know something we don't.

    Loaning Hart for a year but losing both our contracted keepers with good Prem experience. If Adrian does move on it seems like we have swapped solid depth in that position for higher quality and higher risk.

    My hope is that we can persuade Adrian to stay although I would completely understand him leaving.
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Its a stupid decision as it puts City in the driving seat in negotiations since we would need a keeper. Unless a fee has been agreed to buy him at the end of the loan, really are going to shove an extra 20m on Hart ? stupid long term planning there.
  • Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_MoyesJorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes
    edited July 2017
    Disagree. Even if we didn't sign Hart on loan we'd have needed to replace Randy and Adrian, who are average goalkeepers.

    Even if Adrian stays no.2 this year, I'd be unhappy if he was our no.1 again next season, should Hart not sign.
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    This is the concern I had from the start, we was disrupting a stable part of the squad.

    The when it become clear there was no buy clause even more the short term nature of this strategy is a worry.

    However some people convinced me that there is justification for this approach.

    In the end we may only get one season but even if we bought a Brilliant GK we would probably lose him in the summer anyway...
  • Pearces_Left_FootPearces_Left_Foot
    Adrian spent half of last season as a no 2 and he is under contract ,if he thinks he should be playing he needs to prove it .
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