Summer 2017 Transfer Speculation (continued)

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

Hasn't worked out for Snod so would rather we sell him and keep Feghouli.

Feg can whip a good ball in and Hernandez knows how to get on the end of things.

OutcastLondoner

Jorderz_Slaven_A_Good_Time said:

Hasn't worked out for Snod so would rather we sell him and keep Feghouli.

Feg can whip a good ball in and Hernandez knows how to get on the end of things.

Yeah agree. I think Feghouli had at lest one very good ball that no one got onto, per game.

Agree about Carroll. I'd actually rather see him as a sub a lot of the time and think that might be more acceptable now he's not the only player we've splashed a lot of money on.

alderz

Agree on Carroll completely. We know he's been rushed back before, and now that doesn't need to happen quite so much.

Honestly I would rather keep Feghouli and Snodgrass than change for the sake of it. I am aware I'm very much in the minority, but I feel that Snnkdgrass will still come good.

If we get an opportunity to sign a better player for the money they each go for, great, but otherwise I would keep hold.

I wouldn't be opposed to another CM or ST but I think the priority now is working out who our sub keeper is going to he

Yeoldhammer

Kovacic would secure the midfield though a bit of a pipe dream signing.
Andre Gray still a good shout.

Ditch Sakho.
Feghouli and Snodgrass ditch if decent offers come in.

Lukerz

Rumour this morning is we're going for Dembele of Celtic in a £22.5m deal. Want him to add to Hernandez.

Lukerz

Feghouli will be sold simply to free up the number 7 for Hernandez.

baracks_a_hammer

Neither Arne nor chicharito had shirt numbers when unveiled. Not sure if this is normal or not. To me this would suggest some outgoings from the squad to allow shirt numbers to be reassigned

Bazshuayi

Slaven_A_Laugh_Lukerz said:

Rumour this morning is we're going for Dembele of Celtic in a £22.5m deal. Want him to add to Hernandez.

He'd be good purely for the profit we'd make on him when the big guns poach him in a year or two... Papers also said Marseilles trying to get him but I'd be surprised if bigger clubs than that aren't circling.

Bazshuayi

Have we signed anyone yet ;hmm

Lukerz

David Gold @davidgold
A great window. A big thank you to David Sullivan, Slaven Bilic, Tony Henri, Andrew Pincher and the team. dg

Done then? ;hmm

Lukerz

baracks_a_hammer said:

Neither Arne nor chicharito had shirt numbers when unveiled. Not sure if this is normal or not. To me this would suggest some outgoings from the squad to allow shirt numbers to be reassigned

Same with Hart.

So that's #1 for Hart, now Randy has gone.

And I imagine #7 for Hernandez when Feghouli leaves.

Maybe #11 for Arne when Snodgrass goes.

Lukerz

£50m for Sigurdsson ;nonono

He's a good player but come on.

Lukerz

Bit worried about this Coutinho to Barca rumour.

Lanzini to Liverpool? ;puzzled

Adam

Bazshuayi said:

Have we signed anyone yet ;hmm

We have! You probably aren't aware because of time zone differences. Pretty sure that's how it works, right?

Lukerz

Still definitely need another striker. An injury to Hernandez and back to square one. Relying on Carroll and Sakho. Assuming both are still here.

Bazshuayi

;wink

MrsGrey

baracks_a_hammer said:

Neither Arne nor chicharito had shirt numbers when unveiled. Not sure if this is normal or not. To me this would suggest some outgoings from the squad to allow shirt numbers to be reassigned

It's normal. I had a quick random google - Payet, Arbeloa, Fernandes, Zaza - all pictured holding the shirt with just their name, no squad number.

SuzanneClaret

Slaven_A_Laugh_Lukerz said:

Bit worried about this Coutinho to Barca rumour.

Lanzini to Liverpool? ;puzzled

;fishslap

Bazshuayi

When youve worn out Suz's whacking arm, just mention 'synopsis' and she'll retreat back behind the sofa ;whistle

P.s why would Lanzini want to sit on the Liverpool bench now hes established himself ;hmm hes staying put for a while

SuzanneClaret

;biggrin

I've set the whacking to auto...

Bazshuayi

one of the many reasons shes a West Ham gal ;hug

OldCastleSwift

Slaven_A_Laugh_Lukerz said:

David Gold @davidgold
A great window. A big thank you to David Sullivan, Slaven Bilic, Tony Henri, Andrew Pincher and the team. dg

Done then? ;hmm

I’m going to assume not. I think we’ve secured our main targets and have addressed the issues from last season, so we can sit back and relax a little bit more than usual.

However, I still think there’s every chance we’ll add to the four we’ve already got (another striker is still a must for me) but the pressure is off compared to where we were this time last week.

With outgoings of £41m (including Hart’s loan fee) and the sales of Nordy, Randy and Valencia recouping a reported £17m, we only have a net spend of £24m so far. Ok, you’ve probably got to factor in the cost of the wages being paid to Arnie, Chich and Lanzini (assuming he’ll soon be on something approaching six figures), but I still think there’s a bit of money to spend.

SuzanneClaret

King.

We should buy King.

MrsGrey

Slaven_A_Laugh_Lukerz said:

Still definitely need another striker. An injury to Hernandez and back to square one. Relying on Carroll and Sakho. Assuming both are still here.

No, that's our business done (unless someone else leaves and we have to replace them). Based on everything that was said by the owners and manager about numbers and types of player we want, I'm 99% sure that's it. Possibly a 3rd GK f they think it's too risky to use a kid as back-up.

If we buy another striker Luke, what happens if both he AND Hernandez get injured? So maybe we need a 3rd ;hmm

No, they'll stick, and use Ayew, Arnautavic or Antonio if needs must. Or Fletcher or Martinez.

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

I don't think we'll sign anybody else and I'll be delighted with our business. I don't see what value it is to work out what we've spent. We've made great signings, and we've got them at great prices. Spending another £20 million for the sake of it seems completely counterproductive to the idea of signing quality over quantity, and trying to foster some squad stability.

Lukerz

MrsG - actually both owners said we need two PL proven strikers.

We have signed one. So based on what they said we can expect another striker. ;wink

Arne is not a striker. He is a wide attacker and in any case, if he lets say could be counted as a striker, his scoring record is actually pretty awful in that case.

eskimoking

deehammer said:

Hernandez likes 14 as that was his father, Guitterez's number. Who has it now?

Obiang I think.

Bazshuayi

The board have consistently said that if someone of a certain quality is available theyd try and make the effort to acquire them. I agree with the recent signings taking pressure off our TF business though

That said, Id still like Gray. Hes affordable in last year of contract, young, experienced in the Prem (playing in a lesser side) quick, hard working and scores a decent amount

baracks_a_hammer

Think Sakho will be gone. So given Calleri and Zaza have gone too and fletcher rumoured to be going on loan perhaps another striker will come in - it's not unreasonable to think so.

Nordveit has gone with no replacement so perhaps another c/m

And I think if we find another number 2 keeper, Adrian will be allowed to leave

IronHerb

Nah. He's a Leicester boy through and tthrough ;yercoat