Summer 2017 Transfer Speculation (continued)

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  • FlorinRaducliousFlorinRaduclious
    edited August 2017
    Just realised I misread your point Moore_than, sorry! I personally think Noble, Kouyate, Obiang, Lanzini and Fernandes could all play the middle two above the DCM as box to boxerz. Choose depending on opposition/form. My only concern is that if we do bring in Carvalho we will have too many players vying for only a couple of places and akin to Nordtveit last year, someone will not get enough games and be unhappy. In my opinion that is likely to be Kouyate as he is probably not technical enough to play that formation. This would be a shame as I like CK, but that is what I think is likely. Of course if he would be willing to play at CB...

    As far as the central striker goes 433 leads more into the hands of a quick forward as opposed to a hold up man, as he has the two wingers up with him pretty much all the time. With 4231 the lone striker role is more of a target man who then has the three attacking mids catch up to him and he can lay it off to them. Thereby 433 is probably better for Chicharito where as 4231 is probably better for Carroll.
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    Sporting have told West Ham they must pay £36m for William Carvalho, this price has not scared the club off. [Mirror]
  • McHammerMcHammer
    Lisbon have signed Battaglia to replace him so looking good. Keep these non exciting signings rolling.
  • McHammerMcHammer
    In less good news villa claim the Snoddy rumours are not true
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    It's a World Cup year so Snoddy needs first team football ;run
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    In an eloquent sort of way, I'd wet my pants if we signed Carvalho! ;wahoo
  • imagelostimagelost
    Any sauce with this carvalho story
  • imagelostimagelost
    imagelost said:

    Any sauce with this carvalho story

    New I mean
  • FlorinRaducliousFlorinRaduclious
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  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    Sadly just don't see Carvalho going to us, think the club are kean and Carvalho does want to go the team EPL.....but at a bigger club and this is just a bit to prompt someone into gazumping us
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    As always I will be blindly optimistic and say hes coming!

    (note to self: learn from Bats ;weep )
  • Slaven_Cups_His_BeardSlaven_Cups_His_Beard
    What a signing that would be and what a transfer window!
  • MarkNobleLocalHeroMarkNobleLocalHero
    More from Jinxed on KUMB;
    Talks ongoing

    We're at 30 they're at 37 (release clause) should meet somewhere in the middle today
    Here's hoping ;pray
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    What's encouraging here is that it seems we have a player who actually wants to come and play for our club. Ditto hart, arny and chicharito. I know £££ will play a big part, however you only need to roll back a year when we were prepared to offer a big fee and package to Bacca and the bloke had no interest in joining us.
  • Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_MoyesJorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes
    I would be really surprised if there are legs to this story, as I wasn't now expecting us to do anymore business.

    I've never seen him play, but he seems to be highly-rated by everybody else, so very exciting ;thumbsup

    If he's as good as I'm hearing, would this represent our best PL transfer window ever?
  • LukerzLukerz
    Glad the club didn't really mean 'no more CM's'. ;thumbsup
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    I still also think we will be after a striker loan too at the end of the window, having shifted a few out
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    is Carvalho really a 30m+ player ? from what I have being told from friends whose clubs were previously linked with him. He is good but not a game changer that some people seem to be making out.

    But I guess if its a position that is really that important maybe it would be for us.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    They did say 'no more exciting signings' and DM does come under that category.
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Apparently Lanzini will sign a new 85k a week contract ;hmm that would quash any roundabout fears of Lanzini to Liverpool with Coutinho up in the air.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Don't let the old 'signed a new contract' ruse fool you. Just means we'll get more when he goes, which he won't. ;whistle
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    "Couple of hurdles to jump yet"

    So his having his medical already.... ;yercoat
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    One of the hurdles would be the CL qualifier later this month I would presume.
  • Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_MoyesJorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes
    Lukerz said:

    Glad the club didn't really mean 'no more CM's'. ;thumbsup

    Did they actually say that? ;hmm Maybe Carvalho was somebody who Slav didn't think would be available, but then suddenly was.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Yeold

    Depends how you define 'game changer'.

    If a player could come in and stop the opposition waltzing through our back line at will, that would be a significant change, imo.
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    Yeh, our defence has been our biggest problem. If hart, zab and supposedly carvalho can't help make that better, then we may aswell all pack up and go home.
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    22 points lost from winning position last season.....
  • adecokeradecoker
    baracks_a_hammer said:

    Yeh, our defence has been our biggest problem. If hart, zab and supposedly carvalho can't help make that better, then we may aswell all pack up and go home.

    I've got my train ticket booked, case zipped up and am just wondering when my lift to the station is going to turn up.

  • EssexHammerEssexHammer
    edited August 2017
    Pearces_Left_Foot said:

    Can't see noble playing if we sign him ;hmm

    Good

    I know it will upset some, but we need to stop being sentimental and playing him just because he's a local lad.

    On another note Jota looks promising, Midfielder scoring 12 in 21 games.

  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    BREAKING: West Ham have agreed personal terms with William Carvalho. Clubs just need to agree a fee now.

    [Diario de Noticias]
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