Summer 2017 Transfer Speculation (continued)

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  • Moore_than_a_nickMoore_than_a_nick
    Though this one is better if you want to see what Jota can do:

    Reminds me a bit of Yossi, with the skills and the hair.
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    Fegouli tweet...

    Tomorrow on the way to istanbul
  • Moore_than_a_nickMoore_than_a_nick
    edited August 2017
    Meanwhile, how is the big one progressing, you might be asking?

    I mean our reported attempt to sign William Carvalho.

    Well one report has it that he is due to have a medical on Monday or Tuesday. Apparently we've agreed wages of 55k per week with him. And have offered €30m + €10m in add-ons. Sporting want €40m straight out. Not clear how he could be having a medical before we've agreed a fee, but fingers crossed we manage to come to an agreement.

    http://www.101greatgoals.com/news/transfers/william-carvalho-set-west-ham-medical/

    Some reports are suggesting the reason he was left out of Sporting's match is because of the potential move. The manager has apparently also said this was because he's suspended for the CL qualifier, so he wanted to play someone in the league that could replace Carvalho in the qualifier. A likely story...
    ;pray
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Very few transfers are paid up in full at the time of the deal. They are usually paid over the length of the first contract so say £40m for a 5 year deal would be paid at £8m a year for 5 years.
  • Moore_than_a_nickMoore_than_a_nick
    Yes, what I meant is that I think they want €40m as a guaranteed fee not dependent on anything, whereas we want 10m of it dependent on performance etc.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    ;ok
  • Moore_than_a_nickMoore_than_a_nick
    Well today's result has put Sporting Lisbon in a stronger position! Hopefully it's also convinced the Daves just to give them the €40m.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Let's hope he didn't watch the game.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    I see he's dropped off the SSN radar as a probable transfer so perhaps he did watch it.
  • Moore_than_a_nickMoore_than_a_nick
    let's hope he's after the money not the glory!
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    ;lol
  • LukerzLukerz
    Jese Rodriquez signing for Stoke today.
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    Who'd have thought Stoke would have a big Jese up front ;hmm
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    Forgot about Crouch. Make that 2
  • adecokeradecoker
    Diario de Noticias apparently reporting that although Carvalho had reached a verbal agreement to join West Ham he had his fingers crossed behind his back when he made the promise.

    I'll post a link to the story when I find it although it will probably all be in Portuguese.
  • Moore_than_a_nickMoore_than_a_nick
    But how were his fingers crossed? Perhaps he was making the hammers sign...
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    I think the hammers sign may vary depending on your POV ;nonono
  • Pearces_Left_FootPearces_Left_Foot
    He is reported to be flying in for his medical this week
  • Giant_HammerGiant_Hammer
    edited August 2017
    Pearces, he'll probably plead insanity. ;biggrin
  • HappyHammer_ishHappyHammer_ish
    I really think we need a winger after carvalho... feel as though Ayew isn't a winger... which leaves us with Antonio, Arnie and snodgrass ( who should be on his way out too) so we literally have two wingers... not enough for a season imo
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    We seem to have gone from having too many wingers to barely enough.

    As a winger, I think Ayew is best on the left. Otherwise, he's more of a roaming supporting striker.
  • Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_MoyesJorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes
    Is Adama Traore still at Boro?
  • AdamAdam
    Last time I heard the price being quoted in the gossip columns for Traore was around £15m, which is too much, imo, for someone with no end product.
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    There is a vote on the 07th Sep to end the transfer window by the start of the season, so around 3 weeks earlier than at the moment.

    http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/40931420
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    Seems apt that a Transfer issue should be discussed on my birthday! ;lol
  • mikemike
    What we need and what we get is two things.

    If we get carvalho ;pray i think that could be it for this transfer window.
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    Under the proposals, Premier League sides would not be able to add to their squads once the season begins.

    However, clubs from other European leagues could sign players from England in line with their own domestic deadlines.
    Does anyone else think that's a daft idea? If a club got a good offer for a player from a big club like Real Madrid then they'd either have to accept it and not be able to replace the player or reject it and possibly have a player in a Payet-like sulk until the January transfer window.
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    I think its a good idea but it needs all the other domestic leagues from across Europe to follow suit to really work. I just don't see it happening.
  • Dodger58Dodger58
    I don't think we need other European Leagues to follow suit. Or alternatively we could stop playing football in the middle of the cricket season, start the EPL later and make all the dates fit.
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Impossible to start it later, they already find it difficult enough fitting in extra games, let alone more if you take off the start of the season.

    You couldn't extend the PL season either as this would clash with Internationals.
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