Anderson officially joins

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https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2018/july/15-july/west-ham-united-complete-club-record-felipe-anderson-transfer

So happy with this, he brings flair, goals, pace and only 25 still

Very expensive but its not our money ...well done daves

Cant wait to see Yarmolenko-Arnie-Anderson

baracks_a_hammer

Does that mean it is close? ;hmm

IronHerb

Don't go to bed.

grey_til_I_dye

"I want to thank the owner, David Sullivan, because he made a big effort to bring me here. I know how difficult it was, so I have to thank him a lot, and I hope I can repay his faith in me on the pitch with goals and winning games."
Read more at https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2018/july/15-july/west-ham-united-complete-club-record-felipe-anderson-transfer#EjW4aIWvUg1IdgYq.99

MrsGrey

I know nothing about him, but if he's who the gaffer wants, then fair play.
Welcome.

;scarf

Yeoldhammer

good luck Felipe, hopefully we can start well otherwise the pressure will mount

jay_in_cpt

Excited by this, welcome Felipe.
More than fair play to owners, so far this transfer window.
Closes 9th August this year I believe...

OldCastleSwift

Wow.

Really believed he was this years Bacca/Lacazette/Carvalho, so a big well done to Sullivan for this one.

It's a shame Lanzini got injured because him, Anderson and Yarmolenko playing behind Arnie would have been the stuff of dreams. Hopefully we'll see that in the new year.

Lukerz

Good luck. Hopefully he adjusts & does that business. For that sought of fee I would hope so. Don't know much about him but I suppose he has performed for Lazio for a few seasons so not a complete risk. Hopefully he turns into this years Payet (minus the strop after a year).

Lukerz

OldCastleSwift said:

Wow.

Really believed he was this years Bacca/Lacazette/Carvalho, so a big well done to Sullivan for this one.

It's a shame Lanzini got injured because him, Anderson and Yarmolenko playing behind Arnie would have been the stuff of dreams. Hopefully we'll see that in the new year.

Agree, although I would worry whether the midfield would be strong enough to protect the back five with those four running riot.

MrsGrey

'That Felipe feeling' ;lol

Whitehorsehammer

For once, I liked the introduction video on he OS

OldCastleSwift

Lukerz said:

Agree, although I would worry whether the midfield would be strong enough to protect the back five with those four running riot.

Ex has suggested we're still after another DM. Although he has said it'll be frees and loans from here on in.

A couple of names have been bandied around on social media that fit that bill, namely Drinkwater and Ramires, and I think Rice and one of those two sitting in front of Diop and Ogbonna should give us decent cover for the Four Horseman to do their damage.

steve

Great news now lets win some games ;scarf ;scarf ;sofa

Bazshuayi

for once its 7-10 signings instead of 7-10 days! Very happy with Felipe's arrival!

He's a player I'd like to alter my fantasy team for... ;whistle

Lukerz

BBC report it's £36m, potentially rising to £41.5m.

MrsGrey

Is that the 3rd year in a row we have set a new transfer record?

buffybegood

MrsGrey said:

Is that the 3rd year in a row we have set a new transfer record?

Maybe, but it's as much to do with TV money fuelled inflation as anything else.

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https://www.90min.com/posts/5959036-listing-every-premier-league-club-s-record-signing-as-newcastle-finally-look-to-break-the-bank

Looking on that list 13 of the 20 clubs last year broke their transfer record in te summer or winter window of last year

But its true, 3 years in a row its been broken

grey_til_I_dye

4. He’s a very versatile player

His ability to run with the ball isn’t restricted to one position. He featured largely on the left wing at the start of his career with Lazio, but has since played on the right, as a second striker and even as a central forward, from where he scored on his last Lazio appearance – against Internazionale in May.

https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2018/july/15-july/seven-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-felipe-anderson

#justsayin ;whistle

Adam

3. He’s a close friend of Neymar.

So, next season we might buy Neymar? I mean we’ve already spent £100m, what’s another couple of hundred.

6. He’s the third Brazilian to play for the hammers

I guess they didn’t want to say the fourth Brazilian to sign because they would have had to include Wellington Paulista! “Let’s not bring up Paulista again, shall we?”

MrsGrey

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/28/west-ham-felipe-anderson-fast-intelligence-winger

The Observer has an opinion piece on him. Nothing earth-shattering in it.

IronHerb

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/07/28/felipe-anderson-eager-become-west-hams-protagonist-dream-move/

Flavour of the day....

MrsGrey

;ok

Both articles obviously based on the same interview, as they use some of the same quotes.

OldCastleSwift

https://whufc.com/news/articles/2018/august/03-august/felipe-anderson-reveals-his-squad-number

;wahoo

Kouyate always likely to be the one to go, IMO.

Frees up the No8 shirt for Anderson (he's worn No28 in pre-season, much like Arnie did with No27 last summer before moving to No7 when Feghouli left)

;wahoo