Transfer rumours and speculation to take us through to summer.

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

I have no qualms in not paying the entire cost up front for Gomez, there isn't enough to suggest at €45mil hes going to be a sure bet....plus how many transfers nowadays are for the full price upfront

That said pre season has started, so the urge to get someone in soon is apparent

I trust in Pellegrini & Husillos

Also I feel fornals is a huge upgrade on Nasri who barely even took to the pitch he was so injury prone

And I agree with grey, Yarmo and (less so) Reid will be like new additions

DJ Hammer

As long as we don’t go for Sturridge, he’s an emotional wreck at the moment cos someone’s pinched his wee dog.

MrsGrey

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years said:

And I agree with grey, Yarmo and (less so) Reid will be like new additions

:weep:

Fortuneseeker

Lets all wait and see which rabbits are pulled out of the hat before we come out with the same old West Ham comments as I have seen posted recently on other sites. I trust MP won't settle for second best as he wants us to be challenging this season although with a month to go as time goes by I will start to become concerned as the days pass with no sign of two quality strikers coming in unless we put all the money at one major target like Gomez and keep Hernandez?

MrsGrey

grey_til_I_dye said:

I think Balotelli is well worth a punt,

Rav will be all over that :biggrin: :wahoo:

Hamstew

DJ Hammer said:

As long as we don’t go for Sturridge, he’s an emotional wreck at the moment cos someone’s pinched his wee dog.

I saw this earlier. Some sickos out there

OldCastleSwift

But neither Yarmo or Reid are strikers, and that's where we're struggling.

Now, Rondon was all but in China at the weekend and that's gone a bit quiet, so here's what I'm hoping:

Gomez was our No1 choice but would have used pretty much all of our budget, so our second striker would likely to have been a free, i.e. Balotelli. £45m effectively spent on two forwards.

Plan B is Rondon at £16m and another striker at £30m that gives us two forwards for the same price.

M&M are very experienced so I would like to think that they have several irons in the fire and we're not in Zaza and Calleri territory just yet, but I would really have wanted a first team striker in by now.

Cuz1

DJ Hammer said:

As long as we don’t go for Sturridge, he’s an emotional wreck at the moment cos someone’s pinched his wee dog.


We’d be barking up the wrong tree with sturridge

OldCastleSwift

Fortuneseeker said:

I trust MP won't settle for second best

He kind of already has to now Gomez is going elsewhere.

Just read that Bournemouth have offered Wilson a new contract that makes a move for him less likely (or more expensive, if nothing else), too.

chicagohammer

I know I have barked up this particular tree before - but how about testing Chelsea’s resolve and enquire about Giroud

He is unlikely to be first choice for them and I fail to see why he would not jump at a guaranteed first team spot - given his age we may have to pay over the odds to tempt him but surely we are not talking about the sort of funds that would have been committed with Gomez.

Go on Pelle, give them a call

:thumbsup:

MrsGrey

chicago, I'd love to sign him but I really don't think he'd come to a club like ours/our position.

Also, Chelsea are under a transfer embargo, they can sell but they can't buy.

Hamstew

Yeah Chelsea won't be selling anyone they don't have to

Hammerex

Don't Panic, Don't Panic, :wahoo:

Ravel49

MrsGrey said:

grey_til_I_dye said:

I think Balotelli is well worth a punt,

Rav will be all over that :biggrin: :wahoo:

#TruDat

M45B :bowdown:

grey_til_I_dye

Can't think we'd seriously be considering Wilson at the price suggested.

alderz

45 is Grady’s number.

No deal, Rav

thornburyiron

Talk about signing players who want to play for us, Fornals, who’s not due to meet up until next week, flew to London to look at the stadium.

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

I think we’ll still get Gomez. SSN are utterly clueless. They’re just hopelessly going backwards and forwards without knowing a thing.

baracks_a_hammer

Lukerz said:

Looks like Gomez could be ours...

Yet again I allow Lukerz to raise my spirits only to once more crash back down to Earth with a bump.

One of these days I will learn

:biggrin:

grey_til_I_dye

I think Yarmo has the skill set to play up top. I don't think Arnie is a better player than him.

MrsGrey

thornburyiron said:

Talk about signing players who want to play for us, Fornals, who’s not due to meet up until next week, flew to London to look at the stadium.

I saw that.

I did wonder if he hadn't flown to London to sort out his accommodation and so on, and thought he'd have a look at the stadium at the same time. Or maybe his player liaison offer arranged to meet hm there.

I'm not reading too much into it.

adecoker

alderz said:

45 is Grady’s number.

And 54-46 is Toots Hibbert's number.

MIAHammer

West Ham Post Salty Tweet After Selling Marko Arnautovic To Shanghai SIPG


http://www.sportbible.com/football/news-reactions-west-ham-post-salty-tweet-after-selling-arnautovic-to-shanghai-sipg-20190708?

McHammer

We could probably get Bale for 50 mil...

Hamstew

ASLEFshrugged

According to tTransfermarkt Yarmolenko has played as a centre forward four times in 376 appearances and has scored once, for Borussia Dortmund against Bayern Munich in the German Cup, 20 December 2017.

Antonio seems a better option, 26 out of 360 for 5 goals but not ideal.

MrsGrey

Interesting.

So, in recent times, the big 6. Plus Leicester the year the flukily won the league, and Everton.

OldCastleSwift

Saw that earlier Hamsterz. Shocking stat, that.

I think we've had the players to do it. Ashton was one, before Wright-Phillips ( ) ruined him. I think Sakho was capable too, had he not gone off the rails.

Hammerwombat

If I was Gomez I would want to stay in Spain as it’s a lot warmer out there, the summers are better, you could probably have a convertible car and get some use out of it, and the trains can get you somewhere near the stadium.

Cuz1

And some of the riojas arnt bad either