The Next Transfer Window

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  • BarneyBarney
    It’s appalling that in this market which is probably the easiest in PL history to get transfers done that United haven’t done more yet ! They must get Ole a CB , LB and Forward pre deadline! The others are managing to get things over the line why not United ! - Gary Neville tweet.
    He obviously has not taken our lack of success into account!
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    Barney said:

    It’s appalling that in this market which is probably the easiest in PL history to get transfers done that United haven’t done more yet ! They must get Ole a CB , LB and Forward pre deadline! The others are managing to get things over the line why not United ! - Gary Neville tweet.
    He obviously has not taken our lack of success into account!

    You think this is the easiest market in history to get transfers done?
  • jay_in_cptjay_in_cpt
    Did Barney not say that was a Gary Neville tweet?
  • whupathmanwhupathman
    Villa get Barkley a good loan move for them
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    whupathman said:

    Villa get Barkley a good loan move for them

    He's not the player he was when he burst onto the scene and has become a bit ordinary whilst at Chelsea. Still, time will tell.
  • HamstewHamstew
    Sounds like we might be close to signing Coufal
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    Hamstew, that is really a West Ham signing if it happens. Low down on their list of targets & cheap!
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    £4m apparently

    So that is £100 up front and £3999900 in various add ons. If any add on is triggered, it will be paid over 15 years, with the first instalment not due until year 7
  • alderzalderz
    Right, so, I'm not going to be annoyed at signing someone, but right back seems to be the least important of all the defensive positions, IMO. We have Fredericks, Johnson and even Ashby as a third choice. At left wing back with have Arthur, or Johnson out of position. It feels like they are just signing someone so they can say they signed someone.

    The positions that need to be addressed are LB/LWB, CB, CM, ST, right back would be my "if we have time" sort of transfer.
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    For me, the most important positions that need to be addressed at West Ham are the following:

    Joint chairman
    Joint chairman
    Vice chairman
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Coufal at £4m wouldn't be terrible business, IMO. Full international in a decent side, CL experience and presumably we'd have got Soucek's opinion on him. Fredericks is injury prone and Johnson is still very raw, so a solid experienced pro as another option at RB isn't necessarily a bad thing.

    Granted, he's not 'Red Bull Model' material, but lets face it, Moyes will never get that under Gold & Sullivan as it requires a far-reaching and talented scouting network to achieve it.

    So I'd be ok with Coufal, and I'm hoping that as it's likely to be relatively cheap, it means we can strengthen in other positions as well.
  • Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_MoyesJorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes
    Could he also play as a right-sided CB of a 3, like Cresswell on the other side?
  • HamstewHamstew
    Seems like he is known for his work rate. 12.5km per match and most assists in the Czech league this year.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    From the BBC

    Posted at 12:2412:24
    Gossip - West Ham make Milenkovic bid
    Nikola Milenkovic
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    Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio is reporting that West Ham have submitted an opening bid of £23m for Fiorentina's 22-year-old Serbia defender Nikola Milenkovic.

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  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Hamstew said:

    Seems like he is known for his work rate. 12.5km per match and most assists in the Czech league this year.

    Which is why we sometimes need to look beyond age and price. Granted the PL is a step up from the Czech league, but his work rate alone will endear him to West Ham fans.
  • HamstewHamstew
    Just off to welcome him to West Ham on the YouTube comments.
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Reckon we'll have to wait 'til Monday for a signing? Maybe we'll see two or three announced, like the feast after the famine. Sullivan does like a a late deal to keep him in the news.
  • Pearces_Left_FootPearces_Left_Foot
    I think we do need a RB, Fredricks is injured again , Johnson is young and prone to mistakes and Ashby has played 1 game its hardly well covered position IMO
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    Maybe but it gets dangerous when you buy to cover injuries. If Johnson can't play now, then when will he? Both he and Ngakia put in better performances than I ever remember Fredericks having. If we buy to cover the injury, Johnson will be even further back when Fredericks returns.

    The 3/5 at the back system is also more forgiving for Johnson, so I don't think his inexperience is as big a problem. I'm just worried about how little we've heard about a LB/LWB.
  • PengemanPengeman
    Have we missed something or someone jumped the gun? Wikipedia says this about
    Slavia Prague right-back Vladimir Coufal: "On 30 September 2020, Coufal joined West Ham on an initial loan with obligation to buy". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimír_Coufal

    I can't see that in any of the news outlets or on exWHUemployee twitter.
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    So I'd be ok with Coufal, and I'm hoping that as it's likely to be relatively cheap, it means we can strengthen in other positions as well.

    OCS, that is the budget spent on one player!
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    Rumours are the price for Coufal is actually £10-12 million which puts a different slant on things but we'll have to wait and see.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Hang on. Fredericks was getting slated, along with Cresswell, but now we've won a game and he's injured he irreplaceable? I don't think buying Coufal, if that is the case, is an injury covering buy rather a replacement.
  • alderzalderz
    Herb

    Personally I’ve not slated Fredericks, or said he’s irreplaceable.

    My point is that we need a left back more than a right back, and we need a centre back more than a right back, and we need a midfielder more than a right back, and we need a striker more than a right back.
  • Cuz1Cuz1
    Alders, do you think we don’t need a right back then ?
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Never said you did alderz. I agree LB is priority but strengthening any position is better than leaving things as is.
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    Cuz1 said:

    Alders, do you think we don’t need a right back then ?

    We need a new GK, CB, RB, LB, Winger, #10 and a striker

    But that isn't possible...so you prioritise

    And I agree, RB isn't a pressing concern compared to LB and CB
  • alderzalderz
    It’s not that I dont think we could do with a right back, but we need to strengthen several other positions more, imo.
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    Wondering whether it’s better to have a player who improves any position now even if it might mean we couldn’t sign one of those more crucial positions in January (assuming we might not be able to fill them now).
  • EXETERHAMMEREXETERHAMMER
    Priority is CB for me
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