The January Transfer Window

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  • yoyoyoyo
    The delay in us waiting on UTD was because of other interested parties. 19:53West Ham seal Lingard loan.
  • Cuz1Cuz1
    Reported he’s signed
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    So it’s costing us £3m ish??

    We could have maybe had Arnie for 4 months till the end of may - would have cost us perhaps £4m?

    And we wouldn’t then have had to get a separate striker?

    Hmm..
  • ScotHammerScotHammer
    I’d love to see the finances on this one...........they just don’t seem to stack up at the moment. Good player, but he may find himself warming a different bench right now.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Moyes wants him so maybe he sees a place in the team for him.
  • claretandblueskyclaretandbluesky
    A very interesting and in some ways perplexing signing.

    Interesting because he certainly has quality and only this season has he really dropped from the United first team (the year they found their mojo again ).

    Perplexing because he has wanted go out on loan due to being unhappy on the bench, which begs the question does Moyes see him playing and if so in whose place?

    Perplexing because we needed a striker

    I agree with those that state Moyes at this stage deserves our trust even if he said he was converting Randolph to a centre forward, as when you are getting the best out of everyone and improving the team that's the reward that fans should afford you. So I am waiting to see his plan and hoping it makes us even better in the remaining games.
  • stevesteve
    And i thought my wife wasted money =)
  • yoyoyoyo
    Therefore we must have signed Benrahma or Dawson. Does that mean we're now skint for this window?
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited January 2021
    I don’t think you base not signing a player on ‘does he come into the side immediately.

    Currently, he doesn’t, but his time will come. It’s up to him to force it. If he doesn’t force his way in, no loss for us, he goes back to Man Utd in the summer.
  • stevesteve
    Lukerz.Will be a 3 mill loss in that case
  • stevesteve
    And if he gets to play and does well .no buy option
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    ScotHammer said:

    I’d love to see the finances on this one...........they just don’t seem to stack up at the moment. Good player, but he may find himself warming a different bench right now.

    Is he a bench warmer at Utd? Genuine question. My own Impression is that he hardly ever even makes the #squad
  • ScotHammerScotHammer
    edited January 2021
    Mrs Grey, He is often not even in the squad. I was using a general term for people not playing😀
  • yoyoyoyo
    Apparently ( if media to be believed) he had options to go abroad, WBA, Newcastle and one other but he chose us. Perhaps Moyes has promised him a run out in some form
  • Dodger58Dodger58
    He wants to join a team near the top 🙂
  • whupathmanwhupathman
    If Moyes wants him good enough for me and we have at least strengthen the squad
  • ScotHammerScotHammer
    whupathman said:

    If Moyes wants him good enough for me and we have at least strengthen the squad

    Agree, but when we are stingy in other areas I just think we could have spent it better.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    So who would you get for £1.5-2m?
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    CleverTrevor said:

    The women’s team make a signing!

    https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2021/january/28-january/west-ham-united-womens-team-sign-midfielder-dagny

    Musta been a different person in the shop to when Baptiste had his shirt done.
  • ScotHammerScotHammer
    IronHerb said:

    So who would you get for £1.5-2m?

    I’m not saying we’d get someone for that low a fee, just that IMO it could have been spent better (e.g. added to striker budget?). I like Lingard and trust Moyes with the team, just questioning the logic.
  • Cuz1Cuz1
    IronHerb said:

    So who would you get for £1.5-2m?

    Hugill 😂😂
  • KuchinghammerKuchinghammer
    I remember feeling that Fornals wasn't needed when we bought him. That turned out to be a great buy. Hope Lingard is the same.
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    So Lingard is replacing Snodgrass in the squad, which is fair enough.

    But no way should he replace Snodgrass and Haller, which some people seem to be inferring.

    I get that he could be a useful addition, but he doesn't really cover our three most important players (SouDec and Antonio). If this is it for our business, I think it'll be a bit disappointing.
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    8am Friday, still nothing official
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    they said on skysports he was having a medical at Carrington before travelling down today to train with the squad. I imagine an announcement after training when they can get all the pictures in the capital.
  • LukerzLukerz
    I highly doubt he will be signed by 12
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Benrhama’s permanent signing on OS. Deal until 2026.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    We don't play till Sunday so can't we sign him after 12?
  • LukerzLukerz
    IronHerb said:

    We don't play till Sunday so can't we sign him after 12?

    I believe it has to be 12:00 the day before the official game week begins.
  • LukerzLukerz
    thornburyiron said:

    Benrhama’s permanent signing on OS. Deal until 2026.

    So possible Lingard announcement soon...
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