The Transfer Window

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  • LukerzLukerz
    West Ham twitter still has a pinned tweet. Won’t be until that tweet is removed that we can predict an announcement.
  • yoyoyoyo
    Sky sport reporting Cornet has passed a medical
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner


    Seems Cornet is done.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Please don't let the social media team drag out this annoucement if it is done 🤞🤞🤞
  • LukerzLukerz
    7pm announcement Ex says
  • Ravel49Ravel49
    Ok ok maybe Fulham will take the #scattergun award for this window…

    Chelsea vs Fulham

    And it’s live!
  • alderzalderz
    buffybegood said:

    Please don't let the social media team drag out this annoucement if it is done 🤞🤞🤞

    How do you misspell Cornet
  • LukerzLukerz
    1 minute…

    Anybody got the thread ready!
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    edited August 2022
    It's official

    https://www.whufc.com/news/west-ham-united-sign-ivory-coast-international-maxwel-cornet
  • yoyoyoyo
    We've made , what seems, some very good signings. Well done alround
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    edited August 2022
    yoyo said:

    We've made , what seems, some very good signings. Well done alround

    We have, but you can make a very strong case for needing at least 3 more.

    Firstly, we've still not addressed LB; however much of a servant to the club Cresswell has been he can't be relied on to be our starting LB this season (and neither is Johnson good enough on the left imo).

    Secondly, one of the main issues last season was the lack of a good third choice CM to allow some rotation for Rice and Soucek. I know we've added Downes, but the vibe from Moyes was very much that he'll be introduced slowly rather than being the immediate option we needed all last season. Last season the drop off from Rice and Soucek was so great they were flogged to death and their performances suffered; we can't allow that to happen again this season.

    Thirdly, given there's a good offer on the table for Diop, who Moyes clearly doesn't rate as he was always our last resort CB last season, and that Ogbonna's recovery is far from complete and Aguerd is out for 2-3 months at least, now is the time to bring in another CB who's an upgrade on Diop and provides some succession planning given both Ogbonna and Dawson are out of contract next summer and they'll be 35 and 33 respectively.
  • Pearces_Left_FootPearces_Left_Foot
    Still over 3 weeks to go in the window to address the other positions
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    edited August 2022
    Can't think of too many windows better than this

    A top quality CF, Italy #9
    A top quality CB who is Ogbonnas long term replacement
    An international keeper who impressed last year
    A young, hungry CM from the lower league who can take over Nobles impact on the sqaud

    And now we get a young winger who can also play as a wing back who impressed in the prem at a poor team

    And we aren't done yet

    And....with all due respect....got rid of a lot of deadwood (Yarmo, Masuaku, Fredericks & Martin) who have proven that they just weren't good enough

    Maybe the best since 15/16 where we got Payet, Antonio, Ogbonna, Obiang and got Lanzini, Moses and Song on loan
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Dennis + Left Back + Loan CM
  • eskimokingeskimoking
    Fully agree with Buffy. LB and CM next plus, due to circumstances, a CB too. I’d like to see a loan for the latter and the remaining budget plus Diop money on the other two.

  • Pearces_Left_FootPearces_Left_Foot
    Ibrahim sangare linked would be a good signing
  • SlackerSlacker
    edited August 2022
    Yeoldhammer said:

    Dennis + Left Back + Loan CM

    Do you think we need a left back then?😂

  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    edited August 2022
    Pearces_Left_Foot said:

    Ibrahim sangare linked would be a good signing

    I've mentioned this guy a number of times, seems to tick an awful lot of the same boxes as Onana. He's at a better level now (when we need him) although I think Moyes and Newman were looking at the potentially higher ceiling with the younger Onana.
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    buffy, How much do you think Sangare would cost? We have been linked with Szalai again who may be a fairly cheap but decent purchase. There are also rumours of Senesi from Feyenoord for £12.6 million? We bid big for Onana so hopefully we can redirect those funds into a player or two. Sell Diop and we can use that money for a new LB. Talking of which just some ideas although most of these are not orthodox left backs? https://www.kumb.com/article.php?id=44366
  • alderzalderz
    I think people need to temper their expenditure expectations, personally. It seemed fairly apparent to me that we were after Onana at £33m and Cornet on loan, but when the Onana deal appeared dead we just got Corner sorted for £17.5m. To me, that’s suggests we don’t have masses of money left.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    I think we may have £50m to play with plus any sale proceeds. £150m was banded about early in the window and we're only £100m down.
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    alderz said:

    I think people need to temper their expenditure expectations, personally. It seemed fairly apparent to me that we were after Onana at £33m and Cornet on loan, but when the Onana deal appeared dead we just got Corner sorted for £17.5m. To me, that’s suggests we don’t have masses of money left.

    £20m, according to my new favourite ITK. Plus, potentially, another £20m for Diop and Vlasic is rumoured to have a few suitors, too.

    Moyes comments earlier suggest we're going to see a few more yet. I think there'll be at least three more through the door before the window closes (LB, CB, CM), and maybe even a fourth if Broja becomes available.
  • LukerzLukerz
    Loans will come into play.

    I see Diop was tasked with showing Cornet around today, judging by the behind-the-scenes footage. We need to get him back involved whilst he’s still part of the squad.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Fortuneseeker said:

    buffy, How much do you think Sangare would cost?

    He's got a buyout clause of €35m, so about what we agreed for Onana (without the add-ons), but obviously there's a chance we could get him a bit less than that.
  • Ravel49Ravel49
    Torino are working hard to try and bring Nikola Vlasic to Italy and they’ve reportedly scheduled a meeting with the West Ham forward’s agents.
    The 24-year-old Croatian had a difficult campaign with the Hammers last season, only making six Premier League starts under David Moyes. He’s keen for a move away this month, wanting to find a club where he’ll receive more consistent minutes
    As reported by Gianluca Di Marzio, Torino recently entered the race for Vlasic and they’re incredibly keen to add him to their frontline. The Granata have scheduled a meeting on Monday with the 24-year-old’s agents and they’re hoping to move fast in a bid to beat their competition.
    Contracted to West Ham until 2026, Vlasic made 36 appearances across all competitions last season, for a total of 1636 minutes. In that time, he scored one goal and provided three assists, struggling to show his best in East London.
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    I really hope Vlasic stays as I think there is a good player in there. If he were to leave it's another player to be replaced & David Moyes has already stated we need 3/4 so not keen on that number increasing, unless he has his replacement lined up, as we aren't Nottingham Forest who appear to be trying to acquire a whole matchday squad this window.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Saying we need 3/4 doesn't necessarily mean players leaving are to be replaced.
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    edited August 2022
    IronHerb, Say Diop & Vlasic leave does it then make sense to not replace them in an already small squad. IMHO no as it just means we risk having the issues we had last season? As I see it we need the addition of 3/4 players before we factor in anyone leaving?
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Diop has been replaced already has he not? You could say the same for Vlasic too.
  • BubblesNeverDiesBubblesNeverDies
    Regarding Vlasic, it begs the question what do clubs like Torino see in him that Moyes can't or perhaps won't?
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