Summer Transfer Window 2023

alderz

Here's another transfer conspiracy theory for you all:

Harry Maguire realised he'd made a mistake as soon as he went to Man Utd, and he wanted to come and play for West Ham. But he was so expensive that he knew he wouldn't be able to come here. So he hatched a plan, whereby he would try to reduce his transfer value with every passing game, to the point where West Ham could get a bargain. Once joining, he'll become a beast.

ScotHammer

It all going to be OK……we’re going back in for Harry Maguire…… Noooooooooooo!! 🤪

BubblesNeverDies

Alderz, I think that "conspiracy theory" juice has gone straight to your head.
Besides, West Ham are not a big enough team according to him, allegedly.

ASLEFshrugged

According to Mike Verwiej of De Telegraaf Alvarez arrived back in Amsterdam this morning after a holiday in Mexico and will fly to London tonight. £34m and a 5-year contract

He must be well jet-lagged!

Lukerz

alderz said:

Here's another transfer conspiracy theory for you all:

Harry Maguire realised he'd made a mistake as soon as he went to Man Utd, and he wanted to come and play for West Ham. But he was so expensive that he knew he wouldn't be able to come here. So he hatched a plan, whereby he would try to reduce his transfer value with every passing game, to the point where West Ham could get a bargain. Once joining, he'll become a beast.

Steidten > alderz

buffybegood

alderz said:

Once joining, he'll become a beast.

A donkey is a beast, so Maguire is already a beast before coming here.

He's shot atm, and a huge risk for any club to take that he'll ever get back to anything like his pre-Man Utd form. Not only has he been stripped of the captaincy and relegated to Man Utd's 6th choice CB behind 35yo Jonny Evans and LB Luke Shaw, he's still making mistake after mistake in pre-season. And he's best as a left sided CB where we have fewer worries atm. A loan without obligation is the only thing we should consider, and even then I'd rather we sign someone better.

MrsGrey

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/aug/07/west-ham-32m-ajax-midfielder-edson-alvarez

A footnote says that Cresswell's move to Wolves is off.

Lukerz

He better get back training then

Lukerz

Is it time for private jet tracking yet

Fortuneseeker

Cresswell can go to Nottingham Forest instead.

Bazshuayi

Burnley in tals with Sander Berge. I think we could use him. Doubt he'd cost a lot too.

Also, very much in the Broja camp. He would be a great replacement for whichever of our strikers is leaving

buffybegood

Lukerz said:

Is it time for private jet tracking yet

https://twitter.com/WestHamStreet/status/1688541519794319360

alderz

I think we can cross this lad off the “ITK” list

thornburyiron

Same applies to nearly all of them.

thornburyiron

Official that Scamacca has joined Atalanta

OldCastleSwift

thornburyiron said:

Official that Scamacca has joined Atalanta

Ah, another player sold without a replacement in first.

And another example of our awful recruitment strategy.

MrsGrey

Well, it's an awful recruitment strategy that all PL clubs have at one time or another adopted. If nobody sold a player until they had signed the replacement, the transfer windows would be much quieter periods.

It's just the reality of the business.

jay_in_cpt

Reports that Chelsea are after Adams @ Leeds, does that leave Gallagher surplus to requirements ⚒️

Fortuneseeker

@OCS, Who do you think we can blame for all this mess as someone surely has to take responsibility? 😉

thornburyiron

Signing a replacement before you sell is a risky strategy because if the sale falls through ……l

BerlinHammer

There's no point getting our hopes up when we sign a striker. Tevez was probably the last good one we signed right? 😂

Slacker

Fortuneseeker said:

@OCS, Who do you think we can blame for all this mess as someone surely has to take responsibility? 😉

I’ll do it.

IronHerb

Fortuneseeker said:

@OCS, Who do you think we can blame for all this mess as someone surely has to take responsibility? 😉

That's Sullivan then, obviously.

jay_in_cpt

Reality is tho , in all honesty we have left all signings to the last minute, or thereabouts……Guess it’s just the West Ham way ⚒️

EXETERHAMMER

jay_in_cpt said:

Reality is tho , in all honesty we have left all signings to the last minute, or thereabouts……Guess it’s just the West Ham way ⚒️

Always.

jay_in_cpt

And Cresswell,, the mess around this, WOW, while we are not privy to what is going on, for a player like him to all of a sudden to be in such a situation seems so avoidable…
But we have to trust that they know what they are doing I suppose????? ⚒️

Fortuneseeker

@jay_in_cpt, Based on the evidence I don’t really think they do. Rumours of a £30 million bid gone in for Maguire?

OldCastleSwift

MrsGrey said:

Well, it's an awful recruitment strategy that all PL clubs have at one time or another adopted. If nobody sold a player until they had signed the replacement, the transfer windows would be much quieter periods.

It's just the reality of the business.

The awful recruitment strategy I'm referring to is the buying of players that don't fit the manager's tactics.

It was evident very early on that Scamacca wasn't the Antonio-esque striker that Moyes spent 18 months looking for. And it should have been evident to our scouting team.

And 12 months later we sell him at a loss and have to start the process all over again.

buffybegood

Suggestions that we've bid £30m for Maguire. Absolutely disgraceful if we've done this, there just are no other words.

We nearly all want Sullivan gone, even without authorising this, but Moyes should be out of the door for putting this forward. I feel ill at the thought.

Ironduke

Heres another conspiracy theory, SSN has asked West Ham not to buy anyone till last day of the transfer window soo they got something to talk about|