January 2017 Transfer Speculation

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  • alderzalderz
    OCS ;ok

    According to my brother, Arsenal get caned for:
    - Underachieving
    - Poor transfer policy
    - Rumours of big players leaving

    That's basically the same as us, isn't it? Yeah they operate on a different level to us, but we know that anyone
  • LukerzLukerz
    Bid £4m for Jose Fonte according to latest reports. They want over £10m.
  • Ravel49Ravel49
    ;lol
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    If the Saints want over £10m for 33 year old Fonte I think we all know now what David Gold would say to that
  • alderzalderz
    Isn't Fonte's contract up in the summer?
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Arsenal rumoured (The Times) to be loaning out Mertesacker ;wahoo

    And he's currently recovering from injury ;wahoo ;wahoo
  • LukerzLukerz
    Alderz - get on it again! ;wahoo
  • Expat_HammerExpat_Hammer
    Pre injured, that's a bonus ;thumbsup
  • alderzalderz
    On the BBC Sportsday feed it says that a clause in Hogan's transfer from Rochdale to Brentford means they're owed 30% of his next transfer fee. No wonder they're holding out
  • alderzalderz
    Also, the source of the Antonio rumour (the Mail) say in their article about it that a move for Antonio is "unlikely" in this window.

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4105196/Chelsea-boss-Antonio-Conte-targeting-reunion-Swansea-striker-Fernando-Llorente.html
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Really hope Chelsea get Llorente.

    Then Bats must push for a loan move, IMO.
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    Thats Just mean, poor Mr Sullivan...

    @TheOddsBible
    After having their 'improved' £5 million bid for Robert Snodgrass rejected, West Ham have offered 62p to Everton for Romelu
  • PengemanPengeman
    It's day 11 of the transfer window and no one has yet been signed. The trail of Snodgrass, Hogan and Defoe has gone cold. Jose Fonte, Michy Batshuayi and others have been added to the meida list. It would have been good to have some reinforcements for the Palace game, a must win to stay out of the relegation scrum. If the Board had a plan, it is unfolding very slowly or may be it is in the making. It is frustrating as we have some winnable matches.
  • LukerzLukerz
    I mean they've only had since September to identify a RB option and put the wheels in motion to have that sealed once the window opened.
  • Pearces_Left_FootPearces_Left_Foot
    http://www.essexlive.news/southampton-defender-cuco-martina-targeted-to-end-west-ham-s-right-back-crisis/story-30049852-detail/story.html
  • Giant_HammerGiant_Hammer
    Brookings, I seem to remember Brummie fans telling us that they experienced exactly the same when the Davies ran Birmingham city. ;hmm
  • alderzalderz
    Maybe I'm in the minority, but I don't see an issue at all in going in low and slowly increasing towards an acceptable price.
  • Pearces_Left_FootPearces_Left_Foot
    Its called negotiation I think Alderz , its very easy to spend someone elses money ;lol
  • sweepy23sweepy23
    Bilic: I need a striker and a right back

    Sully: Ok, but I've got a deal on a centre back and a winger

    Bilic: But we don't need those. We need a striker and a right back


    Sully: but there's no deals to be had there and these two are a steal

    Bilic: but they won't improve the team and we will still be short

    Sully: too late, deal done. I got a bargain.

    Jokes aside, I sometimes feel this is how we do business. If Sully was to go into a shop needing a screwdriver to change a fuse for the tv, and saw that Allen keys were half price, he'd come home with 5 Allen keys and no screwdriver but telling the whole house what a great deal he got yet no one could watch the tv.

    Come on the David's, surprise us please.



  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    So the transfer window has its first victim.

    Hope you feel better soon Brookings
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    Wouldn't it be amusing (not) if someone else just came along and offered Brentford what they want for Hogan and got him? ;whistle
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Isn't it odd that nobody has? ;hmm
  • alderzalderz
    edited January 2017
    What I think is funny, is that there is this idea that if another club wants one of our players they will be off because the player wants to be, so what's the point in keeping a player who doesn't want to be here, yet we should instantly go in at asking price for anyone we want
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    You with your logic. Where did that ever get anybody.


    ;wink
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Sorry alderz there is a difference, if Real Madrid come in for Payet they will put the decent money up, they are not going to offer 5m or completely lowball us for Payet and then we see him go.

    There is a difference between offering 5m to a team who wants to stay in the PL and could earn 100m from staying in the PL for their best player and a Real Madrid coming along offering in excess of 30m+ for Payet.
  • alderzalderz
    Yeold

    Yet, when people on this forum said in the summer they would only accept £80m for Payet, others were suggesting that if he wanted to go we would have to accept bids of less than that, because if he wanted to then what can we do.
  • LukerzLukerz
    Swansea have agreed an £8m fee with Spurs for Tom Carroll.
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    I wouldn't sell Payet for less than 50 personally, but 35m is a some what reasonable offer.

    Its not like what we have done which is go to Hull and Sunderland and are offering half what they paid for those players for most probably their best players.

    I don't think any club would come to West Ham and offer 5m half what we paid for Payet to try and buy him ? its insulting and doesn't seem like you are even trying to negotiate more like trying to wind up the other team whilst making it look like you are "trying" to do a deal when clearly you're not.

    I think there is a different between putting in a lower offer to test the waters and increasing your bid and flat out offering something that is outright laughable really.
  • LukerzLukerz
    If I was Snodgrass, I'd go "jeez, West Ham reckon I'm worth £3m-£5m, brilliant, well worth going there then".

    If I was Defoe, I'd go "jeez, West Ham reckon I'm worth £5m-£6m, brilliant, well worth going there then".

    It doesn't exactly endear you to the player.

    It winds the club up too, who probably feel it's a massive waste of time and is an attempt to unsettle the player. I think that's exactly what we're doing. Make a bid, make it public, unsettle the player and hope he hands in a request and you can bring the price down.

    Snodgrass, I don't want or rate. If he's to replace Feghouli, there is an argument to say he's an upgrade because Feghouli has done nothing whilst Snodgrass has scored goals and got assists for a poor side.

    As Yeold says, if Madrid came and offered £15m for Payet, I would look at that as a deliberate attempt to unsettle him, knowing full well we'd never accept that.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Slaven_A_Laugh_Lukerz said:

    Swansea have agreed an £8m fee with Spurs for Tom Carroll.

    ;hmm That's what they've bid. Allegedly.

    Have you got a more up-to-date link to confirmed agreement? Last I saw, Spurs were holding out for 10m.
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