January 2017 Transfer Speculation

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  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    Maybe two steps sideways.
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    whufc.com/news/articles/2017/january/20-january/boardroom-david-gold

    Well I don't think we're signing a right back this month, based on DGs comments in the above ;hmm
  • tomkinsworldclasstomkinsworldclass
    I like the Fonte signing; very good CB, Very underrated and a strong leader. His all round game is very good and he'd make a good partnership with any of Reid, Ogbonna or Collins. I think the fee is about right and sometimes the "sell on fee" and age stuff can distract from the important thing-which is signing a proven player, improving the first 11 and squad, and knowing exactly what he will deliver- thats the whole point of singing players at their peak. The Fonte signing could result in us playing 3 at the back more often which IMO it suits us very well and increases the opportunities within the squad.

    As for signing a RB, if the right player/deal is not available then we should wait until the summer. We have enough to compensate and it makes little sense to sign an average/mediocre player now, instead of waiting for the right payer in the summer. We do have the option to mix up systems, and we do have options for RB and RWB, so whilst the desire to get one in now might be there, sometimes it does comes down to identifying the right target which may not be there in this window.
  • TheMadcapLaughsTheMadcapLaughs
    TWC, do you think we should go for Jenkinson? At £3 million I think he is well worth the gamble. We know he can do it. Totally agree about Fonte. ;ok
  • alderzalderz
    http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/580490/West-Ham-United-Andre-Ayew-malaria-Ghana-African-Cup-of-Nations-disease-BPL-news

    Apparently Andre Ayew has Malaria :/
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    I'm with you on that Madcap ;ok
  • TheMadcapLaughsTheMadcapLaughs
    Malaria!!! The Boleyn Curse has long and vengeful tendrils........... ;devil
  • McHammerMcHammer
    Im not fussed for Jenkinson
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    For £3m he'd offer good competition for Brian. I'd definitely take him for that
  • LukerzLukerz
    Apparently wants 60,000 a week, which is his Arsenal wage.

    Hence why Palace said no.
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    If we are signing him as a RWB maybe worth the risk (not if he what's £60k per week though) but as a RB no way

    Jenkinson just flat out isn't a good defender

    He's great going forward but his challenges and positional awareness are so poor for a 'defender'

    He was good in his first season with us but we often deployed a diamond with a midfield trio of Song, Kouyate and Noble which offered so much protection and narrowed the pitch so Cresswell and Jenkinson could bomb forward

    If we go 3 at the back he could be a good asset, although I'd rather us go 4 at the back which is where he gets exposed
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    I've read that he's on £40k a week at Arsenal but wanted a pay rise to go to Palace and that Palace's offer was closer to £7m than £3m.
  • alderzalderz
    Did anyone ever see this? Fletcher doing quick fire questions on his team mates

    http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/angelo-ogbonna-is-the-angriest-player-ashley-fletcher-dishes-the-dirt-on-his-west-ham-teammates-a3427011.html
  • EXETERHAMMEREXETERHAMMER
    Jenkinson if true at £3million is a no brainer for me.
  • NEoldironNEoldiron
    Pengeman, that is a very thought-provoking post, I'm surprised nobody has remarked on it ;ok

    http://www.whu606.com/discussion/comment/845321/#Comment_845321
  • Dodger58Dodger58
    Alderz, thanks for posting the link. I liked the reference to Adrian as a 'Leader' bearing in mind his form and being dropped, it says a lot about the guy and his mentality to me.
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    Slaven_A_Laugh_Lukerz said:

    Apparently wants 60,000 a week, which is his Arsenal wage.

    Hence why Palace said no.

    Silly boy, him not you, he's not going to play for Arsenal so what does he want with his life?
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    £60k?
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    Struggle to believe he's on £60k at Arsenal

    Arsenal have a wage structure which is pretty good and Jenkinson....who they don't really want wouldn't trust hes on that much
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    It's the amount they were talking about on the guardian football podcast.
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    Talks have yet to yield a compromise on the 24-year-old’s wage demands. The right-back, who played on loan under Sam Allardyce at West Ham, earns around £40,000 a week and is contracted to the summer of 2018. Palace are understood to have been willing to match that salary but the player is seeking an improvement on terms to swap Arsenal for a relegation scrap at Selhurst Park.
    https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jan/19/arsenal-arsene-wenger-premier-league-title-moment-of-truth
  • tomkinsworldclasstomkinsworldclass
    TheMadcapLaughs said:

    TWC, do you think we should go for Jenkinson? At £3 million I think he is well worth the gamble. We know he can do it. Totally agree about Fonte. ;ok

    I liked Jenkinson under BFS, he had a good season and did a solid job. However, under Bilic before he got injured for the season, he looked terrible and I believe its because of the different styles/philosophies of the managers; under BFS he received alot of protection and was in a set up that could compensate for him limitations; under Bilic, in a more open , technical and ambitious side I dont think he is good enough because the skill set is higher and more demanding, the individual is more scrutinised.

    My advice for Jenkinson would be to cut out the silly wages requests, join CPFC under a manager who will do wonders for him and get back playing football because IMO he isnt a natural footballer and needs to play regularly to develop. As for us, I'd like us to only sign someone at RB if they do fit in long term, its abit pointless to sign someone we dont particularly want as a stop gap until the summer when the transfer market is much more open.

    I like Joel Ward at Palace; good defender and tidy footballer. Tripper would be fantastic but would probably have to target him in the summer. Bacary Sagna could be a good signing in the summer on a free. Ryan Fredericks at fulham is having a good season in the championship as is the Barnsley RB who is getting a number of good reviews also. I suppose my position is just, we can afford to wait and be selecetive, whether it be in this window or the next. Me personanlly, I would like Glen Johnson or Joel Ward.
  • TheMadcapLaughsTheMadcapLaughs
    TWC ;ok
  • HamstewHamstew
    Hogan not even on the bench today
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    Ooooo ;hmm
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    And with AC going off with an injury, surely we have to get him in now
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    edited January 2017
    Wouldn't be surprised if Brentford have seen that so they hike up the price by a couple million
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    Slav just said on Radio London that part of the reason we signed Fonte is that Ogbonna has had an injury all season & will have an operation on monday that will rule him out for the rest of the season.
  • jay_in_cptjay_in_cpt
    Suzanne ;ok thanks for that news...
    Pity about Angelo , wonder what kind of injury he has then....
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    We wondered that too, an injury you need an op for but you can still play?
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