Summer 2017 Transfer Speculation

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  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    This is nailed on to be Arbeloa mark 2. This time next year we will once again be discussing the fact that our transfer priority has to be to get a right back
  • NEoldironNEoldiron
    edited May 2017
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4503232/Guardiola-begins-clear-Zabaleta-West-Ham.html

    This was yesterday. Yeah, I know it's the Mail, but still ;whistle
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Zabaleta is more than good enough for us.
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    So, I suspect, would Arbeloa have been - so what happened there? No-one seems to be letting on..
  • PrestonHammerPrestonHammer
    edited May 2017
    Arbeloa was rubbish for Liverpool, I wasn't surprised he was rubbish for us.
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Maybe when his contract is up and he's out of the club we'll find out, but I suspect it's a clash with Bilic a la Amalfitano and Sakho
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    Zabaleta has been the best right back in the league before.....Arbeloa hasn't

    Zabaleta is also 2 years younger han Arbeloa was

    I'm happy for the deal.....we need some smarter players the amount of times we let in a goal and the players all lose there head and it's 3-0
  • Putney_HammerPutney_Hammer
    Any chance we can sign someone under 30 na thought not
  • Putney_HammerPutney_Hammer
    Any chance we can sign someone under 30 na thought not.
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    What one tries to look for is some sign of progress when one goes from one season to the next. For me personally, I just don't see that if the likes of zabaletta signs on what, I should imagine, might be a mighty fat pay packet. Just doesn't inspire confidence that there is a longer term strategy in place..

  • alderzalderz
    Maybe someone like Ayew, Fletcher, Feghouli, Snodgrass, Lanzini, Ogbonna, Byram, Antonio, Masuaku, Obiang, Kouyate, (im not going to go on but you catch my drift)
  • LukerzLukerz
    Not convinced by Zabaleta.

    He's not on an upward trajectory that's for sure.
  • TwistandShoutTwistandShout
    Would he start for us? Yes. Sorted.

    Also he's a good leader. Id be happy if we signed him tbh
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Big summer ahead. The Liverpool game re emphasises the amount of work that needs to be done.
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    None of City's fullbacks are spring chickens, Sagna is 34, Zabaleta is 32, Clichy and Kolarov will both be 32 this year.

    I'd be happy with signing Zabs on a free, reading around the City fans seem totally gutted he's being allowed to leave.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    No.
  • Pearces_Left_FootPearces_Left_Foot
    I think it should only be one of Defoe or Zabaleta, frees are fine but its the wages that will cause problems with our FFP . I would rather we try and build a team for the next 5 years than stop gaps for one or two
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    To be fair, Zab would be a good shortish term RB while Byram hopefully learns a few things ( like not pulling shirts all the time and thinking that its compulsory to get a yellow card when there's no danger!) - I admit I'd like Defoe too.If he can bang in around 15 a season for the next two years while people like Fletcher learn from him I'd be pleased. We need more than just Defoe though and I doubt it'll be easy to even get him
  • alderzalderz
    I just took a look at all of the PL squads currently to see how many players have been in each club's first team squad for 5 years or more, and there are not many at all.

    8: Arsenal
    7: Manchester City, Manchester United
    6: West Brom
    5: Bournemouth, Stoke
    4: Chelsea, Tottenham, Everton, Leicester, Swansea
    3: Southampton, West Ham, Sunderland
    2: Liverpool, Crystal Palace, Burnley, Middlesbrough
    1: Watford
    0: Hull

    Obviously, we want to build a side that stays together for years to come. But that isn't realistic in the modern game. I think it says a lot that the 3 sides with the most are sides up the top end of the division. and West Brom's long servicemen aren't exactly the most sought after players (Foster, Yacob, Morrison, Brunt, McAuley, Dawson). These days, the vast majority of players who impress (for mid table clubs especially) do not stay for 5 years.

    So, the point I am trying to make is that, signing players who will do a job for 2 or 3 years isn't finding a 'stop gap' solution. That is a long term signing in the Premier League these days.
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Still going to maintain Calleri isn't good enough and signing him would be a mistake.
  • NEoldironNEoldiron
    Yeold, the difference between Calleri's performance last week and yesterday was amazing for the wrong reason unfortunately.
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    edited May 2017
    For me, if you saw him playing for another club all the times we've seen him in our side, would anyone be typing here 'I hope we sign him'? He could turn into a great player but at the time we need a striker who's at a higher level. No offense to the lad
  • Pearces_Left_FootPearces_Left_Foot
    edited May 2017
    Alderz what I meant by stop gap is we may get 1-2 years but then need to replace these players and we have the whole situation again . I would rather sign players who can play for 3-5 years . Defoe scoring record dropped off since Jan and Zabaleta has been a great right back but I feel his best days are past him both would command a rumoured 100K a week which could unsettle the other players who are on a lot less and mess up what we can offer players who we are trying to sign long term. I get that football is becoming more and more short term /short sighted . ;hmm Also Zabelta has been playing for Man City I think in our team he may struggle abit, we signed Fonte who was is experienced and he has n't really been that great we need pace in our team .
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    For me he just isn't a goal scorer regardless of the positions he finds himself in, I would expect any "top striker" that West Ham should be looking at, to fill the gap we need, to be able to make the intelligent runs and find themselves in the good positions and actually score.

    I don't think we will but I would do as much as possible to shift Sakho and Carroll also and be done with the injury ravaged saga we have upfront. But I don't think anyone will be buying either of them and will be with us until their contracts are done.
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    edited May 2017
    plf

    Agreed, See Fonte and Snodgrass as examples both have not performed anywhere near the level they were at, at their previous clubs. We need people in their prime and at the level now. There are so many teams that have tried the tail end approach and go down because of it because they come stuck 2 years down the line when they cannot replace everyone.
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    Iheanacho and Batshuayi are the guys we should try everything to get

    Both are at top clubs, struggled for game time and both of their clubs will probably invest heavily this summer limiting their game time even more

    Both are young and both could represent a big profit for us, I'm sure they would love to prove themselves but after the season we have had we'll probably struggle to get these players.......

    I'm sure we can get either 1 whether it's a loan move or a permanent one

    Need to take a risk and hope it pays
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    I would definitely throw a lot at Iheanacho he looks great every time I seen him play.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    brookings

    Feel free to be as disappointed as you like with our transfer business, but to classify it as 'free's the wrong end of there career' is simply not reflective of our recent transfer activity.

    This season, we laid out just shy of £71m pounds.

    Average age of permanent signings: 26

    The year before we spent £45m on transfers.
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    I dont think Iheanacho is a risk. Would love to have him at West Ham! A loan could be achievable if Aguero doesnt leave. He'll be watching him and Jesus from the bench otherwise. Behind the strikers will be hard for him to get in as well

    I also think Chelsea will buy at least one more striker (2 if Costa leaves). I want Bats too. Not changing my handle for nothing!

    #wannabe in charge of transfers
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    Problem we have is these days £70mil only gets you about 3/4 genuinly good players, we need about 7 imo (2 strikers, 1 CB, 2 RB/RWB, 1 CM, 1 GK)
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