Summer 2017 Transfer Speculation

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  • TwistandShoutTwistandShout
    He's going to spurs
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    Spurs would be a backwards step as he'd be back-up for Kane
  • Pearces_Left_FootPearces_Left_Foot
    http://www.football.london/west-ham-united-fc/transfer-news/everton-make-sensational-40m-bid-13285675

    This story cracks me up total rubbish, 40 m for a player who played 766 mins last season yet we are "clashing" with Everton ;lol
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Rumour has it that he doesn't want to go to Spurs and play second fiddle to Kane.
  • eskimokingeskimoking
    edited July 2017
    "scoring seven times and bagging one assist in 762 minutes"
    That makes a striker worth £40m now...
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    7 goals in 8.5 games aint bad.
  • Pearces_Left_FootPearces_Left_Foot
    But we ain't going to pay 40 mil for him
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Cos he's not worth it.
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    I heard a pundit on the radio earlier today congratulating the likes of Everton Bournemouth and Huddersfield for getting their business done early meanwhile back in East London? ;weep
  • LukerzLukerz
    Lacazette to Arsenal now official.
  • Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_MoyesJorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes
    Don't think that affects us. Giroud would rather be a sub for Arsenal in a World Cup year than a starter for West Ham. He'll score more playing second fiddle to Lacazette than starting every game for us, IMO.
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    Let's see how much giroud wants to stay at Arsenal now..

    I suspect though all it will mean is Sanchez shuffling off to Man City
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    TwistAndShout said:

    Huttonhammer said:

    I wonder how long before we end up going for Ballotelli as our last ditch striker purchase?

    Signed for Nice, unfortunately
    Now that takes the biscuit... ;whistle
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited July 2017
    I think we certainly need to prioritise pace and athleticism in our signings given our pitch at the OS. Not really the ground for plodders.

    Antonio, Lanzini, a fast winger and striker (Walcott, Hernandez) would be great with Obiang and Kouyate (or a new CM athlete).

    Last season a big problem at home was pace. Calleri, Zaza, Tore, Snodgrass, Noble, Nordtveit, Carroll. Not enough pace between them for us to be at our dynamic best.

    One thing we were under Slav in season 1. Dynamic.
  • HamstewHamstew
    Even Arsenal have signed a player
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Luke you keep on about our pitch. Half the pitches in the PL are as big and they'll all be the same size soon.
  • stevesteve
    ;hmm size does matter I guess ;biggrin
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    How I used to get my football rumours, can think how I used to fill up my summer....

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  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Hamstew said:

    Even Arsenal have signed a player

    We signed one first!
  • TwistandShoutTwistandShout
    They also signed a left back...

    2 vs 1 ;fishslap

    ;)
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    #nextlevel
  • LukerzLukerz
    Lanzini and Obiang close to new deals, according to Ex.
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    So Ex's round up:

    Gray is a strong possibility as a direct replacement for Valencia.

    Giroud is a target and we're in a fight with Everton and Lyon for him.

    Hernandez we want but face a lot of competition and his wages would comfortably be the highest at the club.

    A move for Bats would depend on Lukaku going to Chelsea but again there'd be strong competition.

    We're also looking for a winger and a centre midfielder but won't move for those players until the striker situation is sorted.

    Get the feeling this is going to roll on deep into August...
  • LukerzLukerz
    Some of the panic on social media is embarrassing. Some real derogatory remarks aimed at the club and owners. I get concern but some of it really is laughable.

    I only use it to browse news quickly but some of the comments I've seen are putting me off doing that.
  • TwistandShoutTwistandShout
    Ken Dyer who is pretty close to the club (if i remember rightly)

    http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/west-ham-lead-race-for-15m-burnley-striker-andre-gray-as-slaven-bilic-targets-pace-a3580801.html
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    They seem to aim all the abuse to DG as he has a twitter account. What they don't seem to realise, as West Ham fans too, is that DG has little or no involvement in signing players. ;doh
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    So if Andre gray is a "direct replacement for Valencia", what category does Valencia count as? An attacking winger? Does that mean two strikers ON TOP of gray to replace Zaza, Calleri plus either of ac/Sakho?
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Nah, I reckon Gray would be one of the two strikers; a pacy, direct striker. The other a more robust target man, e.g. Giroud or Bats.
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    edited July 2017
    So we'd have lost Zaza, Calleri, Enner and I would imagine at least one of ac/Sakho to then get only two replacements?

    ;hmm

    As long as the two we get are fit, do a decent job, and are reasonably injury free I suppose it may not matter?..
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    But barracks - we didn't have Enner last year at all. Sakho was out injured. Zaza went back in January.

    So if we still have no Enner, a fit Sakho to replace Calleri, and 2 new strikers, we'll be better off than last season. ;hmm
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