Transfer rumours and speculation to take us through to summer.

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  • HamstewHamstew
    Plus he won't get shown up by Lanzini
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited July 2019
    We could do a lot worse than go for Mario Balotelli.
  • HammerwombatHammerwombat
    Hamstew said:

    Plus he won't get shown up by Lanzini

    loss?

  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    Lukerz, we could also do a hell of a lot better.
  • imagelostimagelost
    Balotelli
    No thanks
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited July 2019
    Fortuneseeker said:

    Lukerz, we could also do a hell of a lot better.

    Examples?

    Someone with a better goal-scoring record than him? 150 goals in 350 games, only 28, a goal every other game for his country & free?

    We get him & Rondon in, keep Hernandez. That would be that sorted. Splash the rest on a CM.
  • Cuz1Cuz1
    Another nightmare waiting to happen imo
  • whupathmanwhupathman
    We have had enough high drama players thank you
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    Balotelli seems to be a marmite type of player...

    I'm going on the side that will ignore his drama and take his 20 goals a season for us (for the season he'll be here of course)
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    What's Batshuayi's deal at the moment?
  • HamstewHamstew
    OutcastLondoner said:

    What's Batshuayi's deal at the moment?

    I seriously hope we leave that well alone. He clearly doesn't want to come to us. Don't rate him personally anyway.
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    Lukerz, Just 3 off the top of my head Haller, Mateta or Marega. That isn’t going for the higher profile ones like Dembele. Batshauyi has already turned us down before so he obviously doesn’t like us!
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited July 2019
    Can I ask why so many are against Balotelli? There seems to be a suggestion he is bad news? What is that based on?
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    Have you seen the video of the guy on the bike driving into the sea or the story about him letting fireworks off when at Manchester City?
  • HamstewHamstew
    edited July 2019
    Fortuneseeker said:

    Have you seen the video of the guy on the bike driving into the sea or the story about him letting fireworks off when at Manchester City?

    Or when he gave a homeless guy £1000 or when he (apparently) confronted a playground bully?
  • HamstewHamstew
    Fortuneseeker said:

    Lukerz, Just 3 off the top of my head Haller, Mateta or Marega. That isn’t going for the higher profile ones like Dembele. Batshauyi has already turned us down before so he obviously doesn’t like us!

    I think Marega sounds like someone we should steer well clear of. He sounds like a bit of a donkey tbh.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    According to SSN

    West Ham have been offered the chance to sign Florian Thauvin from Marseille, according to Sky sources.

    The deal that has been discussed by intermediaries would involve West Ham paying 40m euros and Javier Hernandez moving to Marseille in part exchange.

    Thauvin has scored 59 goals in three seasons at Marseille after an unhappy spell at Newcastle United.

    He started France’s last game alongside Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann.
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    Batshuayi :weep:

    Braderz :hmm:

    Now I feel I've caught up on things...


    As for Balotelli, hes eccentric but undoubtedly talented with a fine goal scoring record. West Ham never had a player like that before?

    For free, I'd definitely take the chance on him. As mentioned before it'll probably be short term but I reckon he'll score plenty of goals and it won't be boring...

    #why always me
  • Cuz1Cuz1
    Pretty impressive goal scoring record at all but Liverpool, I just worry about dressing room harmony again long term
  • ianbishoplegendianbishoplegend
    Not sure about Balotelli leading the line on his own. He always looked a bit lazy and nonchalant when I saw him. Prefer him over Chicha anyday though.
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    edited July 2019
    In his first two seasons at Nice Balotelli played 66, scored 43 (33 in Ligue 1, 8 in Europe, 2 in the French "League Cup") with 24 yellows (inc. one double yellow) and three straight reds. He did enough to earn a recall to the Italian squad in May 2018 after a four year absence, played three times and scored once (Saudi Arabia) but hasn't been called up for any of the 8 matches since September.

    After the summer he fell out with Patrick Vieira when he returned to the club supposedly doing a rather impressive impersonation of Benny Mac. He missed the first three games due to suspension, failed to score between the end of August and the beginning of December but managed to pick up five yellows.

    He was left out of the squad for five games before being released in January to join Marseille where he improved with 8 goals in 15 and another 5 yellows. Last game of the season he bid au revoir to Marseille by coming on for Payet after an hour and getting sent off in the 87th minute.

    I think I've posted this before because it looks very familiar.



    If the Stoke fans warned us about Arnie's attitude I imagine we could get similar warnings from Nice, Liverpool, AC Milan, Man City and Inter fans. The man has a history of problems, he's a timebomb who would eventually go off, do we really need the hassle?
  • ianbishoplegendianbishoplegend
    Looked better then Gómez at holding up and linking play in that video. Think it made me like him much more!
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Balotelli would literally be an older version of Ravel Morriston. Steer clear.
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    ianbishoplegend said:

    Looked better then Gómez at holding up and linking play in that video. Think it made me like him much more!

    I just checked to see I'd linked the right video. If you're impressed by that then I guess we have different standards of what makes a quality player.
  • jay_in_cptjay_in_cpt
    Yeoldhammer said:

    Balotelli would literally be an older version of Ravel Morriston. Steer clear.

    I would not really want Balotelli, but that comparison is way off IMO, On the pitch Balotelli has proved himself, no one can doubt his footballing ability, the only thing RAVEL acieved on the pitch that I can remember was a superb goal V Spurs, Ok then fair play ;)
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    I respect the steer clear thoughts. But to compare him to Ravel :wahoo: Ravel has achieved nothing. Balotelli has done it in different leagues and internationally. Whether hes daft as a brush or not is what they should both be linked up as
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    edited July 2019
    I’m fine with signing Balotelli plus Rondon as long as a top drawer CM is signed - the upgrade on Noble. Also we should not give Balotelli more than a year’s deal to start.

    Gomez is gone now. The problem for us is that our negotiations for top price forwards takes us weeks/months. So unless we have been running parallel negotiations re Belotti or Haller, etc, we can forget it - it’s too late.

    If we sign Balotelli and Rondon we would have got two strikers who are fit, scoring goals and under 30 for £16.5m - that’s a very decent outcome
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    daft as a brush :wahoo:

    Love that expression.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Bazshuayi said:

    Whether hes daft as a brush or not is what they should both be linked up as



    How very dare you? You will shortly be hearing from my learned friends...
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    edited July 2019
    Hamstew said:


    So what this tells me is that we should be trying to sign Glenn Murray to solve our striker woes?

    :hmm:
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