Barty 6:15 Fri Apr 12
The summer transfer window thread
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The time has come :)
So what do you think has got to be done in the summer regarding ins and outs?
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LJC
2:42 Sat May 11
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https://www.hammers.news/news/hammers-ruben-amorim-revenge-as-amazing-wonderkid-stalls-on-deal-because-of-west-ham/
According to a report from Sacha Tavolieri, Zeno Debast is stalling on a £13.7 million move to Sporting because he’s holding out for West Ham to come in for him.
Described by Football Talent Scout as an ‘amazing wonderkid’, Debast really does have everything needed to make it at the very highest level of the game.
Standing at 6ft 3in tall, the 20-year-old is an exceptional young defender and has been labelled as the new Vincent Kompany by ELF Voetbal.
In 31 league outings for Anderlecht this season, the teenager has averaged 1.5 tackles, one interception and 4.7 clearances per game (Who Scored).
Zeno Debast is powerful, strong in the air, tenacious in the tackle and is very good with the ball at his feet. He would be a tremendous signing for the Hammers.
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LJC
2:27 Sat May 11
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I see this morning that we are back in for Jack Clark and that Abraham’s wants a move back to the prem (completely knackered now).
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LJC
2:24 Sat May 11
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Blackburn Rovers striker Sammie Szmodics has declared his die-hard West Ham fandom while enjoying a stellar season in the Championship. This has inevitably sparked speculation about a potential transfer to his dream club.
The 28-year-old Irishman has been rattling them in, bagging 27 goals in 44 Championship appearances. His impressive form has reportedly attracted interest from several Premier League clubs .
Szmodics is a loyal follower, attending home games when he played for Peterborough and traveling for away matches against top teams
https://www.claretandhugh.info/championship-hitman-wants-west-ham-move/
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dolph
1:59 Sat May 11
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Not having a pop at Lop here. But unsure how much his pragmatism was evidenced at Wolves. His squad was pretty big and filled with talent and decent back ups in most positions.
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Fauxstralian
12:37 Sat May 11
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Kehrer …. not quite a centre half, not really a right back
Happy for him & the likes of Benrahma to be sold to add to the rebuilding pot
The likes of Cresswell & Ings should have gone 12 months ago. I’d be looking to shift Zouma if his dodgy knee can pass a medical & Soucek to add some quality & mobility to midfield
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RootsRadical
12:14 Sat May 11
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Shame, think there's a player there.
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Manuel
7:24 Sat May 11
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Roots - Kehrer is gone, it was an obligation to buy if certain targets were met, which they have.
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RootsRadical
11:01 Fri May 10
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... Can also see him having a look at the likes of Aguerd, Kehrer and Downes with a view to improving and keeping them, and also keeping Ings for another year as a good option as back up to a new striker.
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BillyJenningsBoots
10:59 Fri May 10
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Alan 7:57 Fri May 10
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Thanks Alan
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RootsRadical
10:56 Fri May 10
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Lopitegui will want a largish budget and to get deals done early, so I expect the club to put up 75m regardless of who we sell.
if Paqueta goes we should have a budget of around 200m and we're going to need it if Lopitegui is going to rebuild which I hope he does.
However as he proved at Wolves he can be pragmatic and work with what he's got but not sure he's come here for that.
We could do with letting at least 6 or 7 go and getting in players who suit his style to replace them.
That still leaves us with a small squad so he's gonna have to actually use a few of the youth prospects, not just stick them on the bench.
I think he will as his record shows.
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Stubbo
9:56 Fri May 10
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If Ings leaves I'll be flabbergasted.
Firstly no one will.take on his wages, and secondly in Lopetegui's standard setup, he's probably the most useful striker we have...dropping in deep, cycling possession to the flanks, then drifting into the box late to apply a finish from a pocket of space.
It's horses for courses, and I think he's now more useful than Antonio. Plus he's 3 years younger, and has a better career goalscoring record. Just he was an idiot but for a Moyesball setup. We might get some value from him yet.
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ludo21
9:05 Fri May 10
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dealcanvey
Even if we didn't sell any players we must have some funds allocated to transfers from EL and TV money. By all accounts we were set to buy players in January but that was vetoed at the last minute... those funds should still be in the 'war chest'.
On top of that we should get in and save the wages on:
Soucek 15-20m
Cresswell
Ogbonna
Ings (big wages)
Benrahma 10-15m
Kehrer 10m
Aguerd? 20m
Zouma 10m from Saudi
Johnson
Say that lot brings in 60m then we should have around 100m to spend without Paqueta. Those that come in have the wages of those that left...
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dealcanvey
8:50 Fri May 10
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Ludo
Agree with most. But I don’t think our budget is anywhere near 100m with paqueta also staying.
Even next season with being able to spend 90% of revenue on wages and transfers it wouldn’t be possible to spend 100m on players and also pay their wages.
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Alan
7:57 Fri May 10
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West Ham Football
@westhamfootball
Pablo Sanz seems another odds-on favourite to join Lopetegui in his West Ham new look back-room team. The former Spanish midfielder for Barcelona academy and B side is a long-term ally of Lopetegui.
In 2014, he joined Lopetegui at Porto FC as his assistant moving to Spanish national team with his boss in 2016.
In 2018, he left the national team with Lopetegui, and joined him in Real Madrid as an assistant. In 2019, he was appointed as the assistant coach of Sevilla. And in 2022, he joined Wolverhampton Wanderers as Julen Lopetegui's assistant.
The Wolves assistant head coach received a one match touchline ban and a £6,000 fine following an incident against Nottingham Forest after Sanz admitted “improper and/or violent” behaviour when squaring up with Nottingham Forest assistant boss Alan Tate.
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Stubbo
6:34 Fri May 10
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Deffo not that guy, but been doing a bit of research about Lopetegui setup and approach.
In fairness the conclusions around our current squad are pretty apparent so no great surprise if someone else has surmised something very similar.
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BillyJenningsBoots
6:16 Fri May 10
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Stubbo
Have you lifted these directly form the hammers chat... ghe views are almost identical unless you are that bloke?
https://youtu.be/eDkljsB5R9U?si=ma54Z61ziSXuo77y
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Stubbo
6:00 Fri May 10
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You'd have to assume the whole point of getting in Steidten and his 'pearl diver' reputation is to be able to get in players on the cheap who are of greater value than their current reputation, and this make our money go further whilst then being able to sell them for much bigger prices.
If he's just looking for established players, then there's no great skill in that.
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ludo21
5:44 Fri May 10
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dealcanvey - I don't think that we need to break the bank to get decent players in... most teams with a proper recruitment structure seem to manage it... it's only teams like Man Utd / Chelsea etc.. that throw 60-100m around on unproven players.
We are linked again with En Nesryi who would only cost 20m and who seems quite likely given the Lop connections.
Various other targets linked at similar prices plus the odd out of contract 'free'. Should be quite capable of getting 6 decent signings for 100m which should be around the budget without any funds in from Paqueta. If Paqueta goes then bigger budget.
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dealcanvey
5:14 Fri May 10
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We won’t have the finances to do all we need to do in one transfer window.
Massive overhaul needed. How much are we going to be paying for a decent forward? Let alone LW CB and wing back positions plus replacing Paqueta if he is sold.
Prwtty sure Ogbonna and/or Cresswell will still be here next season as there will be no other choice.
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onsideman
5:09 Fri May 10
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Simms was a product of Everton's youth side and never remotely shone when he played for them so I'd be surprised if anyone went in based upon his performances in the cup run.
Mind you, I also said Dominic Solanke would never make a premier league striker
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RootsRadical
4:25 Fri May 10
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Ellis Simms at Coventry might be worth a look?
Hardly prolific with 13 Championship goals but looked very Handy in the FA cup against Prem opposition and is only 23.
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