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goose 2:35 Wed Aug 24
Edmilson Fernandes
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Edimilson Fernandes having a medical according to Ed Aarons of the Guardian. £5.2m apparently anyone?? nope me neither. Guardian
Edimilson Fernandes to have West Ham medical after £5.5m deal agreed
• The 20-year-old Swiss midfielder will join from Sion
• He is a cousin of former Manchester City player Gélson Fernandes
Edimilson Fernandes holds off three Liverpool platyers during a Europa League group match at Sion last December. Photograph: Jean-Christophe Bott/EPA
Ed Aarons
West Ham have agreed a £5.5m fee with the Swiss club Sion for Edimilson Fernandes, with the 6ft 3", 20-year-old midfielder set to travel to London on Wednesday for a medical.
Fernandes, who is a cousin of the former Manchester City player Gélson Fernandes, is a product of Sion’s youth system and made 26 appearances in the Swiss Super league last season, scoring one goal. He also started the Europa League group stage tie against Liverpool last October, which ended in a 1-1 draw.
Slaven Bilic has been searching for midfield reinforcements for his squad with Italian clubs also showing an interest in Pedro Obiang this week. Fernandes, who has played for Switzerland’s Under-21 side, is expected to sign a four-year contract with the club in the coming days, subject to passing his medical.
Earlier on Wednesday, Bilic admitted he is interested in Manchester City’s Wilfried Bony, while Simone Zaza is reported to be weighing up a move from Juventus.
The West Ham co-chairman David Sullivan is recuperating after heart surgery on Tuesday. The 67-year-old’s son, David Sullivan Jr, tweeted a picture of his father lying in his hospital bed on his mobile phone. In his tweet, Sullivan Jr went on to suggest his father was already back to negotiating the arrival of new players at West Ham, with the transfer window closing in a week’s time.
“Dad has just had heart surgery, woke up from operation and is straight back on the phone to sign more players,” he said.
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flyingV
2:37 Wed Aug 24
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Midfielder according to the internet.
Was just thinking we could do with another one of those.
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Josh
2:38 Wed Aug 24
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No idea, and shock horror another midfielder.
Suppose Slav and Henry know what they are doing.
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goose
2:40 Wed Aug 24
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attacking midfielder apparently.
cover for lanzini??
maybe obiang is obi-off?? transfer dominoes!
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Grumpster
2:40 Wed Aug 24
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Seems a lot for someone who plays for a shite team in the Swiss league and who has under 30 games to their name.
Another one for the future maybe.
Buy a striker you slags!!!
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Joey Woodwork
2:40 Wed Aug 24
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Born in 1996, fuck I am old.
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scott_d
2:41 Wed Aug 24
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Must be quite highly rated if we're paying £5.2m for a relatively un-known midfielder.
Even though he's 20, I'm assuming he'll come in as a squad player for that price and considering he's a first teamer in the Swiss league?
My only problem is, why not just give Cullen the odd chance rather than loan him out?
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RBshorty
2:49 Wed Aug 24
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Seems to be a replacement for Obiang.
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goose
2:58 Wed Aug 24
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Obiang to Milan - Bacca to us.
obvs.
(if we win tomorrow)
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LeroysBoots
2:58 Wed Aug 24
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"Liverpool target Edmilson says he prefers a move to Barcelona"..............doesn't suffer from confidence issues then !
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Far Cough
3:01 Wed Aug 24
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Is he AM or DM?
Thank you, please
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Sir Alf
3:04 Wed Aug 24
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He's rubbish, toilet I tell thee!! This is based on not having seen or heard of him btw ;-)
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J.Riddle
3:06 Wed Aug 24
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AM, Obiang was a DM so no direct replacement, getting congested in midfield something has to give.
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LeroysBoots
3:10 Wed Aug 24
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Attacking midfield, scored 2 goals......yippee !
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Sir Alf
3:14 Wed Aug 24
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Blimey Leroys, only ever scored 2 goals? I'm out. ;-)
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i-Ron
3:17 Wed Aug 24
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Never heard of him, his cousin was shit, he's from a shit league, playing for a shit team, shit stats, so will be a shit transfer....boo
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J.Riddle
3:33 Wed Aug 24
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He’s already made five appearances for Sion this season in Swiss football, coming off a very strong season in 2015/16 where he made 39 appearances in all competitions, scoring three goals and tallying seven assists, his best single-season totals in each of those categories in his career.
Fernandes is a forward-thinking central midfielder who can also operate in a more advanced role or on the right of midfield.
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Rossal
3:39 Wed Aug 24
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Never ever seen him play or heard of him
Really cant make this one out, squad player to cover the no10 role i hope but already have Tore and Browne there.
Dont get the replacement for Obiang....different position and Obiang seems happy here
But for £5.5 worth getting in and having a look at, I trust Slav with these random signings...can't argue with his track record
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Fivetide
3:41 Wed Aug 24
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Perhaps we need to let Obiang go to Milan to open up another deal with them...
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RBshorty
3:45 Wed Aug 24
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Rossal. Reckon it's more of a Tony Henry shout. Than Slav's. And Diddy Dave being over the moon with getting a future international on the cheap.
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bubbleblower
3:45 Wed Aug 24
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Most news these days is cobbled together from twitter.
Must be easy to be a journo now.
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