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Cressie would cost Man United £20 million plus

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cresswell-aaron-cresswell-west-ham-west-ham-v-tottenham_3192011West Ham wouldn’t consider selling Aaron Creswell to Manchester United or any other top four club for less than £25 million.

The Old Trafford club have been reported as being interested in  the left back in the next transfer window with Luke Shaw having suffered a horror injury in the Champions League.

ClaretandHugh has  been told there has been no contact from United but made it clear that were here to be an any interest a fee of around £25 million would be the norm!

Prior to the United speculation, Chelsea and Manchester City were both reportedly interested in last season’s Hammer of the Year at around £15m but Upton Park insiders have told ClaretandHugh that wildly undervalues the former player in top four terms.

We were told exclusively that the price generally accepted as reflecting a player’s REAL value doesn’t exist when the likes of United, City, Chelsea or Arsenal move in.

A high level source explained: “The top clubs know there’s absolutely no point in putting in a ‘value’ bid and should they want and need a player they will need to go in very high.

“There’s been no contact and we don’t expect there to be but as far as the top four is concerned Cressie’s price would be £25 million plus to Manchester United or a club like it.”

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Hugh Southon is a lifelong Iron and the founding editor of ClaretandHugh. He is a national newspaper journalist of many years experience and was Bobby Moore's 'ghost' writer during the great man's lifetime. He describes ClaretandHugh as "the Hammers daily newspaper!"

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4 comments

  • bubs says:

    If we don’t want him to go set the price at £40 million no offers,
    What’s it going to cost to replace him and why does he want to leave us anyway,
    Man Utd are not the once big club they were and you have to live where it rains every day,
    You can only spend so much in a life time
    Stay put boy where you are wanted and become a legend or join them and become an all so ran

  • Davie Gravy says:

    All just hypothetical.Mind you when he learns to defend properly he will be worth even more,lol

  • sparrow says:

    It is a bit of a concern when a “non-selling” club leaks a price tag for one of it’s players.

  • Si Hammer says:

    If one of the big teams want your player enough they will get him.Just the way it is.Chelsea & Everton were in a standoff over Stones but its only delaying the inevitable.If they want him they will nab him.Same as any of our players,the big boys get their way in the end 99% of the time 😉

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