West Ham are reportedly lining up loan moves for both Maxwel Cornet and Nayef Aguerd with only five days remaining in the transfer window.
The Hammers had hoped to offload both players in permanent deals, but interest has been minimal. The club has accepted that they may have to take significant losses on both players, particularly with Aguerd’s proposed move to the Saudi Pro League failing to materialise.
West Ham have not given up on a transfer for the Moroccan, whose representatives remain in talks with Middle Eastern clubs. However, the club has reluctantly concluded that the best outcome might be a loan deal with a small fee.
£17m Cornet has attracted little interest, which is less surprising given his limited playing time over the last 18 months.
A top West Ham source told C&H, “Selling players is hard, but we need them off the wage bill,” suggesting a busy final few days of the window as the Hammers look to clear the decks.
Hardly a situation unique to West Ham. PSR rules have created constipation in the transfer market. Not quite sure how the headline 17 million loss is created. Is that Cornet? There will have been payments made on him so his ‘book value’ will not be 17 million and he likely has some value, not just one West Ham want to contemplate. These problems over PSR will only have the big clubs pushing for change. When clubs like Chelsea have money but are unable to spend it (as they seem to want about a 50 player squad), or when Manchester United cannot bring in players despite their owners wealth expect change. Money rules and money makes the rules.
It’s hardly surprising that Cornet doesn’t attract any future employers because his Resume or CV would not show him having any working experience in the last year or two. Prospective employers will be wanting to know why and what have you been doing all this time. I’d love to hear what he would say!
Too true Hammeroo. He could well answer ‘just counting my money guv’
Cornet will be amortised over five years so he will have been amortised by £3.4m for the two years he’s been with us. So written down by £6.8M meaning that he’ll be on the books at £10.2M
But he will bring something in either as a transfer fee or as loan payments so the loss will be less than £10.2M depending on how much he’s sold for or loaned out at.