According to a number of reports Aston Villa, Everton and Fulham have all sounded out Aaron Wan‑Bissaka’s availability, with the defender rumoured to be open to a move to Villa Park.
The DR Congo international would arrive as depth rather than a guaranteed starter, with Matty Cash ahead of him in the pecking order and Kosta Nedeljkovic also competing for minutes.
The sticking point is his West Ham contract running until 2031, taking the player to 33 years old, coupled with the Hammers’ stance that any deal must involve a £25m‑ish fee.
Although reports claim Unai Emery favours a loan with an option, which Fulham are equally happy to match.
Wan Bissaka and Todibo: Getting players out of he West Ham team is proving every bit as challenging as recruiting them.
Wan‑Bissaka’s wages have dropped following relegation, and he has slipped behind Kyle Walker‑Peters since missing last season’s FA Cup quarter‑final against Leeds, a result of DR Congo holding him back to celebrate their historic World Cup qualification with the president in Kinshasa, despite West Ham arranging his flight home and refusing permission for him to stay.
Incredibly the player was on £90k a week wages in the Premier League with bonuses of £22,500 taking his overall pay to a staggering £112.5k – while this has halved this season, should West Ham get promoted after just one season he would be walking away from £23.4m (including bonuses), not accounting for his potential Championship salary. (Capology).
It is highly unlikely that the Midlands club will be offering anywhere near these figures, given SCR (Squad Cost Ratio) issues, or match a five year contract for a player who turns 29 in November
Fulham, for their part, are just as unlikely to put anything comparable on the table.
His agent Will Salthouse will need nerves of steel to negotiate a contract that works for all parties.
With there also being overseas interest and a 46‑game Championship slog ahead, West Ham are under no pressure to sell, but would need to identify a replacement before sanctioning any move.
It equally may mean that the former Manchester United player will need to repair his relationship with Nuno and fight for his place back into the team.
There needs to be a proper regulation on Agents and or give it back to the clubs to manage transfers.
Just like everything else in today’s current climate, it’s all gone pear shaped and making it impossible to have sensible business deals conducted
I’ve often thought that the FA should provide independent agents direct to clubs and players. That way SCR can be dealt with at source and players would get legal rep whilst not being taken for a ride by clubs and vice versa.
reminds me of that Dire Straits’ song , Money for Nuffin x
And in Alvarez’s case, kicks for free!!!
Looking at that photo of AWB and JCT I just smell trouble and attitude. They are not bad people but they are not what you want in a harmonious squad. As an example of what you do want look no further than Kyle WP, for me an absolute A grade in terms of professionalism and senior leadership attitude. If you add Bowen soucek Mav JWP you have a group of senior players that we are lucky to have, I would add Taty but I’m not convinced he is buying into
It.
We along with everyone else are held to ransom by players and their agents over contracts, wages and bonuses. Effectively if you want a player you have to at least match what you think anyone else is offering. A lot of that is down to agents pushing up the ante and informing interested parties what figures they are being offered elsewhere. It’s then down to brinksmanship to get the deal over the line. The part that drives me mad is that AWB is on £90k / week + bonuses of £22.5 k and it sounds like he still receives those bonuses even though he has been a major part of a relegated club. Also I think I’m right in saying that at the time of signing him, he wouldn’t have been an Afcon player with DR Congo, so surely his contract is compromised by having to miss a fair chunk of the season by playing in the Afcon tournament. It really stinks.
Let’s be honest he’s a very talented player, unconventional but effective. However for me, he typifies the premier league mercenary that just has no care for any club that pays him handsomely.
As soon as that ink is dry on the contract it’s just a win win for the player.These long contracts are ridiculous.
Awb was a steal for 15 million from Man Utd and in his first season he was brilliant but when the going got tough last season he decided he didn’t want any of it.
So we are now in the situation that no other club are prepared to buy him because of his wage demands and the player clearly doesn’t want to stay.
Nothing new at West Ham then?
The club are at fault for giving him a ridiculous contract. But Nuno needs to realise the clubs problem and manage him back to the team. Alas Nuno appears to have zero man management skills . He is always trying to create our own bomb squad
This is the BS that is a net negative for the fans.
Those of us who work our arses off to afford season tickets, replica kits, subscription to TV channels so we can watch the game and more.
Very few of us get to p1ss our boss off and still get paid a small fortune.
It’s by no means the players fault, the contract he was offered to sign, but for the love of the football gods, earn your money!
You’re paid a fortune. Eat whatever humble pie you have to to get back into the good graces of the boss.
Seriously, try factory work and see how it goes when you don’t turn up when expected. Your fault or not.
As Gonzo says, “give ya head a wobble”.
This is the BS that is a net negative for the fans.
Those of us who work out arses off to afford season tickets, replica kits, subscription to TV channels so we can watch the game and more.
Very few of us get to p1ss our boss off and still get paid no small fortune.
It’s by no means the players fault, the contract he was offered to sign, but for the love of the football gods, earn your money!
You’re paid a fortune. Eat whatever humble pie you have to to get back into the good graces of the boss.
Seriously, try factory work and see how it goes when you don’t turn up when expected. Your fault or not.
As Gonzo says, “give ya head a wobble”.
Seemingly, the logical sequence would see Hammers cash in on Diouf, mend bridges with AWB if he’s prepared to remain.
KWP plays LB, Scarles is a backup.
Veltman covers as RB/CB in a three.
But as we all know, logic doesn’t always apply in these matters.