Hammers: “He’s ours if we want him”

It’s rare in West Ham terms to experience the kind of slow news days we have been getting just recently and that in itself breeds a buch of stories which are either simply not true or old ones recycled.

This has never been more true given the situation surrounding Manuel Lanzini whose position we have monitored and detailed by ClaretandHugh for the past three weeks.

The media at large is trying to crate a scenario which suggests the player needs to be bought in Janury or see the Irons face the prospect of him being stolen away by a bigger club.

The latest newspaper to join in are also suggesting that we will need to find £5,5 million to clinch a deal which is not true.

We have checked our sources again this afternoon and were told again: “No urgency – the deal’s in place and we will look at everything at the end of the season. There’s a media storm going on over a very simple situation. He’s ours if we want him.”

To ensure that anyone arriving here for the first time understands the position, West Ham have a deal in place with the parent club Al Jaziera which will see us sign the player for 8 million euros at the end of the season if we choose to go ahead.

The very strong likelihood is that we will do so but the club are determined to take a look at him over the season and see how he reacts to the various weather conditions he will face and the intensity of the English programme.