The player many consider West Ham should have signed in the winter window – before convincing Axel Disasi to come tho the club on deadline day – has finally got his move to the Premier League on deadline day eight months later.
Long term defender target Taylor Harwood Bellis was the subject of a failed loan bid from West Ham’s then Chairman David Sullivan apparently but this afternoon the Southampton and England defender has been sold by the saints in a £25 million deal taking him to Unai Emery’s Aston Villa.
West Ham have been linked to Harwood Bellis on countless occasions – now he’s an Aston Villa player
Another one bites the dust for West Ham who now sit in the second division and have to content themselves with last minute loan deals for a centre back of lesser calibre: Michael Keane, Wout Faes and Çağlar Söyüncü all amongst those named as being on head of Recruitment Nils Koppen’s radar today.
One decent game for debutant Airidas Golambeckis hasn’t reduced the pressing need to bring in another defender as the Irons’ poor start to life in the second tier is owing – in large part – to the partnership of Mavropanos and Kilman performing so poorly. Which makes you wonder why the Hammers leave it until deadline day to try and do a deal, as has been said countless times today.
In true ex-West Ham target fashion, Harwood Bellis will absolutely go on to greatness as a Villa player. Such is life.
What’s happened to the centre half we were getting on loan from Forest?
Huh! Too late again! I wonder why.
At twenty-five million (and some are reporting up to thirty) Villa are taking a risk. Better them than us. It weakens a rival as well
Well done Taylor and good luck in your new colours.
Hope to meet you on the pitch next season in PL.
Villa have 0 points and havent scored a goal.
By that logic, we might actually meet them in the championship next season 😂
They are level with Spurs.
Money doesn’t buy coordination and connectness.