Bookmaker Betvictor has opened books on two West Ham stars leaving this summer despite the board insisting it is not interested in selling either one and would reject any approaches.
Liverpool are 3/1 favourites to sign Manuel Lanzini with Spurs as second favourites at 4/1.
Everton are 6/1 and Arsenal 8/1 while Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United are all 12/1. PSG, Juventus, AC Miland and Inter Milan are all 16/1 to sign the winger.
Everton are 2/1 Favourites to land Winston Reid over the summer with Arsenal second favourites at 4/1. Spurs, Liverpool and Manchester City are all 6/1 with Newcastle 8/1.
I suppose we should take the bookmakers interest in the two stars as a compliment.
Winston Reid signed a new contract in 2015 which has him contracted with the club until June 2021. Manuel Lanzini is set to be offered a new and improved contract over the summer but is contracted with the Hammers until June 2020.
The board have repeatedly stated that West Ham is no longer a selling club and neither players are available for sale.
Those odds make me wonder why people take seriously bookies odds that we are (for instance) 3-1 second favourites to bring in Auguro or whoever! It’s all a sham
I wonder if most of their press announcements are created to entice naive people into betting on things that will never happen making free money in the process ? Surely that should be illegal as it is fraud by another name ?