Report Claims West Ham’s enormous asking price will be met

Of the two biggest, most high-profile departures from east London this summer, Mateus Fernandes‘ transfer is likely to take place soonest as the young midfielder is accessible and available, seeing that he’s not cocooned away with his national side at the summer World Cup finals.

The young Portuguese midfielder is therefore free to make a decision on his own future away from the  six week tournament that is shielding Crysencio Summerville from any direct talk of transfers as the Dutchman, conversely, tries to stay fully focussed on events on the pitch.

Irrespective of limited news seeping out of West Ham right now without a head of recruitment – and something of a boardroom tussle going on out of sight, the Daily Mail has gone all-in on their claim that Tottenham Hotspur will be the victors in the pursuit of Fernandes, with their assertion that:

“Tottenham are “seemingly prepared to meet the £85m asking price”.

Which will feel like a vindication of Kretinskys negotiation stance: The ‘take it or leave it’ declarations of weeks ago have borne fruit – if the Mail is to be believed, remember, and apparently ,£85 million it will be, if proven correct.

Personal terms of course appear to have already been agreed in this back to front transfer world but until this bid is confirmed as ‘accepted’ by the club themselves I still wouldn’t be 100% convinced that Fernandes is heading to North London. I’m quite willing to be proven wrong!