West Ham are expected to make a move for Russian captain Fyodor Smolov if they complete the sale of Diafra Sakho to Palace.
Smolov has reportedly expressed an interest in joining the Irons.
The 27-year-old has scored 59 times in 90 games for current club Russian Premier League outfit FC Krasnodar and 11 times in 28 games for his nation.
The 27 year old has previously played for Dynamo Mpscow, Feyenoord, Anzi Makhachkala and Ural.
Smolov grabbed a couple of goals in the 3-3 friendly draw against Spain in November, which led to Spanish newspapers linking the striker to Real Madrid.
It’s believed that Smolov, – a fluent English speaker – is available at around £15 million. He has represented Russia at under 17, under 19, under 21 and full international level.
Yup move Sakho on, he has no interest in playing for us. Sell Chicharito too – I rate him as a player, but he will not fit any system Moyes plays and Moyes doesn’t want him anyway. Sell Snodgrass.
Buy Smolov and Dendoncker.
spot on Makro. sell them both and bring in Smolov and Dendoncker. An Anderlecht supporter freind of mine says Dondender is a dam good player who is very good defensively. I looked on u-tube and he is very two footed, spraying it about equally good with both feet, and shooting with both feet too.
That’s why the mancs are sniffing around him for 25 mill ? We will offer 15 ? 😉
Saw we made a £19m bid for Dendockner whether true or not don’t know but they have given us the green light for £22m & for what he could offer in this mkt in Jan not bad deal. I hope we put in bid & do it while we got the chance.
Young & drive & these players actually have resale value later
Agree but I don’t think be able to sell Snod till summer bc Villa finances & can’t recall but could entertain offers of Leeds wanted him back.
But would like Dendockner & Smolov & add some creativity Frankie De Jong be a dream.
Looking at Basels 22yo CB ankija why not look at his teammate Elynoussoui 16 asaists 6 goals 24 apps 23yo w pace.
Agree Marko tho I don’t like that we are selling Sakho to a relegation rival him Zaha RLC & Townsend be good front 4 & can play w Benteke.
I would of wanted £15m for that or made £8m & sell to Rennes.
I hope stuff about Smolov wanting move here is Toure bc before he said we were to defensive for him.
And agree I Chic I like him a lot but moving to LA would be better for him closer to home & fit his style.
But need Smolov to come thri or I really like Mark Uth as well 6mo left at Hoffenheim 26yo 9 goals well rounded CF 6’1 great on the break could get for cheap bc contract
And why we set Ox price at £15m ffs we should of just let h see out loan get more experience & he would be worth more I don’t get. If this is Moyes he shouldn’t be able to sell youth.
And we have to remember we have a 21man squad & hopefully keep Cullen & Burke but a lot of age & injuries.
Maybe we should buy some players before we sell all our players.
If we Sell Ox to BMG & break up our young English core of Rice & Ox Cullen & Burke
We better get Thorgan Hazard as part of the deal at 24 getting better only way I’d part w Ox to BMG could juts left him on loan
Never really understood the Sakho situation. Was fair enough when he wanted to return to France for family reasons. But why is he so desperate to get away from West Ham that he’d prefer to go to Palace?
OT, but what’s happened with the Sackho thread?
Just got in ? Sakho ? Palace ? Surely not ? Abroad yes ? Palace or anyone else in the prem is brain dead ? The pea will go because we can’t feed him which is a fekin disgrace and Moyes doesn’t want him ! But we all had a feeling on that one , leaves us with the poppodom 😂 ffs
Who is overseeing this farce ? No one leaves until replacements brought in is the way to go ?
Silly jan seems in full swing lads ! Until it happens its all agent talk with half truths and wishful thinking ! 😉
Sakho is off mate, not agent talk, half truths or wishful thinking
Sackho’s off, if not now then in the summer. We all know that.
Why then do we have to rely on selling him before moving for this fella?
Oh yeah, probably FFP. The curse that only appears to affect West Ham!
If the papers say £15m then we can probably double that, hard to get excited about any window when the last decent player we bought was Payet.
The truth is 32 that sully will say we earned a profit as we only paid 4 mill for him!
In today’s market of silly money he’s worth 25-35 mill all day long ! But sully can’t see that , if he leaves in the summer its on a free ? So Jan is the time to move him on and keep the norm going for selling players for a pittance which is bad business ! And to a relagation rival ? Fekin brain dead !! If they had an inkling of foresite Instead of skin ? They could have and should have made much more ! Amateurs at work ? Let’s hope we get a similar player in for the same money ? Not lol?? Woke up this morning and they’re still on charge ! Poor dog ? 😂
Someone is having a giraffe? even Emenike scored 21 goals out of 42 games in Russia