With the transfer window drawing towards its conclusion, the best of the crop appear to be getting picked off whilst West Ham still tread water on the much needed midfield upgrade. It looks very much as if the Hammers will be into the season opener against Sunderland with an unchanged midfield unit apart, of course, from the addition of Freddie Potts who was out on loan last season. Not quite what Hammers fans were hoping for.
Yes the Irons have added a top tier goal keeper, two full backs and a freebie striker but the attacking midfield options haven’t changed. And I for one am pleased to see old Hammers manager David Moyes win the race for Manchester City’s troubled ex ‘£100 million man’ – I don’t see Jack Grealish fitting in at London Stadium even if there was a way to bring him in without busting open the wage structure and creating a lot of unhappy colleagues.
Londonworld.com makes the claim that Moyes’ Everton side are in line to succeed with the recruiting of Grealish to the Toffees’ ranks, following the signing last week of another Hammers midfield target Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (already dubbed by Everton fan site Goodisonnews.com a ‘masterstroke’).
As the news web site reports: “West Ham are set to miss out on a loan swoop for in-demand Manchester City winger Jack Grealish this summer with Premier League rivals Everton now in advanced talks to bring the England international to Merseyside.”
Everton do seem to be amassing a pretty impressive squad whilst West Ham fans sit and look on with envy. The Toffees €83 million nett spend – without Grealish – is looking mighty shrewd compared with the Hammers £140 million last summer. It will be interesting to look up the table from West Ham’s position and see how Moyes manages to mesh his squad together next season.
The Hammers will be focussed on their own acquisitions this week so we are keeping everything crossed that a Fernandes or Ramsey lands before the end of the window so that West Ham can compete better with the likes of Everton.
We will continue to tread water as long as we believe the blueprint for a midfielder is Mark Noble. Mark became a ‘legend’ but he was woefully lacking in pace and vision. Mr reliable and pretty good at penalties, but he slowed the entire team going forward and supporting the front line.
Another Declan Rice or younger Tomas Soucek would be great. If they are out there somewhere, we need to get their signature.
Maybe Moyes will do that Moyes thing of getting a player in for a lot of money and never playing them. Dithering Dave is not dithering as much in this transfer window.
No great loss at all. Let the Toffees get stuck with the ageing maestro. He would never have suited Potter’s plans anyway.
Is that Jack “fall over” Grealish.Never was a £100m player and his attitude is not right for The Hammers.Moyes can have him.Whatever happened to dithering Dave?
Were we ever really. In for him? He doesn’t fit our team or “young player” mantra and would have been far too expensive to be a “Sullivan gift”
Didn’t want him anyway so what’s the problem?
I’ve a feeling Moyes would sign every England international playing in the premier league if he could. He loves nothing better than a British premier league experienced player.
When Moyes becomes obsessed there’s no letting go.
Tall players, English internationals and Brazilians seem to be his bag.
First it was Lingard (second time) then Maguire.
Both Grealish and Sterling excellent players at their best.
If Moyes wants them he can have them.
Don’t think it’s any loss to whu who couldn’t afford them anyway.
Concentrate on Potters younger incomings.
It looks like Paqman is staying, he’s smiling again and I think on his day is as good sometimes better than Girl-ish.