David Sullivan has confirmed ClaretandHugh’ s story that Christian Benteke will not be joining West Ham at a fee of around £120k a week.
The Mirror claimed in a headline this morning that the Irons want him but just as CandH had revealed, whilst Slaven Bilic is an admirer, the wage puts him out of the frame.
Sullivan told reporter Darren Lewis ” “The problem is he is on such a huge wage no club can afford him. But he is a player that we admire.”
On Monday our major source revealed to us when discussing the £32.m Liverpool front man: ” “They aren’t the sort of wages we will pay.
He added: “If it were it just the case of a transfer fee there would be no problem but any new front man will have to fit into the FFP regulations.” https://www.claretandhugh.info/irons-hunt-goes-on-as-benteke-ruled-out/
Meanwhile, the chairman’s latest movie – Fall of the Krays – will be released on Easter Monday and we will be running a competition for copies to run at the same time.
Sullivan told ClaretandHugh this morning (Wed): “I think it’s a far better film than Rise of the Krays , but like ‘Rise’ it shows the Krays as they really were-very violent, nasty, gangsters. I would warn potential viewers that there are two scenes of graphic violence that might shock them.
The movie is out on DVD on Easter Monday but is available on digital platforms (Sky Box Store, Itunes etc) now.