The major success in the summer transfer window is the retention of West Ham’s best players after a top-six finish last season.
After his successful Euro 2020 tournament with England, Declan Rice filled many column inches and thousands of words of speculation that he was Chelsea, Manchester United or City-bound but no bids were bids received and unlikely to happen in the remaining 36 hours.
Jarrod Bowen was linked to a move to Liverpool but no enquiry or bid was received.
Tomas Soucek had been linked to a move to Germany while Issa Diop seems to be linked to a move away every other day.
None of these players are for sale and no formal enquiries or bids were received for any of them to turn down anyway.
Manual Lanzini and Andriy Yarmolenko also seem destined to stay to do their part for the squad as no bids were received for them and no replacements could be found.
Fabian Balbuena and Felipe Anderson were the only departures and that is the real success of this transfer window.
If we have a mindset where we get a good improving side and challenge the top -so called – teams and success is not selling our good players -which is in our hands anyway-i suggest we get a new mindset. With that as a benchmark we will Not challenge anyone or keep our best players. Make others aware those days have gone and if youve got anyone good enough that west Ham are interested in =within reasonable budget constraints we will be looking.Which is actually what i believe Moyes is putting in place.
Hi Hugh have you heard of any agreement between us and ajax for Nico tagliofico as reports as saying a 4 year deal is close to being done
We have signed Zouma and Vlasic medical going through now – apart from that I’m told one more loan mate