West Ham are having to be creative to bring in the talent to fill the skill shortage brought on by contracts ending, loanees returning and players leaving. The transfer budget we are told – if you believe it 0 is minimal and the club have to sell in order to fund purchases.
Or, alternatively, find suitable players to bring in on loan. A season-long loan for Aaron Ramsdale, for example, makes a lot of sense for both West Ham and Ramsdale’s parent club Southampton, who will be hoping to bounce straight back to the Premier League. One season for their top stopper away from the club suits them just fine. Ramsdale is reportedly on £100k a week so there’ll be some tough negotiating to bring that together – but definitely ‘do-able’.
Unlike the stories circulating today that West Ham want to loan Jack Grealish: Tbrfootball.com suggest that whilst Manchester City are happy to loan him out for a season (now that Pep Guardiola has demanded a smaller squad to work with,) unlike Ramsdale, Grealish’s earnings are amongst the top ten in the Premier League – likely to be at least £300,000 a week.
The equivalent of both West Ham’s top earners’ salaries combined.
And the effect on dressing room morale of a loan player rocking up for duty earning twice what anyone else at the club takes home would be disastrous. One to be avoided even if the Irons could somehow master the art of negotiation and find a way for City to subsidise £200,000 a week of Grealish’s wages.
Let him go to someone who can afford him. Which just at present is certainly not West Ham.
Not sure anyone will be paying Grealish wages, beyond City that is. Only way he leaves, IMO, is last minute and someone gets a desperation deal. Whether that someone is manc or the other club, wait and see. One outside chance is a permanent deal where City pay him off for wages and he gets a new longer deal to play regularly elsewhere. He’d be a good acquisition for someone in that scenario.
Don’t sign big players because the others will be upset.
Typical mindset of someone who doesn’t want to improve and compete.
This transfer window has disaster written all over it!
Being linked to KDB and Grealish is typical Sullivan.
Another pro Ramsdale mention from C&H also seems to suggest Sullivan will sign him.
Extremely worried about the season ahead.
Wasn’t Grealish a creative midfielder when playing for Villa?
This is à similar position to Rashford, although he was in dispute, but earning £350,00 huge wages.
Pep is now in position off having Grealish/Doku/Marmoush all competing for left wing (Marmoush also striker).
Creating situation where 1 or 2 are on subs bench hence looking to off load Grealish.
Grealish coming to whu will be a problem when Summerville returns.
We’ll have Summerville/Grealish/Guilherme all being played at left wing.
Guilherme can be moved to preferred mid attack but that still leaves Summerville/ Grealish fighting for same position.
There has been speculation that Mubara could return as he also looks surplus to Man City requirements.
Finally got rid of Ings wages so there’s no chance of another millstone taking his place.
Appears finding a known established goal scorer whose affordable is going to be a difficult task.