JUST for a change it appears that West Ham United did some good business in the winter window. Whilst by no means a complete ‘rebalance’ – Nuno’s euphemism for ‘ship loads out, bring a few in’ – the Hammers’ January window looks better when judged with a few weeks’ perspective.
The last minute signing of Disasi, considered by may (me included) as a late cheap compromise, looks to be working superbly well as the Chelsea defender surprises everyone – and the signing of Pablo and Castellanos at the start of the window looks to be another very surprising transfer window ‘hit’.
Pablo – still injured- has won over fans with a high energy if not so clinical style, wheres Taty Castellanos does look a real deal frontman. Two goals in his first few appearances ( with several more to come, I suspect) bodes well for the Argentine forward and has already put him on the radar of other sides who are casting envious looks at London Stadium’s striker.
Taty Castellanos – early signs are encouraging that he might buck the trend of striker flops
Latest to be reported to be ‘eyeing a move’ in future should the Hammers not complete their great escape is Lucas Paquetá’s Flamengo according to one of their in the know journo’s who claims:
“one name that would be appealing (to Flamengo), if he wants to play in Brazil and West Ham United gets relegated, is Taty Castellanos.”
Whilst we can take it all with a pinch of salt at this stage of the season, it underlines, just for once, West Ham’s transfer business in January appears to have been sound. Who’d have thought it. Shame they didn’t do all this last summer and then .. The Hammers would be a ‘comfortable’ mid table side without all this alarm.
However: Looking forward, not back, Castellanos, Pablo and Disasi between them might just add enough to a resurgent squad to drag them up out of eighteenth.
And for that alone, Nuno’s winter window transfer choices might just be worth celebrating come May.
Dawson cost £3.5m from Watford Reserves and James Collins £1m from Cardiff .. Two cheap CBs that can head a ball wouldv’e had us mid-table .. 15-20% of PL goals are headers, yet 5 of the 6 goals we let in whilst the TW was open, were headers .. No excuse! ..
The window was not good ..we let 11 go a bought in 3 …it would take 1 injury to mess things up and thats whst happened…they were short of 2 or 3 plsyers ..they promised signings had loads of time to get it done..but again scrambling around the last few days ….they made a profit.. theh didn’t spend anything
That would be the same Flamengo who were claiming poverty when they were negotiating for Paqueta?
We’re not on relegation form but we are vulnerable. Should the form fall away, or if there were a spate of injuries….
Both Tottenham and Forest have sacked the manager, what if they both got new manager bounce…
We should not be in this position.