The transfer strategy that West Ham have seemingly employed this summer is coming back to bite them as London rivals, Crystal Palace, looked to have moved ahead of the Hammers in the chase for a highly-rated defender.
Though David Moyes’ side have European football to offer any prospective new signings, some will have their reasons to not take up any offer made, whilst others should’ve arguably been approached long before now in order to be in a position to get a deal done.
Waiting for the Declan Rice money to come through from Arsenal before even making a signing this summer is an amateurish way of doing business, and certainly not befitting of a supposed elite professional football club.
If West Ham are unable to secure some of their targets for this reason, there needs to be a long and detailed enquiry as to why.
Not that Steve Parish and Roy Hodgson at Palace will be worried.
According to the print edition of the Daily Star (h/t West Ham Zone), talks are at an advanced stage with £34m-rated Perr Schuurs.
The outlet note the Hammers interest and that of Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool, however, it appears the south Londoners are the closest to getting any deal over the line.
If Hodgson gets the 23-year-old Dutch international, it could go some way to ensuring that Palace also keep hold of Wilfried Zaha, who is still yet to sign with any other club.
What’s with the West Ham bashing today?
We could not spend money until the Rice deal was finalised, payment terms known and the contracts signed. We’re on an FFP watchlist and could not take the risk of signing until Rice deal was wrapped up.
Simple!
Maybe so, but Arsenal desperately wanted Rice yet they were allowed to dictate the pace of that transfer. Could WHU have said “Take him now or get out of the way”? That aside, if the game against Spurs is any clue we are in for another torrid time in the PL 23-24.
West ham need to get several players signed up left back striker left winger Centre half and 2/3 midfielders.And they all need to be good enough to play in the first eleven.We will be in a relegation scrap otherwise, you would’ve thought that we would have identified targets who want to play for us and agree terms and then negotiated with club on price.To be in a position to buy once rice money was received.We always leave everything to the last minute and then it’s panic stations and all the best players have already been signed by others.COYI get your fingers out !!!
Jason Petty Pretty Clueless
where do funds come from until they are released ?
Erm… how about from those two billionaire owners of yours?
Not with FFP, you cant take the risk that the Rice deal would fall through and then you’re in all sorts of trouble. Also you cant offer until you know what payment terms are agreed. We’re on the watchlist so have to extra careful this season