According to the Telegraph West Brom have had a bid of £12 Million for Grady Diangana accepted by West Ham United, more news to follow Normally, well at least for the last ten years, West Ham fans have become accustomed to the usual "We've backed the manager to the hilt, but in order to comply with FFP we are unable to fund any more acquisitions without player departures".
Trying to 'freshen up' a very stale and disproportionate squad with no additional funding is proving to be a thankless task for Hammers manager David Moyes, one 'target' after another seems to have been snatched away from the club as other teams, particularly the newly promoted ones, continue to 'blow' West Ham out of the water with their superior finances that they have available.
Hammers ran out 'unconvincing' 2-1 victors over Brentford FC at the London Stadium this afternoon, there was much to appreciate but also reasons to be concerned, essentially in the defensive areas, especially in both right and left back positions. Neither Aaron Cresswell, nor particularly Ryan Fredericks, covered themselves in glory in a performance that David Moyes had mixed thoughts about as can be noted during his post match interviews.
West Ham: Fabianski, Fredericks, Balbuena, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Noble, Wilshere, Fornals, Yarmolenko, Diangana, Haller. Subs Randolph, Masuaku, Johnson, Cullen, Coventry, Soucek, Lanzini, Baptiste, Bowen, Anderson, Antonio.
Brentford: TBC
Rarely has there been such a sigh of collective relief by so many fans for so few, the prospect of Roberto Jiménez Gago's departure form West Ham, coupled with the prospect of Jack Wilshere being 'despatched' to the MLS has had many Irons supporters leaping for joy!
We have heard via an old local radio Pal, that there has been a 'peer' representation made to David Moyes led by none other than club captain Mark Noble regarding the first team future of Hammers star in the making Grady Diangana.
There tends to be so much doom and gloom surrounding West Ham United these days, especially as the realisation that the much maligned co-owners spent way past their reserves and more some, resulting in a transfer budget of a fat zero! However if you scratch beneath the surface, the actual Hammers squad is the envy of many other teams who 'covet' several of it's players.
Before fans get too carried away by the results of today's unique tandem West Ham United friendlies, it should be remembered that the last time the club trounced all opposition before the start of a season the team ended up getting relegated. That said, it would be hard not to admit the joy of watching not one but two excelllent performances at the same time!
West Ham United take on Ipswich and Wycombe in a unique double header set of friendlies this tuesday afternoon at 2PM BST, information about the line ups is vague at the moment, but we shall endevour to upload when they are fully available, although given these games are being played in the strangest of circumstances errors will occur. The Ipswich match costs a tenner to watch vi Ipswich's media streaming platform whereas the Wycombe match is being streamed free of charge.
West Ham United do like a protracted transfer situation, it is one of the reasons the Press adores the club, never a dull moment and always good for a 'throw away' line. Think of some of the past seasons' transfer fiascos, Gomez, Bacca etc, so any attempted deal to bring QPR's Eze Eberechi to the London Stadium was always going to be drawn out, and thus it appears.