This is how we figure Manuel Pellegrini will set his side up for the match against Bournemouth at the London Stadium, the line up is based on notes that El Pel had with him at his press conference ahead of the match, in a way it will be more interesting to see who will be on the bench, there can only be seven players so will they be Fabianski, Zabaleta, Yarmolenko, Balbuena, Chicharito, Snodgrass and Obiang? - Ed
Admittedley the last day of the transfer window wasn't particularly spectactular compared to other clubs, but that is because all if not most of West Ham United's business was concluded relatively early, reminiscent of the way Manchester United used to conduct their transfer dealings when Sir Alex was in charge!
As the transfer window 'SLAMS SHUT', the much beloved term of the Red Tops, Hammers fans will be extremely happy with the overall transfer activity of the club during the window. Carlos Sanchez was the final addition signing from Fiorentina on a two year deal along with the earlier signing of Lucas Perez from Arsenal.
West Ham United have practically stolen striker Lucas Perez from Arsenal for a bargain basement £4 Million rising to £5 Million with add ons. Things went very poorly for Perez following his £17 Million move from Deportivo de La Coruna to the Emirates, so bad were things for the player at Arsenal that he was farmed out for all of last season back at Deportivo on loan!
If you care to aggregate the various media outlets then West Ham United are in the business of signing anyone with a pulse! However the reality is that the Hammers have, under the guidance of Mario Husillos and Manuel Pellegrini, embarked on a recruitment process that has been both professional and productive, the envy of many opposition fans.
Realistically Jordan Hugill was never going to fit the Pellegrini player template, it is not his fault that Hammers stumped up an eye watering £10 Million in January for him as a 'failsafe' in case of the club being relegated to the Championship, that wasn't eventually the case and Hugill consequently spent less than an hour playing in the Barclays Premier League.
You have to hand it to those chaps and chapesses at Sky, they spend inordinate amounts of time 'bigging up' certain clubs and then do their very best to destroy them!
The media love a good club kicking story, and this season's fall guys are none other than Chelsea FC! Blues midfielder Danny Drinkwater has been offered to West Ham on loan, the 28 year old played a major role in Leicester City's winning of the Premier League title in 2015-16 and earned a big money move to Chelsea last summer, however he struggled to make an impact at Stamford Bridge and has now been deemed surplus to requirements.
A rather bemused and recalcitrant Mario Husillos left Spanish journalists extremely confused when asked about West Ham United's continued transfer activity and the club's apparent relentless desire to empty their pockets ahead of the August the 9th 17.00pm deadline. He replied, when asked about dealing with the deadline finishing three weeks ahead in the UK as opposed to that in Europe, "Manicomio y Tonterias" which essentially translates to "It's a madhouse and a crazy thing".
Events are moving from the sublime to the surreal at the London Stadium, someone must have been putting something in the water both at E20 and at Theydon Bois home of Hammers supremo David Sullivan. Nothing else could possibly explain what on earth is going on, David Sullivan and club co-owner David Gold have been notorious for their lack of net spend during their ownership of West Ham United and also at their former club Birmingham City, so the current whirlwind of transfer activity is indeed mystifying to say the least.