Forget Duran and go for wild boys who are hungry like the wolf

West Ham have made a second offer of £57million for Jhon Duran according to the Daily Telegraph. This seems to be pure David Sullivan, bidding for a player we won't get with money WHU surely don't have so that he can say at least we tried. West Ham could probably have had Duran for £40 million in the summer (he even crossed his arms in that infamous photo) but instead chose to go for Fullkrug and Guilherme for a combined cost of £47 million. 

That decision now seems likely to cost Tim Steidten his job. Aston Villa value Duran at a reported £80 million plus and don't want to sell. So let's forget about Duran and look at some wild boys who are hungry like the wolf. 

The Irons shouldn't be going for players who are the finished article, rather young players on the up. Better news on this front is that the Guardian reports Graham Potter has recruited his old Ostersund, Swansea, Brighton and Chelsea analyst Kyle Macauley, for compensation of around £1.5 million. Not sure if he can do a job up front, but new signing Macauley is likely to take a major role in recruitment if Tim Steidten is eased out. This is the team that recruited Brighton's Moses Caicedo on the cheap and then sold him to Chelsea for £115 million. Plus Brighton's other profitable sales of the likes of Trossard, Bissouma, Maupay, White, Burn, Mac Allister and more, so there's some cause for optimism. 

Reports now suggest West Ham are close to completing a deal to buy the OH Leuven midfielder Ezechiel Banzuzi. The Dutch midfielder is 19 so a good age and at around £11 million would be affordable. Let's hope there's some positive activity soon.