You wait all summer for one midfield signing and then two come along at once. Mateus Fernandes has signed from Southampton for £38m plus £4m in add-ons. I'm slightly wary of signing players from relegated clubs (Fernandes, Walker-Peters and Hermansen so far) since their confidence will be low and ultimately they couldn't keep their team up; but Fernandes at 21 was certainly one of the Saints' best players last season and picked up valuable experience, playing 36 times scoring twice and assisting four times. The Portugeeezer looks a busy player who can both create and get a tackle in. He's previously played for Sporting Lisbon and on loan at Estoril and is an Under-21 international.
While the Irons have also now just completed the signing of 21-year-old defensive midfielder Soungoutou Magassa from Monaco for £17.5 million. Can Maga make West Ham great again? If so he'll be the ultimate populist. This could be the most vital signing of the summer since the Hammers have never really replaced Declan Rice and a defensive shield would surely make the three centre backs look a little better. He can also play at centre back himself. Magassa is six foot two so hopefully will be an intimidating presence with more pace than Rodriguez, Soucek or the departed Alvarez.
Signing a couple of promising and 21-year-olds gives the side a lot more energy and hope for the season and there are also rumours of a third midfield signing in Feyenoord’s Quinten Timber, who wood do nicely. Here's hoping all his transfer activity kick-starts our season.
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Pleasantly surprised we have done this business today, hopefully this guarantees us 15th 16th or 17th place! Potter needs to start getting this team playing well against the lower half teams, with all the negativity around our Club I was finding my world a bit depressing, so here's hoping to a better football future.
Seconded. They have certainly left it late...
Enormous relief, providing both sign (why is there one delay)?. I have supported WH for 7 decades so have seen a lot of ups and down but the last 12 months have been the worse I hav known. Unfortunately only one person (and his cronies) is responsible despite his constant denials and blame laying,and that of course so seeds in some minds but fury in mine and others. Like Potter and Mac are now responsible for this late business; who said we could not buy until we sold?
.......and about time too! I'd say a good 70% of the problems we have had, are down to our DOF [Sully] as it was him that sacked J Lo, hired Potter and made him the promise, that 90% of chairmen do, that he will bring the players in that he needs, for a poorly performing team, prior to his arrival at West Ham.
Potter thought that throwing Mads in, would be a fix for a defence that cannot head a ball. Mads probably now has ptsd, and needs to be taken out of the firing line, whilst Areola probably wants out now.
Timber..Wood ...raised a smile, first one for a while! Timber would be good but will we need to lose Soucek...?
Glad you spotted that. Assume he"ll train by doing the Plank...
Certainly no long-term plan from Sullivan going from Moyes to Steidten to Lopetegui to Potter.No wonder the squad is unbalanced.
We all might have PTSD! Mads definitely needs a break...
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