Ryan Fredericks has finally signed for the Hammers on a free, becoming the club's first deal of the summer. Not sure it's actually Pellegrini's first signing though, as this has the feel of something that was set up last season by either David Moyes or David Sullivan. But it doesn't look like it's ever going to happen for the injury-plagued Sam Byram, so this could well be a good signing.
Meanwhile it seems Manuel Pellegrini was pretty heroic in the mugging incident in Chile. Manuel told El Mercurio: “I threw myself on the guy, and that made him stop, but then he came back to me and pushed his gun on me, pointed it at me and fired into the air. The bullet hit a building." So as well as having a manager who committed suicide (Syd King) West Ham very nearly had the first PL manager to be shot before a ball had been kicked.
Throwing himself at gunmen is one thing, but will Pellegrini be able to deal with the far scarier task of getting some dosh out of the board? (Hopefully the board hasn't deducted the cost of his Rolling Stones ticket from his budget.) The Daily Mirror today reports that Pellegrini has already clashed with David Sullivan over transfer targets and expenditure, though hopefully this is just tabloid mischief-making. It's certainly been an eventful start to Manuel's reign — and he's only been here two weeks.
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The Evening Standard reports that Ryan Fredericks will be Manuel Pellegrini's first signing next week, having agreed a four-year contract. The Fulham right-back is out of contract at Craven Cottage, despite playing in the Play-Off Final against Aston Villa, and it seems he's been tempted by a better deal at West Ham. The Fulham fans aren't too happy about this and for a brief period yesterday someone had replaced the words "professional footballer" on Ryan's Wikipedia entry and inserted something much ruder.
Looking at the evidence of the Play-Off Final, Fredericks, a former sprinter, is really pacy when going past his man. He was also lucky not be sent off for a stamp on Grealish, so clearly has a bit of Devil in him. He could be exactly what West Ham need if the injury-ravaged Sam Byram departs — someone who can challenge Zabaleta and ultimately replace him. Aged 25, Fredericks has played 106 games for Fulham, having started out as a junior at Spurs. He played on loan at Brentford, Millwall, Bristol City and Middlesbrough, so has plenty of lower league experience.
Meanwhile Sky Sports reports that the club are close to signing playmaker Javier Pastore from Paris St Germain for £17 million. The 28-year-old Argentina international lists fellow Argentine Juan Riquelme as a playing influence, which doesn't sound bad. It could be an exciting summer at West Ham.
Looking at the evidence of the Play-Off Final, Fredericks, a former sprinter, is really pacy when going past his man. He was also lucky not be sent off for a stamp on Grealish, so clearly has a bit of Devil in him. He could be exactly what West Ham need if the injury-ravaged Sam Byram departs — someone who can challenge Zabaleta and ultimately replace him. Aged 25, Fredericks has played 106 games for Fulham, having started out as a junior at Spurs. He played on loan at Brentford, Millwall, Bristol City and Middlesbrough, so has plenty of lower league experience.
Meanwhile Sky Sports reports that the club are close to signing playmaker Javier Pastore from Paris St Germain for £17 million. The 28-year-old Argentina international lists fellow Argentine Juan Riquelme as a playing influence, which doesn't sound bad. It could be an exciting summer at West Ham.
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