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Well seems like with all these international breaks, and us languishing, the rumours of ins and outs are rife.

Chuck anything 'worthy' of discussion on this thread...

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Incomings:

Pablo Felipe - €21m + €3m (Gil Vicente) | Forward
Valentin 'Taty' Castellanos - €26m + €4m (Lazio) | Forward
Adama Traore - £2m + £1m if stay up (Fulham) | Forward
Axel Disasi - Loan (Chelsea) | Centre Back
Keiber Lamadrid - £150k + £1m option | Attacking Mid

Outgoings:

Nicolas Füllkrug - 6 months loan (AC Milan)
Luis Guilherme - £17m + Sell On % (Sporting Lisbon)
George Earthy - 6 months loan (Bristol City)
Callum Marshall - 6 months loan (Bochum)
Andy Irving - 1.5m (Sparta Prague)
Guido Rodriguez - Undisclosed (Valencia)
Igor Julio - Loan Cancelled (Brighton)
James Ward Prowse - 6 months loan (Burnley)
Lucas Paqueta - £36.5m + Buy Back Clause (Flamengo)

According to Ex, Taty is still coming...as far as the source knows.

Bloke clearly has a very advantageous contract, or some kind of masochistic tendency.

But as others have said....without having a player or players to lead the team on the field and frankly to properly influence the referee, and a central defender to actually organise the defence, there can be little hope of improvement.

For this reason I can't see a 23 year old Charlie Cresswell being the solution. At 23 unless he's some personality, feels unlikely he's going to come in and start calling the shots in a league which is a step up for him. 

What a clustrlerfuck this squad has been allowed to become.  Potter getting rid of anyone who remotely.had a backbone also looking appalling. 

 

stubbo-admin wrote: ↑03 Jan 2026, 13:22

After todays fiasco if Sullivan had any sense (which of course he hasn’t) he’d put away his cheque book and cancel any pending purchases.
We’re going down and no amount of money is going to change that fact. 

stubbo-admin wrote: ↑03 Jan 2026, 13:22

fraser wrote: ↑03 Jan 2026, 12:16 Bergwin is better surely 

El Scorchio" wrote: ↑03 Jan 2026, 11:16

stubbo-admin wrote: ↑03 Jan 2026, 10:09 Starting to look like the Traore deal is floundering...them wanting money they weren't asking originally, also wanting to keep him deep into January, and him wanting a fat off pay check.

Interesting to see if this one gets over the line...he's of course a unique profile who only Antonio has really come close to in recent times.  His stats from last season were largely awesome and exactly what we need in the squad.  And who desn't like a bit of chaos as the run away shopping trolley carries the ball aimlessly down the right.

Lets hope Hahn and his data crunchers have a couple of rabbits ready to be pulled from the hat if this one goes sideways (or morel likely, Mendes smells cash in the water).

Hahn probably does the square root of fuck all apart from agreeing blindly with what Sullivan says. Only bigged up as an excuse to fire Macauley. He’ll be scapegoated and out of the door as soon as it suits the dwarf. 

Bergwin is better surely 

Understood Fulham originally asked for £2m for Traore with 6 months left on his contract
They then upped that to £7m which is ludicrous 
Could be worse, Sterling might have agreed to come

So the Traore deal has collapsed due to a dispute over wages. The classic cheapskate Sullivan dwarf approach to transfer dealings.

C&H

Exciting New Target Emerges as Traore Deal collapses

West Ham United have shifted their transfer focus after negotiations for Adama Traore collapsed late in the process – as exclusively revealed by Claret & Hugh yesterday and this morning.

The focus has now reportedly shifted to former Tottenham Hotspur winger Steven Bergwijn.

According to EXWHU Employee the player has been offered to the Hammers who are considering bringing the Al-Ithaad winger back to the Premier League.

This breakdown in talks for Traore opened the door for a renewed push for Bergwijn, who previously spent two and a half seasons in the Premier League with Spurs.

Now aged 28, the Netherlands international has been made available by the Saudi team having joined in 2024 for €21m on a three year contract. The player has made 33 appearances weighing in with 18 goals.

The Hammers’ attack has lacked depth, and Bergwijn’s pace and creativity are viewed as essential upgrades. West Ham have been long term admirers of the player, having tried to sign him from Ajax in January 2024.

A stumbling block is the players wages – reported at roughly £8m a year. Talks are ongoing with his representatives HCM Sports, yet according to Fabrizio Romano other clubs are also interested.

stubbo-admin wrote: ↑03 Jan 2026, 10:09 Starting to look like the Traore deal is floundering...them wanting money they weren't asking originally, also wanting to keep him deep into January, and him wanting a fat off pay check.

Interesting to see if this one gets over the line...he's of course a unique profile who only Antonio has really come close to in recent times.  His stats from last season were largely awesome and exactly what we need in the squad.  And who desn't like a bit of chaos as the run away shopping trolley carries the ball aimlessly down the right.

Lets hope Hahn and his data crunchers have a couple of rabbits ready to be pulled from the hat if this one goes sideways (or morel likely, Mendes smells cash in the water).

claypole wrote: ↑02 Jan 2026, 21:16

stubbo-admin wrote: ↑02 Jan 2026, 21:03

 

Sullivans ego won't like this, I would expect some sabotage down the line

Reading all the replies, technically good,  but cant score and always injured

Much better when part of a front 2 (which we dont play)

Ffs

Mad Dog" wrote: ↑03 Jan 2026, 10:23 Dont know much about taty, But just saw an instagram reel from a lazio fan has me concerned "When you get a premier league team to overpay for your striker who can't score", with the chap in it celebrating that hes going 

Dont know much about taty, But just saw an instagram reel from a lazio fan has me concerned "When you get a premier league team to overpay for your striker who can't score", with the chap in it celebrating that hes going 

Starting to look like the Traore deal is floundering...them wanting money they weren't asking originally, also wanting to keep him deep into January, and him wanting a fat off pay check.

Interesting to see if this one gets over the line...he's of course a unique profile who only Antonio has really come close to in recent times.  His stats from last season were largely awesome and exactly what we need in the squad.  And who desn't like a bit of chaos as the run away shopping trolley carries the ball aimlessly down the right.

Lets hope Hahn and his data crunchers have a couple of rabbits ready to be pulled from the hat if this one goes sideways (or morel likely, Mendes smells cash in the water).

Massive Attack" wrote: ↑02 Jan 2026, 21:32 How much does that Taty MLS fella cost us, £29M I heard off claret and booze? Seems steep and a gamble when we can't afford to really waste it. 

It would be nice to think of these 2 new Forwards as the modern day equivalent of the Kitson and Hartson duo. Hit the ground running lads!

Massive Attack" wrote: ↑02 Jan 2026, 21:32 How much does that Taty MLS fella cost us, £29M I heard off claret and booze? Seems steep and a gamble when we can't afford to really waste it. 

It would be nice to think of these 2 new Forwards as the modern day equivalent of the Kitson and Hartson duo. Hit the ground running lads!

Mad Dog" wrote: ↑02 Jan 2026, 22:48 Heard a rumour that the traore deal is off due to wages.

could be complete bollocks

claypole wrote: ↑02 Jan 2026, 21:16

stubbo-admin wrote: ↑02 Jan 2026, 21:03

 

Sullivans ego won't like this, I would expect some sabotage down the line

Heard a rumour that the traore deal is off due to wages.

could be complete bollocks

How much does that Taty MLS fella cost us, £29M I heard off claret and booze? Seems steep and a gamble when we can't afford to really waste it. 

It would be nice to think of these 2 new Forwards as the modern day equivalent of the Kitson and Hartson duo. Hit the ground running lads!

the circus is definitely back in full swing

stubbo-admin wrote: ↑02 Jan 2026, 21:03