"Already enquired about that young St Etienne striker, the one who got a few goals", who is this lads?
Stassin price has dropped from £25m to £18m according to this extremely reliable *cough* source https://www.hammers.news/transfer-n...tag-as-bargain-fee-drops-by-7m-at-st-etienne/
I understand this is the modern game but I'd be cautious about these lads shopping themselves around, we used to sign these sorts of players under Ellis Short.
I can't say for sure but I reckon agents of loads of players are continuously doing this, we just don't get exposed to it.
Nantes are in a bit of financial trouble from what I have read. A double bid for Abline and Zeze would be nice.
I’d still be tempted to ask Brighton what their price is for Lamptey despite him signing a new deal A decent age, plenty PL experience, absolutely rapid and versatile with being comfortable on both sides
Will be well known to RLB too due to being in that league, but also a former Rennes player. He came through the youth setup there just after Isidor by the looks of it so probably has crossed paths with him in the same way he had with Wilson.
Impressed by a lot of that. Not a big lad but looks very strong. Decent finishes - strikes the balls nicely. Movement and balance look good to my untrained eye. (Quick edit there as thought I was watching Stassin for some reason!)
I couldn't give a toss what people think of Jobe, they will be proven wrong. It's the perfect scenario for both parties, if Jobe stayed I don't think we are in the right position for him, and personally don't think that's who we need right now. I know that might sound harsh but I don't think he would be one of the PL stand out players just yet if he'd stayed with us. He is going to a league where he will be a stand out player, playing with the best players in the league. The money we have raised from his sale will allow us to buy a replacement who right now is a better player than Jobe, maybe not in the future but right now. That's exactly what we need, if we can survive the next 2 season I think that's when the model really starts to flourish