Summer 2024 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.

[villadelph]

Duisburg are falling apart? C'mon, they can't be abandoned now, f-'in turncoats.

They still go to all of the home matches even though they've now fallen out of the Bundesliga. Damn shame!

[PaulWinch again]

The Athletic reporting it is Orford now;

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5626394/2024/07/25/jhon-duran-west-ham-aston-villa-transfer/

"West Ham United have made a £30million ($38.6m) bid plus teenage midfielder Lewis Orford in a move to sign Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran."

"The midfielder’s deal at West Ham expires in June 2025 and the club had not made a new contract offer."

The contract offer point is interesting. If he’s so highly rated why are they looking to get rid?

[Dogtanian]

The WHAM! lot were asking the same question when they turned us down last month;

https://x.com/WestHam_Central/status/1806052155570225391

[Dogtanian]

And apparently he's been getting game time in pre-season so far, and doing well;

https://x.com/ConnorWHU_/status/1814693588053197127

[pablo_picasso]

Some tentative links to Adeyemi at Dortmund. His pace would be a more direct replacement for Diaby.

Just saw this.. would be crazy to get two players in who started in a Champions League final the season prior. I believe he's the fastest player in the Bundesliga and plays a little bit of everywhere across the front three. Would certainly be a good addition if the price is right.

I would hope that Emery could work his magic quick on Adeyemi, if we get him, because he is very raw.

Stupidly fast, but the rest of his game is pretty unpolished...

He's an interesting one though because if someone could polish his rough edges, to go with his stupid pace, then that would make him very very dangerous.

And Emery has a pretty good record at improving players...

[jwarry]

Romano

EXCL: West Ham have improved their bid to Aston Villa for Jhon Durán.

Current proposal worth £32m plus talent Lewis Orford to join #AVFC and also sell-on clause.

#WHUFC trying to match £40m package valuation as revealed today while they work on Noussair Mazraoui deal too.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

Mazraoui is decent, wouldn’t mind him at right back.

[Dogtanian]

It will be interesting to see how Nedjkovic gets on over the next few games.

[villadelph]

Romano

EXCL: West Ham have improved their bid to Aston Villa for Jhon Durán.

Current proposal worth £32m plus talent Lewis Orford to join #AVFC and also sell-on clause.

#WHUFC trying to match £40m package valuation as revealed today while they work on Noussair Mazraoui deal too.

I would take that.

[Gareth]

Romano

EXCL: West Ham have improved their bid to Aston Villa for Jhon Durán.

Current proposal worth £32m plus talent Lewis Orford to join #AVFC and also sell-on clause.

#WHUFC trying to match £40m package valuation as revealed today while they work on Noussair Mazraoui deal too.

I would take that.

Me too

[Toronto Villa]

The natives aren't happy

[cdbearsfan]

Assuming we have a sell on and they don't, that seems pretty good to me.

[algy]

Sounds a nice lad, different in attitude between him & Duran is night & day.  His Dad seems a good 'un as well to be fair.

I'd take £32m + a good sell on + Orford for Duran any day of the week.  Brilliant deal from our perspective IMO.

[Mr Diggles]

Assuming we have a sell on and they don't, that seems pretty good to me.

Pretty good? We could be pulling their pants down!

[trinityoap]

A good friend of mine who is a Wham supporter and who played at a very decent semi-pro level really rates Orford and is very unhappy at the prospect of losing him. Says he has great potential.