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What will the January transfer window hold for West Ham?

At the recent Season Ticket Holders’ forum a fan asked David Gold “What is the short term tactical plan to ensure our premier league status and does that include substantial investment in the January transfer window to address the striking issue we have got and the policy around a single striker which has failed”

David Gold answered “What I can promise you, is that everything that David Sullivan and myself can do to ensure that we can bring in the personnel to ensure we stay in the premier league. No stone will be left unturned, that I can ensure you 100%. We are working on it as we speak. I would like to think when day one of the window opens a deal will be done but equally it could be the last day. It would help if someone came in with a bid for one of our fringe players that we could survive without”

What was obvious from that night is West Ham’s preference will be for loan deals for strikers & defenders so talk of buying Rickie Lambert for £8m in the papers recently seem wide off the mark.

When you factor in Financial Fair Play we will be trying to get a proven striker and centre back while trying to balance the £52m wage bill and not spending up front money we haven’t got.

Sam recently told WHUFC.com ""I want as many players as I can get with the budget I’ve got which would probably be two That would have to be two quality players that we’d have to find.”

In the first two days of the transfer window Everton’s John Hetinga’s has allegedly turned us down in favor a move to Newcastle. The Daily Express claims we will make one final bid to Chelsea for a loan of Demba Ba. Other claims this year have us linked with Inter Milan strikers Ishak Belfoldil & Diego Milito, Roma striker Marco Borriello, Atletico Madrid forward Leo Baptistao and Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan. It has also been rumoured that Chelsea are interested in making a bid for Ravel Morrison, Liverpool may make a bid for Momo Diame and Harry wants Carlton Cole at QPR.

It is understood that before the transfer window we were talking to Tottenham about Jermain Defoe and Emmanuel Adebayor but AVB’s sacking put an end to those talks. Everton’s Nikica Jelavic was also widely tipped to be Sam’s shopping list of strikers for Sullivan to attempt to get on loan.

The only one thing we can say for certain is we have signed Jaanai Gordon from Peterborough. Until it is confirmed on WHUFC.com I take all these rumours with a large pinch of salt. Let the silly season commence!


West Ham Assistant Manager Neil McDonald saying Big Sam’s phone is ringing non stop as he tries to get players in prior to the Fulham match

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