admin“West Ham close to £40m agreement” | Fans will all be demanding the same thing as report surfaces
Nuno Espirito Santo shouldn’t shoulder all the blame for Sunday’s costly slip-up at Turf Moor.
A quick glance at West Ham’s squad tells you everything you need to know: this is a side operating on fumes. Starting a Premier League match with two academy graduates making their senior debuts wasn’t ideal—it was a necessity. And when you look at the bench, featuring five more youngsters, the lack of depth becomes painfully obvious.
Josh Ajala, George Earthy, Airidas Golambeckis, Josh Landers, and Ezra Mayers may bring youthful energy and enthusiasm, but they don’t offer the reliability or composure required at this level.
So when reports emerge that another first-team regular—and crucially, the only real alternative to teenager Ollie Scarles—is on the verge of being sold, you can already guess how West Ham fans will react. Outrage? Quite possibly.
West Ham’s Diouf reportedly closing in on a Brentford move
The only justification for selling El Hadji Malick Diouf this late in the window would be to use the estimated £35 million fee to fund a proper rebuild—addressing the three or four glaring gaps that Sunday’s performance laid bare.
According to reports from Senegal, a deal is nearly done:
“El Hadji Malick Diouf, Brentford and West Ham close to an agreement. After submitting a formal offer of around €41 million, with an additional €5.9 million in bonuses, Brentford are now very close to reaching a deal with West Ham. Our information suggests discussions have progressed significantly and an agreement is imminent.” (wiwisport)
Not to stir up fan backlash unnecessarily, but if that Diouf-to-Brentford story proves accurate, supporters will surely be demanding that £35 million gets reinvested immediately—not in January, not next summer, but now, while the squad is crying out for reinforcements.
So, what do you think? Smart business, or yet another sign of an exodus?
From the old Bobby Moore Upper to the Billy Bonds Stand these days—well, sometimes. I’ll admit, I haven’t renewed my season ticket. I’ve been watching since 2003 and supporting since around 1970.
Favourite player? Dean Ashton. I still find myself watching YouTube replays of the 2006 Cup Final, hoping in vain that Shaka Hislop might suddenly grow six inches and keep out Steven Gerrard’s injury-time equaliser.
I know I’m getting old when I can say I witnessed both Mark Noble’s debut and his final game in claret and blue.
And yet, pulling on that replica shirt still gives me the same butterflies I felt at seven years old. Magic.
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