08-27-2020, 08:36 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-27-2020, 08:38 PM by Swagbaggie.)
(08-27-2020, 02:19 PM)Big Daddy Cool Wrote: Just seen that Diangana got two assists and a goal in West Ham's friendly game against Ipswich. Looking more unlikely we'll get him.
I don't think that makes an 'hapeth of difference.
I thought it was unlikely he would come to us considering how he played like last season and the fact they tied him to a long term contract.
However it was reported that he was reluctant to leave Hammers originally, for any kind of loan at all, then pitched up at the Baggies and loved every minute of it.
Enjoyment is not a replacement for dosh and would test any young mans loyalty but I do think that he would like to come to us if we can afford him.
That history may be enough for us to sort out some sort of 'intermediary' contract with options in his favour and I would take that for a season or two of his talent.
We need to be clever and imaginative with players like this if we want any chance of staying up this season.
We did it with Pereira. Whether that was luck or judgement will be evident soon.
We should have done this with Lukaku but we were just not clever enough then.