Hammers fans are all too aware of how much money Eintrecht Frankfurt relieved the club of for the signing of 'le sulk' Sebastien Haller, however at the same time as relieving West Ham of £45 Million for one of their 'star' strikers, they also fleeced Real Madrid of even more, £50 Million for their other one, Luka Jovic!
Haller and Jovic were devastating when working in tandem up front or Frankfurt, but once apart they became virtually useless, with neither of them living up to their reputations. The 'conjoined' nature of their strike partnership was one that could not be separated, with the sum being much greater than the two individuals.
So, Eintrecht raised, or stole depending on your point of view, a staggering £95 Million for both players, there current combined market value is less than half of that now at £42.3 Million with Jovic valued at £18 Million according to transfer market and Haller at an optimistic £24.3 Million also according to transfer market, some might say it was the sale of the century!
Having had their fingers truly 'napalmed' by 'Hallergate', the club's board and manager David Moyes will be incredibly wary of being 'stitched up' again, but as all Hammers fans know, David Sullivan loves a 'bargain' and if he applies narcissistic numerics to the situation, he may well think that if he can snap Jovic up on the cheap ie: around £15 Million AND he can get his manager to work his managerial magic to transform the player then it would go in some way to equalize the losses sustained by 'Hallergate'.
Hammers have been loosely linked with Jovic over the last two summer transfer windows, but have never really tried to get a deal over the line before, however as 'Everton Snake' Carlo Ancelotti has apparently decided that Jovic has no future at the Bernabeu. Real even loaned Jovic back to Frankfurt before Ancelotti's arrival in an attempt to rekindle his top form, but he didn't fare well there either.
Signing Jovic would be a significant risk, as there are those close to the board (female writes for an appalling red top) who are saying "once bitten, twice shy", whereas there are others who are saying "who dares wins!" It is Real Madrdi that have taken the hit on Jovic, so it might be a smart move to capatalise on their misfortune just as Ajax have don with West Ham's.
Once described as World Class, Jovic looks a shadow of his former self, but ironically he might be an ideal fit for West Ham and vice versa, a good player needing a platform for his redemption? Sounds familiar doesn't it? However this time, should a loan deal be negotiated, Hammers will ensure there is a buy back option, 'once bitten twice shy'?
With the club's 1st game of the Barclays Premier League in 5 days time and the transfer window closing in less than 3 weeks there is an obvious 'need for speed' when it comes to player acquisitions, a transfer window that was so ludicrously thought out that it means clubs having to either fend off suitors, or keep negotiating for targets well into the season, well done whoever sanctioned that ruling!
If a loan deal to bring Jovic to the London Dome could be negotiated, it would be a no brainer, because poor old Mikey Antonio's Hammies have already booked their mid season holiday and won't be rescheduled! Real would also have to stump up a large percentage of the players eye watering £163,000 per week, which equates to £8,476,000 per year.
No wonder clubs in Europe are in financial free fall when they hand out crazy wages like that, perhaps they were just trying to emulate Manuel Pellegrini's excesses while he was at West Ham, after all £100,000 per week for Jack Wheelchair?
If Jovic can be brought in on a season's loan it could be a good 'shortgap' until finances stabilise and the club can make some real investment, instead of the financial firefighting that many clubs are having to do, the next 2-3 weeks will be absolutely crucial to the club's ambitions, not just for this season but for many seasons to come. - Ed
Comments
Pathetic pandering
Shit is about to hit the fan regarding our transfer business or lack of it so lets pluck a ridiculous name out of thin air to appease the fans.....F**k off and do one....this guy as a double act with haller brilliant on his own overrated.
Moyes wanting to be involved dealing with the agents as well when it comes to the transfers is not the best because no doubt when they come to there fees he will become the stereotypical tight jock and refuse and to my mind that is whats been holding up the Milenkovic deal.
Anyway weekends here we plead poverty nobody wants to sign for us Antonio gets injured you watch the scattergun approach then and if Moyes and co think they were being held to ransom before then they will have to think again.
Buying for buyings sake i get why not but to claim there is nobody out there that can improve our squad is ridiculous...Moyes has had all summer and a jolly on uefa but claims nothing floated his boat no player stood out do me a favour.
we have at best 14 decent players after that we are struggling we no it so why is the manager and board trying to say different?
Look at the spuds lumbered with debt over new stadium yet to sell kane and yet splashing out big time on a def £60million offered for a striker(not Braithwaite) wheres there money coming from? they have gone through the pandemic and prob suffered worse than us but nope still in the market and active whilst we continue to flounder and come out with pathetic headlines like this.
Jeff off Jovic no more Le
Jeff off Jovic no more Le Merde bolt ons thank you...It's up to Benrahma, Antonio and Bowen to combine, pass and move to keep us firing for now even Yarmelenko if he's carried his Ukraine form over.