What Is It With Hammers And Expensive Wingers? Could This One Work?

West Ham have apparently agreed a deal to take winger Michail Antonio, who is currently undergoing a medical, from Nottingham Forest, for a fee believed to be around £6 Million, but with add ons that could push the eventual price up to an eye watering £8 Million, for a Championship player! The last time West Ham United forked out a similar sum for a Championship player was to buy winger Matt Jarvis from Wolves, which has not turned out to have been the best of deals by anyone's imagination. The fact that Forest were not prepared to take Jarvis on loan as part of the original negotiations shows how far his value has plummeted, this is not meant as a criticism of the player's ability, more of the outrageous inflated price that was originally paid. Jarvis was purchased to fire in the crosses for Andy Carroll, so cannot be blamed for the 'Pony Tailed One's' devastating catalogue of injuries since his arrival on another expensive transfer, again sanctioned by Sam Allardyce, from Liverpool this time.
It is to be hoped that Michail Antonio can be more of a Cresswell than a Jarvis. - Ed