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Today we have been trying to go through just SOME of the 'runners and riders' in the 'great' West Ham player hunt, that is unravelling in front of us as the transfer deadline looms large! Next up on the list of 'hopefuls' is the pursuit of Chelsea's 20 year old striker, Armando Broja.

When it comes to doing non domestic transfer business, clubs tend to stick with what they know in order to avoid lengthy unnecessary negotiations that more often than not ultimately end in disappointment. Hammers need for reinforcements is hardly a secret, neither is Olympic Marseille's urgent need for money.

Perhaps as a result of the 'Newcastle Effect' and it's influence on market values, certain 'unwilling' selling clubs, like Burnley, have decided to add an extra nought to their prices, as a consequence bargains that WERE there to be had have essentially disappeared!