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A rather bemused and recalcitrant Mario Husillos left Spanish journalists extremely confused when asked about West Ham United's continued transfer activity and the club's apparent relentless desire to empty their pockets ahead of the August the 9th 17.00pm deadline. He replied, when asked about dealing with the deadline finishing three weeks ahead in the UK as opposed to that in Europe, "Manicomio y Tonterias" which essentially translates to "It's a madhouse and a crazy thing".

Events are moving from the sublime to the surreal at the London Stadium, someone must have been putting something in the water both at E20 and at Theydon Bois home of Hammers supremo David Sullivan. Nothing else could possibly explain what on earth is going on, David Sullivan and club co-owner David Gold have been notorious for their lack of net spend during their ownership of West Ham United and also at their former club Birmingham City, so the current whirlwind of transfer activity is indeed mystifying to say the least.

Shortly after being introduced as the new manager of West Ham United, Manuel Pellegrini announced that he was looking to bring in "four or five" new players to 'freshen' the squad. The arrival of Ryan Fredericks from Fulham on a free transfer was quickly followed by the arrivals of Yarmolenko, Diop, Wilshere, Balbuena, Fabianski and club record signing Felipe Anderson.