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West Ham Transfer Roundup
IN
Clockwise from top left: Naughton, Asensio, Aranguiz, Naismith, Montero, Kardec
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Player[/TD]
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Position[/TD]
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Age[/TD]
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Old Team[/TD]
[TD]
Fee[/TD]
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[TD]Charles Aranguiz[/TD]
[TD]CM[/TD]
[TD]28[/TD]
[TD]Internacional[/TD]
[TD]£8.8M[/TD]
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[TD]Alan Kardec[/TD]
[TD]ST[/TD]
[TD]28[/TD]
[TD]Santos[/TD]
[TD]£10M[/TD]
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[TD]Marco Asensio[/TD]
[TD]CAM[/TD]
[TD]21[/TD]
[TD]Real Madrid[/TD]
[TD]Loan[/TD]
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[TD]Sergio[/TD]
[TD]CB[/TD]
[TD]17[/TD]
[TD]Barcelona[/TD]
[TD]850K[/TD]
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[TD]Steven Naismith[/TD]
[TD]ST[/TD]
[TD]30[/TD]
[TD]Everton[/TD]
[TD]£3M[/TD]
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[TD]Kyle Naughton[/TD]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]28[/TD]
[TD]Swansea[/TD]
[TD]£3.5M[/TD]
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[TD]Jefferson Montero[/TD]
[TD]LW[/TD]
[TD]27[/TD]
[TD]Swansea[/TD]
[TD]£3.5M[/TD]
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[TD]Marc Muniesa[/TD]
[TD]CB[/TD]
[TD]25[/TD]
[TD]Stoke[/TD]
[TD]£2M[/TD]
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Seven players have joined the team in total, costing a total of £32M. We feel we have strengthened where we needed to and now have the depth to compete both in Europe and domestically.
The most expensive signing of the window was Brazillian striker Alan Kardec,who joins us from Santos for £10m. Having played in South America throughout his career, the move is a risk but the player has been very prolific and we believe he can forge a dangerous partnership with Danny Welbeck here.
Another major signing from South America is Chilean international Charles Aranguiz, who comes from Internacional for £8.8M. He is a world-class CM which he has proved on the world stage, so we are delighted to have him aboard for the coming season.
4 players have joined from other Premier League clubs, with striker Steven Naismith joining from Everton for £3M as a backup striker who can also fill in in attacking midfield. Swansea duo Kyle Naughton and Jefferson Montero also join for a combined fee of £7M to add depth at RB and on the left wing respectively. Marc Muniesa also joins us from Stoke to add cover at CB.
Finally 2 youngsters joining us from Spain are firstly attacking midfielder Marco Asensio who joins us on a season-long loan from Real Madrid. Spanish wonderkid Sergio, a centre-back at Barcelona also joins us for a fee of just £850K.
OUT
Clockwise from top left: Carroll, Agbonlahor, Johnson, Lambert, Jarvis
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[TD="align: center"]Gabriel Agbonlahor[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]RW[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]30[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]-[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Free[/TD]
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[TD="align: center"]Matt Jarvis[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]LW[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]31[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]-[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Free[/TD]
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[TD="align: center"]Rickie Lambert[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]ST[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]35[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]-[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Free[/TD]
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[TD="align: center"]Glen Johnson[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]RB[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]32[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Everton[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Free[/TD]
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[TD="align: center"]Andy Carroll[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]ST[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]28[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Chelsea[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]£2M[/TD]
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Regarding departures, it was mainly a case for us of getting several ageing high earners off the wage bill here at the club, which we have succeeded in doing and in the process cut 135k per week from the wage bill.
Released from the club from the first team squad were Gabriel Agbonlahor, Matt Jarvis and Rickie Lambert who all leave to seek new challenges.
The other two outgoings were Glen Johnson to Everton as part of the Naismith deal and Andy Carroll, who surprisingly moves to Chelsea for £2M after they expressed an interest.
Those dealings mean that we are very happy with our new squad, which we see as a big improvement while also lowering the wage bill. With that in mind, here is a potential line-up for us for the forthcoming season:
Bring on the new season!