21 Jul 2021 12:21:58
How do we feel about the rumours of Liverpool's interest in Bowen?

{Ed002's Note - Jarrod Bowen (RW) I am not aware of any approach by Liverpool at this time but Bowen is a player who would be an ideal replacement for Shaqiri - and is HG. Liverpool have a good relationship with his agent and may well have spoken with him. Others have suggested that Harry Wilson should be given a chance in that same role. I don't know if West Ham would be open to selling. Their focus is on other positions. So it makes some sense if West Ham are open to a sale and if the player accepts a bit-part role. I am not aware of any other clubs showing an interest.}

1.) 21 Jul 2021
21 Jul 2021 14:42:01
Bill, I would be gutted to see Bowen go, really hope not, I think he should start every game providing he is fit of course? He’s been a great buy for us, a real DM player, full of running and desire! He signed a 5.5 year deal with us in January 2020, he’s a massive player for us imo. It’s even more vital to retain him if we get nobody else up front!
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2.) 21 Jul 2021
21 Jul 2021 15:08:29
That's the key though - would we be able to afford someone like Abraham and keep Rice if we sold Bowen? We do have other options in wide positions - Fornals, Benrama, Antonio, Lanzini, Masuaku and maybe Lingard.

In the end if they want him we would probably have to let him go and maybe take Harry Wilson?

3.) 21 Jul 2021
21 Jul 2021 15:50:54
I think personally Abraham is overrated from the little I have seen of him, maybe £15m max and that’s only because of his age! ⚒⚒⚒⚒⚒.

4.) 21 Jul 2021
21 Jul 2021 18:12:35
I'm expecting bowen will improve and have a really solid season with us! Same with Fornals and Benrahma. Given his age, the fact that he's home grown and we paid 25m for him i suspect we would be commanding a fee of around the 50m mark?

5.) 23 Jul 2021
23 Jul 2021 12:42:43
Chelms, I think Abraham has proved he does score goals, how many times have many times have we paid big money or loan deals for strikers who do not hit the mark, I can understand where you come from on you opinion of Abrahams but he does score goals, and the amount of chances we do create i'm sure if we did get him he will be a 15 plus for the season and the very least,

6.) 24 Jul 2021
24 Jul 2021 20:43:13
i do agree with you Warrington, he's fast good in the air and a
scores goals.
Iread we will offer Dec. a bumper contract which i don't agree with that at all.
One bad tackle and we end up with the gravy train again. We should have a wage policy and i don't think throwing money at players is the right Way to go. If any player wants to leave do we rearly need them.
Of course we want Dec. to stay he should remember it was CHeLsea who let him go and West Ham made him into the player he is today.

7.) 25 Jul 2021
25 Jul 2021 08:16:44
Bideford, Why shouldn’t we offer Rice a bumper contract, he’s our player, it shows how much we value him, I think that’s exactly the right thing to do, it’s not an untried new recruit from abroad!
Yes he’s turned into what he is through WH giving him another opportunity, but you could argue Chelsea gave him his first opportunity and could be viewed as his Mother club, but mainly it’s his own dedication and attitude that’s made him the player he is now!
He seems a very level headed man, but if his head gets turned elsewhere, who can blame him, we need to show we want him! That’s the least we can do, the rest is in hands, we will survive if he goes! ⚒⚒⚒⚒.

8.) 27 Jul 2021
26 Jul 2021 23:44:06
But Bideford other than paper talk who says he wants to leave? I am happy in my job but have someone that keeps ringing me offering me more and more money, it may come a point where I can't say no. Am I happy at present, yes, would I push to leave? No, Am I searching? No. If my present company gave me another 50% would it become almost impossible for the other company, yes. The only difference for Declan is that he may also like to be chasing trophies every season, that is the intangible and why he may go anyway, we don't know. But we should be paying him what he is worth or we should expect him to go and should cash in now.