West Ham treba napraviti korak naprijed
If West Ham really want to be challenging the Premier League’s best next season, then it’s about time that they made a leap of faith. For far too long now the East Londoners have always looked for the cheaper options, both playing and managerially, rather than pushing the boat out. Despite being a perennial sleeping giant on the London football scene, the club surely can’t be expected to compete with the likes of Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal and Chelsea if they’re seemingly unwilling to match their transfer spend. Furthermore, a more progressive coach is surely needed to take the Hammers to the next level, with the greatest of respect to David Moyes. If new rumours being attributed to the club are proven to be accurate, however, a new dawn might just be around the corner. According to TeamTalk, the Hammers are running the rule over Sporting’s excellent left-winger, Pedro Goncalves. The player has a £69m release clause say the outlet, who also note the close attentions of Aston Villa and Bayer Leverkusen. Given that Villa could make next season’s Champions League, a switch to Villa Park would have obvious cachet, however, if West Ham can force through a move for Ruben Amorim to take over at the London Stadium, there’s every chance Goncalves will follow suit. Nothing will happen of course until July 1 when the summer transfer window opens for business. By that point all of the variables will be known, and the player himself can make an informed decision on where he wants to ply his trade next season. If the Hammers manager to pull off a club record transfer, that will be a huge signal of intent for the coming season and will surely start 2024/25 off on the right foot.
West Ham zaista treba napraviti korak naprijed u sljedećoj sezoni, ako žele da se izbore sa najboljima u Premier ligi, sada je krajnje vrijeme da naprave korak vjere. Istočni Londoneri su predugo tražili jeftinije opcije, kako igrački tako i menadžerski, umjesto da se potrude više. Iako su godinama bili veliki potencijal u londonskom fudbalu, klub se sigurno ne može očekivati da će se takmičiti sa ekipama poput Tottenhama, Arsenala i Chelseaja ako ne budu spremni da ulože novac u transfere. Nadalje, sigurno je potreban napredniji trener koji će odvesti Čekićare na sledeći nivo, uz najveće poštovanje prema David Moyesu. Ako se novi glasine koje se pripisuju klubu pokažu tačnim, moguće je da svanu bolji dani. Prema TeamTalku, Čekićar pregledava Sportingovog odličnog lijevog krila, Pedra Goncalvesa. Igrač ima klauzulu od 69 miliona funti, kaže outlet, koji također napominje interesovanje Aston Ville i Bayer Leverkusena. S obzirom da bi Aston Villa mogla napraviti korak ka Ligi prvaka iduće sezone, prelazak na Villa Park bi imao očiglednu privlačnost, međutim, ako West Ham uspije iznuditi transfer Rubena Amorima da preuzme vođstvo na London Stadiumu, postoji svaka šansa da će se i Goncalves pridružiti. Ništa se naravno neće dogoditi do 1. jula kada se otvori ljetni prelazni rok. Do tog trenutka će sve varijable biti poznate, a sam igrač će moći donijeti informiranu odluku gdje želi igrati sljedeće sezone. Ako Čekićari uspiju ostvariti transfer rekorda kluba, to će biti ogroman signal namjere za nadolazeću sezonu i sigurno će 2024/25 početi na pravom putu.
