[Albion] So who are we waving goodbye to on Sunday?

[Blue Valkyrie]

Whether Cucurella stays or not probably depends on whether he has a release clause in his contract.

If he has, I wouldn't be surprised to see him go to an City as they definitely need wing/full backs, with Mendy still in prison, Walker getting older and Zinchenko a little below their standard.

Tony is on record as not sanctioning release clauses so it's very, very unlikely that there is one in the contract.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Have a feeling Maupay will go and be replaced by 1 big spend on another striker this summer.

Bissouma - if he was extending his contract we would have heard about it by now. Can't let him go for nothing next summer.

Duffy - good servant to the club but think he will move on.

And that's it other than possibly some fringe squad players.

Remote possiblity of Trossard / Cucurella, and Sanchez going but only if we got a really silly offer for any of them. £50m or more and the club would have to seriously consider it but think it's unlikely.

I think this is right.

 

[phazza]

It is bizarre to believe that Bissouma has not been offered a new contract at some point in the last 2.5 years.

It is also not how the club works. In the three seasons with GP, Rob Sanchez, Dan Burn, Davy Pröpper, Tariq Lamptey, Glenn Murray, Jeremy Sarmiento and Jason Steele all signed contract extensions during the season rather than in the summer.

How does anyone know what has or hasn’t been offered?

 

[Bakero]

How does anyone know what has or hasn’t been offered?

Why would we not have offered Bissouma a new contract?

 

[Cheshire Cat]

We won't spend big on a striker or anything else. We never do.

 

[Swansman]

How does anyone know what has or hasn’t been offered?

Common sense.

 

[Machiavelli]

Why would we not have offered Bissouma a new contract?

Well, precisely. Just like we have done to so many members of our current squad, including:
Dunk, goodness knows how many times
Duffy, at least once
March, probably at least twice
Sanchez
Webster
Welbeck, looks like twice now
Gross, hopefully about to be twice

I (or someone else) could go on, but the simple point is that you renew the contracts of your best players if you can, so you keep them or, failing that, get the maximum transfer fee as is possible.

 

[GT49er]

Have a feeling Maupay will go and be replaced by 1 big spend on another striker this summer.

If Maupay goes - IF - Undav will be his replacement.

 

[WATFORD zero]

Hopefully nobody as I am on holiday, have given my West Ham tickets to my daughter and her boyfriend and would rather Biss, Gross, Cuc, Bob, Tross, Tariq, Maups etc didn't leave without me having a chance of giving then a wave.

Thanking you in anticipation, Tone

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

If Maupay goes - IF - Undav will be his replacement.

Not sure that's the case.

Welbeck-Maupay-Undav looks a full compliment.

Welbeck-Undav doesn't.

 

[Saladpack Seagull]

Rumours that we'll get a good fee for Webster, and re sign Adam El Abd.

Great! I love the Adam El Abd song!

 

[Hugo Rune]

Not sure that's the case.

Welbeck-Maupay-Undav looks a full compliment.

Welbeck-Undav doesn't.

But Welbeck-Undav-Brereton-Diaz is certainly complimentary.

 

[KZNSeagull]

So was anyone waving goodbye then?

 

[pb21]

So was anyone waving goodbye then?

Groß had a bit of a wander around on his own after FT...

 

[schmunk]

Bissouma and co wandered off on their own far from the rest of the squad and Biss wasn't wearing colours. Just saying...

 

[chaileyjem]

Bissouma and co wandered off on their own far from the rest of the squad and Biss wasn't wearing colours. Just saying...

At least if we sell him we’ll be thankfully rid of this amateur psycho analysis every week

https://twitter.com/marcthevet/status/1528682464285163520?s=21&t=gGza08eGEfu28r0_QLb6Ig

 

[Mr deez]

Groß had a bit of a wander around on his own after FT...

He's going nowhere.