This summer time, West Ham United allegedly grew to become the winners of the switch window once they spent a whopping £120.2m on eight everlasting signings and two mortgage offers. The Hammers additionally made eight everlasting gross sales, together with Flynn Downes, who joined Southampton for a price of round £18m.
Their most costly signing of the summer time was bringing Max Kilman from Wolves to work alongside his ex-manager, Julen Lopetegui. Kilman has already made 14 appearances for the Hammers this season, offering one help, contributing to 4 clear sheets, and totalling 1,260 minutes performed.
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West Ham 2024/25 signings |
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Participant |
Payment (£) |
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Maximilian Kilman |
£39.5m |
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Crysencio Summerville |
£24.4m |
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Niclas Füllkrug |
£22.4m |
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Luis Guilherme |
£19.1m |
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Aaron Wan-Bissaka |
£14.6m |
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Guido Rodriguez |
£0 |
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Wes Foderingham |
£0 |
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Mohamadou Kante |
? |
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Charges taken from Transfermarkt |
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Niclas Füllkrug does, nevertheless, appear to be it might develop into a pricey mistake, solely making 4 appearances for the membership since becoming a member of, managing 137 minutes performed, and is but to register a purpose or help.
The final window earlier than 2024/25 that wasn’t overseen by David Moyes was all the way in which again in 2018/1, and that additionally appears to have had some costly errors in there.
West Ham’s 2018/19 switch window
Within the 2018/19 season, West Ham spent round £84m signing ten new gamers on everlasting offers. Their most costly signing of that window was Felipe Anderson, who joined from Lazio for a price of round £36m.
The Brazilian made 73 appearances for the Hammers, scoring 12 targets, offering 13 assists, and totalling 5,847 minutes. He then returned to Lazio simply three years after leaving for a price of round £2.6m.
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West Ham 2018/19 signings |
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Participant |
Payment (£) |
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Felipe Anderson |
£36m |
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Issa Diop |
£20.8m |
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Andriy Yarmolenko |
£16.6m |
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Lukasz Fabianski |
£6.6m |
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Lucas Perez |
£3.6m |
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Fabian Balbuena |
£3.3m |
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Xande Silva |
£1.2m |
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Jack Wilshere |
£0 |
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Ryan Fredericks |
£0 |
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Carlos Sanchez |
£0 |
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Stats taken from Transfermarkt |
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Andriy Yarmolenko turned out to be worth deal, as he went on to make 86 appearances for the membership, netting 13 targets and offering six assists however the Ukraine worldwide left the membership on the finish of his contract in 2022, now enjoying for Dynamo Kyiv in his house nation.
The one participant nonetheless on the membership signed within the 2018/19 season is Lukasz Fabianski, who has made 206 appearances for the membership, conceded 272 targets and stored 54 clear sheets. The Polish shot-stopper has made seven appearances to date this time period, retaining three clear sheets and solely purchasing ten targets.
West Ham additionally bought a U21 participant throughout this window, who was in comparison with a Ballon d’Or winner, becoming a member of Watford for round £1m.
What occurred to Domingos Quina’s profession
Domingos Quina was on the verge of breaking into the West Ham first crew again in 2017, considered one of many hottest prospects in English soccer, and being in comparison with Ballon d’Or winner, Luka Modric, by the West Ham coaches.
“The West Ham coaches suppose I am extra like a Luka Modric-style of participant, I can play eight or 10. I’ve additionally performed as a No 6 for the U23s. It is nonetheless a studying course of, however I favor to be on the ball as a lot as I can and rating targets. I wish to be an eight sooner or later too.”
Quina made 32 appearances for the West Ham U21 facet, scoring three targets, offering two assists, and totaling 2,646 minutes performed. Nonetheless, he solely managed six appearances for the primary crew, totaling simply 115 minutes on the sector.
The Portuguese midfielder went on to play 37 instances for Watford, scoring three targets and offering one help on the membership, however now finds himself enjoying in Cyprus at simply 25 years outdated, after not having the identical profession path many anticipated him to have.
It is a exceptional flip of occasions for a participant who snubbed the likes of Actual Madrid and Barcelona when his brother persuaded him to place pen to paper with the Hornets as a substitute.
Quina now at present performs for Pafos FC, and has made 11 appearances to date this season. His facet are at present prime of the Cypriot First Division, however many will marvel how the Hammers starlet went from probably the most extremely regarded children in England to enjoying in a league under the place his potential as soon as lay.
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