West Ham set for £24m windfall if they finish in Europa League positions
West Ham could land £34million if they finish sixth in the Premier League this season, according to Claret & Hugh.
It is believed the board budgeted in an expected boost of £10million due to the anticipation of finishing lower in the table.
However, David Moyes has defied expectation and a point against Southampton would see the club qualify for Europe, and receive £24million more than they expected.
Claret & Hugh report Moyes will be given a summer transfer budget of £50million as a result, while 100% of player sales will be reinvested back into that budget.
Bigger budget needed
If GSB plans to have a net spend of less than £50million we can wave away our chances of progression.
We need a proven Premier League goalscorer this summer and they do not come cheap, with one target, Tammy Abraham, set an asking price of £40million [The Telegraph].
Jesse Lingard is also a must-buy and according to latest reports Manchester United could demand £21.5million for the midfielder [Ekrem Konur] – that would cost almost half our budget.
And given we will be competing in Europe Moyes will no doubt be keen to strengthen his back-up options, and that could mean a new left-back and a new right-back joining, and even a central midfielder with Mark Noble not getting any younger.
All that means a budget of £50million is unlikely to be enough, and if Moyes is not backed after all his good work this season the fans could, and should, turn on GSB once again.
In other West Ham news, the Hammers want to sign an ‘underrated’ centre-forward who has won a call-up to Euro 2020.
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