West Ham will not tie non-important players down to long-term deals
West Ham have reportedly changed their transfer policy and are unlikely to give unimportant players long-term deals anymore.
According to Claret and Hugh’s Hugh Soutton, the Hammers will not tie down players to longer contracts unless they’re the big players at the club.
This comes after the club have realised their mistakes with Winston Reid and Arthur Masuaku, both of whom have not been value for money for them.
Soutton wrote, “A Hammers source told Claret and Hugh: ‘We are involved in much more due diligence now than in the past when contracts such as those you have mentioned were handed out.
“Winston had been a great servant but his long term injury has shown that caution is required in the length of deals being offered’.”
Makes sense
Handing Reid a six-year deal made very little sense as he was never seen as a long-term option.
They thought that they could protect his value and sell him for a high price in the future.
However, that did not happen and they had to cut their costs while letting him go.
Even Masuaku’s deal makes very little sense and it’s getting hard to offload him.
Hopefully, this change in policy is applied consistently at the club as it can get them to the next level.
David Moyes is the right man to take charge of this group and he must be given all the tools he needs to be a success at the club.
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