Last Minute Shopping
By: Martin | August 31st, 2009
As the transfer window slams shut for another three months, teams are studying their player and options like a game of Risk on steroids. The Hammers have been last minute shoppers before with the gifted and disastrous signing of Carlos Alberto Tévez (and the ‘always smiling’ Javier Mascherano) back on this day in 2006.
Today, three years later, the Hammers announce that they are parting ways with £9m signing Savio Nsereko. Savio is off to Fiorentina for an undisclosed fee, plus a 50% sign-on clause, (someone was thinking ahead), and in return the Hammers get French born (but plays for Portugal) defender, Manuel da Costa. The 23 year old has only played 28 games in his professional career, and was on loan to Sampdoria last season where he only made one appearance.
I must admit I am not absolutely sure why we have another defender, there seems to be a bit of a glut of them at the moment, but mine is not reason why.
Welcome Manuel. No Fawlty Towers jokes please!
 |
EPL Match Schedule |  |
 |
Discount Travel to West Ham |
| Hammers Scores |  | Boleyn Ground information & hotels |
Category: 
Tags: Carlos Tevez, Gossip, Javier Mascherano, Manuel da Costa, Savio Nsereko, Team News, Transfer News, West Ham, West Ham UnitedSubscribe
|
Print
|
Share
      |
Leave a Reply
If you have not commented here before, please take a moment to peruse ourCommenting Guidelines.
Home 
