West Ham United co-owner David Sullivan says the club won’t panic as they look to sign new players.
West Ham United co-owner and co-chairman David Sullivan told the club’s website that he’s relaxed over the club’s plans with regards to the transfer market.
The Hammers have already made one signing under new manager Slaven Bilic, with Pedro Obiang confirmed as part of the squad and the club will back the boss to go after further additions over the next few weeks with the transfer window officially opening on July 1.
“We will be making bids for players and will see what will develop over the coming weeks,” he said.
“We know we need to strengthen the squad and have competition for places. We are not panicking and know we have plenty of time.”
A relaxed approach is important because with the window not even officially open, there really is no need at all for the club to panic.
The situation would be different if the Hammers were chasing deals with two weeks left to run in August, but they have plenty of time for Bilic to assemble the sort of squad he wants before the club’s first Premier League game.
Another reason the club needs to be relaxed is because every other side knows that the Hammers are looking for players.
They will play on that, pushing West Ham for higher prices and lengthening negotiations, which means the club are going to need to be patient to get Bilic’s first choice targets.
If they rush into deals and panic, they may not get the precise terms they are looking for out of a deal and the cost of players will go through the roof.
West Ham deserve a pat on the back for starting early, but there’s a long way to go before Bilic will be happy with the players he has.
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