Mateus Fernandes - Official: Signs for West Ham

[whelk]

10 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

I would guess it makes sense to not risk him in a fairly low importance match, if we are considering offers.

Loads of first team players get rested for early rounds at pretty much every club.

Stephens must be on his way then

[bugenhagen]

2 minutes ago, whelk said:

Loads of first team players get rested for early rounds at pretty much every club.

Stephens must be on his way then

[beatlesaint]

6 minutes ago, whelk said:

Loads of first team players get rested for early rounds at pretty much every club.

Stephens must be on his way then

Wanted at Rangers to shore up the defence 😉

[TheSoundman]

Bid accepted I'm told.

Pity

(See it's all over the Transfer Rumour thread)

Edited yesterday at 08:28 by TheSoundman

[saintant]

31 minutes ago, TheSoundman said:

Bid accepted I'm told.

Pity

(See it's all over the Transfer Rumour thread)

Yeah, being widely reported that we've agreed a deal with West Ham and he'll have a medical today. Shame but hardly surprising because he's clearly too good for the Championship. 

[beatlesaint]

Just now, saintant said:

Yeah, being widely reported that we've agreed a deal with West Ham and he'll have a medical today. Shame but hardly surprising because he's clearly too good for the Championship. 

He's also too good for West Ham. 

[saintant]

Just now, beatlesaint said:

He's also too good for West Ham. 

Like Tyler to Everton this is likely to be a stepping stone for Fernandes - he's still young so plenty of time for moves to bigger clubs. This probably makes sense for where he is in his development now.

[Maggie May]

2 minutes ago, beatlesaint said:

He's also too good for West Ham. 

That’s the most annoying part of the Dibbling and Fernandes deals. Both going to mediocre clubs they’re far too good for. 

[Saint Fan CaM]

Bugger - kind of expected and the new midfield signings signalled it was end game, but it’s still a bit gutting to know our best player is leaving. Leaves a huge hole in squad quality.

[Matthew Le God]

Sky Sports News say £42m

 

[Lighthouse]

3 minutes ago, Maggie May said:

That’s the most annoying part of the Dibbling and Fernandes deals. Both going to mediocre clubs they’re far too good for. 

They're really not. We had one of the most dreadful squads in PL history last season. Even the three best players were really nothing special, they just looked good next to our midtable Championship dross.

[beatlesaint]

Just now, Matthew Le God said:

Sky Sports News say £42m

 

Yeah I reckon its the same as Tyler, 42m plus add ons

[Osvaldorama]

Good luck to him. 
 

Always been a model pro and a very good performer. I think he can flourish into a great player.
Not sure that West Ham is the right club for him to do that, as they’re a bit of a basket case, but that’s his prerogative.  

[Saint_clark]

£42million is low. At least he'll fail at West Ham, they love taking good players and stalling their careers.

[skintsaint]

Good money, did well to get 2 league goals and 4 assists in our team last season.

He might also have one eye on the World Cup next year and a good season in the PL won't go unnoticed to make the squad.

[Coastal]

Sack the board.

[tttdcs]

Booooo

[Maggie May]

15 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

They're really not. We had one of the most dreadful squads in PL history last season. Even the three best players were really nothing special, they just looked good next to our midtable Championship dross.

Mate, we signed Fernandes from Sporting and Dibling went to Chelsea.  Both bigger clubs than Everton and West Ham.

[die Mannyschaft]

Off to WHU,  oh well that means more draws unless we can replace him. £40m

[OldNick]

Just now, die Mannyschaft said:

Off to WHU,  oh well that means more draws unless we can replace him. £40m

To be fair the games hes played this season he hasnt quite been at it, on Saturday I thought he was poor for his standard. If a new player arrives who is hungry he will probably more than replace what Matty has done this season so far

[Colinjb]

Ok, more money. At least it closes the chapter.

Thanks for showing some promise in our worst season. Enjoy your next relegation battle.

[Toadhall Saint]

Good luck - you’ll need it at WHU.

[musesaint]

Not sure if this is good business or shortsighted? I suppose much will depend on how we spend the money, together with the Dibling funds? 

[lambtiss]

Posted 15 minutes ago

  30 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

Sky Sports News say £42m

 

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Good luck to Matty, I really hope he does well, although the signs at Wet Spam are not promising at the moment. 

Hugely impressive debut season coming from Portugal as a 19/20 year-old to the Premier League and performing consistently week-in week-out is no mean feat. He gave his all every match he played in, even though an equally talented local lad that had been brought up through the academy had given up  halfway through the season and sulked for the rest of it.

 

Good luck Matty, I wish you nothing but the best and a sparkling career for your future clubs and country (unless you are playing against Saints or England).

[Andrew Watson]

Good luck Mateus you have been class on and off the field.

[Saint NL]

38 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

Sky Sports News say £42m

 

Is that a Portsmouth tattoo? 😱

[Saint Scott]

£41m [£38m + £3m addons], 15% sell on according to The Athletic

[qwertyell]

Guardian (Jacob Steinberg) reporting £35m, £3m in add-ons, and 15% sell on clause.

 

[skintsaint]

Hammers offered 30m, we wanted 50m. Met in the middle. Standard negotiating 😅

[Spoonman]

Strange move if you believe there were up to 13 clubs interested in him. Will be a long slog for West Ham this year, with high chance of new manager(s) who may not fancy him. 
 

[sfc4prem]

37 minutes ago, Coastal said:

Sack the board.

Russell, come on. They gave you a good run here, more so than many of the fans wanted. Even when you fucked us over in the PL, they kept you longer than expected.

Just take a break to a local Costa with Lucy or something.

[Saint Scott]

Just to add insult to injury.

What is Sportings sell on percentage?

[sfc4prem]

3 minutes ago, Saint Scott said:

Just to add insult to injury.

What is Sportings sell on percentage?

20%?

[kitch]

Fuck sake, I'm gutted about this one. Dibling I could take or leave, but this one leaves us notably weaker as a team. 

[goodymatt]

1 minute ago, kitch said:

Fuck sake, I'm gutted about this one. Dibling I could take or leave, but this one leaves us notably weaker as a team. 

Fully agree this is the only player I am upset about losing. We were a disgrace last season and Matty was the standout player that has so much potential and a long contract. However, you can’t keep players that don’t want to be here, so we take the money and spend it on Azaz, Jander and a winger.

[LuckyNumber7]

Gutted to lose Matty but have been resigned to it all summer. He was a shining light in a sea of shit last season, and top class attitude. Shame we got relegated and couldn't enjoy him for another couple of years. Just need to try and spend the money well to improve the team as a whole, which it now looks like we're doing.

Thanks and good luck in your future career Matty.

[Fabrice29]

First couples of pages of this thread is quite funny how similar to most transfer threads start. ‘Another promising signing rather than any idea if he’s any good on the actual grass’ - Somebody has found a message board or twitter for some fan responses - talk of can he play in goal - is it done yet? questions. All the usual stuff and an argument about Cedric.

[benjii]

He seems to be a good lad with a great attitude and he's mature for his age and is consistent.

But I don't see him as a top, top player. He's not great at tackling, he's not the most physical, he can finish but isn't Lampard/Scholes prolific, he can pass but isn't Pirlo... he's basically a slightly more sophisticated Hojbjerg. 

He's not creative enough to be a number 10 and not physical enough to play much deeper in England.

He should milk West Ham for whatever he can then head to Spain / Italy in a couple of years.

I would sooner have Dibling.

Edited yesterday at 09:59 by benjii

[Winnersaint]

Good player, good luck with WHU, you'll need it is much as you did last season. Bought as potential made a good profit, tis the way of the footballing world today. Next!

Edited yesterday at 10:05 by Winnersaint

[Whitey Grandad]

The way I see it, if promising young players can see us as a stepping stone to a higher level that should make it easier to attract such talent. 

[SNSUN]

Good luck Matty, really was one of the only players that kept going last season. He's a loss to us but we were never holding on to him this summer. He's Prem ready and he'll be a good signing for WHam.

Now SR need to bring in a couple of good signings this window to numb this feeling.

[tdmickey3]

32 minutes ago, Fabrice29 said:

First couples of pages of this thread is quite funny how similar to most transfer threads start. ‘Another promising signing rather than any idea if he’s any good on the actual grass’ - Somebody has found a message board or twitter for some fan responses - talk of can he play in goal - is it done yet? questions. All the usual stuff and an argument about Cedric.

You ok Hun?

[Pengi]

Guess he likes playing for bottom of the table teams

[Fabrice29]

On 19/08/2024 at 06:08, Patches O Houlihan said:

My Portuguese mate has got back to me. He supports Sporting:

If anything could be said against him it was that he always came across that he thought he was the best and should be treated like so. I hope, for Portugal sake, he gets humbled a bit, and grows a bit too.”

Rumour on twitter is Fernandes was at West Ham without the clubs permission yesterday. Anyway, another interesting post from the first page.

[Chez]

1 hour ago, Saint Scott said:

£41m [£38m + £3m addons], 15% sell on according to The Athletic

 

1 hour ago, qwertyell said:

Guardian (Jacob Steinberg) reporting £35m, £3m in add-ons, and 15% sell on clause.

Not sure I like these reverse auctions.

[Miltonaggro]

2 hours ago, beatlesaint said:

He's also too good for West Ham. 

Gutting, but would be particularly sweet if we pass them on way up!

[Chez]

7 minutes ago, Fabrice29 said:

Rumour on twitter is Fernandes was at West Ham without the clubs permission yesterday. Anyway, another interesting post from the first page.

Blast. If we had held firm for a few more days we could have our very Peter Odemwingie situation.

[Saint Scott]

Not sure if this is rubbish, but poor of Fernandes if true.

 

[beatlesaint]

3 minutes ago, Saint Scott said:

Not sure if this is rubbish, but poor of Fernandes if true.

 

again Alfie House has suggested its true.

If so thats very bad from Fernandes and his agent moreso.

Bollocks to him then, off you fuck to another relegation battle 😂

[James G]

I think just take the money, it's a good price 

Part of me thinks he looked better than he was because the rest of the team set a low standard. And, any slightly creative player will stand out in the team.

I think he'll be easily replaceable, and chances are, his heart wasn't in it this season anyway