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tuesday's news 25th june includes west ham
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West Ham keen on Ecuador winger
West Ham United are reportedly keen on Ecuadorian winger Jefferson Montero.
SkySports are reporting that West Ham and a trio of other clubs from the Premier League are all chasing the 23-year-old wide man.
Montero currently plays for Mexican team Morelia, however he has played in Europe before having signed for Spanish La Liga team Villarreal as a 20-year-old and had further European experience by being loaned out to Real Betis and Levante.
There is a £3.5 million buy out clause in Montero’s contract, and with a number of scouts from English teams having watched him play the full 90 minutes of Ecuador’s World Cup qualifying draw with Argentina earlier this month, it could be only a matter of time before he gets his chance in the Premier League.
We can confirm a number of clubs are showing an interest, which is not surprising after his performance against Argentina last week.
We all know Sam Allardyce likes a quick player out wide, but with the club already having the services of Matt Jarvis, Joe Cole and Ricardo Vaz Te in those positions, it remains to be seen if West Ham will make a move for the player.
However, with Ricardo Vaz Te being linked with a move away from the club to help fund the Andy Carroll signing there could be some legs in this rumour.
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Ipswich Town boss still interested in Stephen Henderson and Richard Stearman
Mick McCarthy has not ruled out making moves for former loan stars Richard Stearman and Stephen Henderson, but insists he may find it difficult to sign the duo.
West Ham goalkeeper Henderson and Wolves defender Stearman, both made sizeable impacts under McCarthy last season, helping guide the Blues to Championship safety.
Stearman, played in a rock-solid defence towards the end of the season, while Henderson made the number one spot his own before being recalled by Hammers.
McCarthy is desperate to add to his defensive options with just Luke Chambers, Tommy Smith, Elliott Hewitt, Aaron Cresswell and Tyrone Mings at his disposal, while Scott Loach requires competition between the sticks, following Arran Lee-Barrett’s release.
“They’re both under contract with their clubs, Which kind of makes life difficult. We’ll keep looking and trying,” he said.
was really good for us - I need another goalkeeper. Richard Stearman was excellent for us - and I’m looking for another defender,” said McCarthy, who is overseeing his first pre-season at the Suffolk club.
“I’m not surprised I’m being linked to everybody.
“I will wait and try and make sure we do the right deals, but I’ve got a really good nucleus from the team I kept last year.”
Manchester United are preparing to make a record-breaking £50m move for 26-year-old Napoli striker Edinson Cavani.
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Gareth Bale, 23, will tug on the heart strings of Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy in order to clinch his dream move to Real Madrid.
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Liverpool are ready to rekindle their long-standing interest in Werder Bremen's Holland winger Eljero Elia, 26.
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Paolo Di Canio has put the 'For Sale' sign up at Sunderland as he looks to sell star 29-year-old striker Stephane Sessegnon for £8m.
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Arsenal are trying to offload 26-year-old Switzerland centre-back Johan Djourou to a club in the Bundesliga with Hamburg and Hanover both interested.
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Liverpool may miss out on Armenian Henrikh Mkhitaryan, 24, after the Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder rubbished reports linking him to Anfield.
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Newcastle are chasing £12m-rated Wilfried Bony but face competition from Everton, Swansea and Anzhi Makhachkala for the highly-rated Vitesse Arnhem striker, 24.
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Montpelier president Louis Nicollin has denied any interest in QPR's Djibril Cisse, 31, who is currently on loan at Qatari club Al-Gharafa.
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AC Milan have had "offers from Spain" for Italian midfielder Riccardo Montolivo, 28, but the player is not for sale, according to club CEO Adriano Galliani.
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Roma's Bosnian midfielder Miralem Pjanic, 23, has played down rumours of a move to Borussia Dortmund as a replacement for 21-year-old Mario Gotze.
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Newcastle United officials met with around 400 fans to discuss recent supporter unrest at the club following Joe Kinnear's appointment as director of football.
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morning CH
hopefully somebody on here will have seen Montero playing in the cup games and will be able to fill us in with some kind of rating.
23 good age, with international experience already, dont know what kind of competition for places Ecuador have, but to play against the Argies sounds googd.
time will tell
thanks for your efforts as always, you have a good day.
hopefully somebody on here will have seen Montero playing in the cup games and will be able to fill us in with some kind of rating.
23 good age, with international experience already, dont know what kind of competition for places Ecuador have, but to play against the Argies sounds googd.
time will tell
thanks for your efforts as always, you have a good day.
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3.5 million for regular (27 caps) 23 year old Ecuadorian international with top Spanish league experience
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8 million for English U21 international with no top league experience
I know who I think Sam would likely take the risk on...
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8 million for English U21 international with no top league experience
I know who I think Sam would likely take the risk on...
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Cheers CH
I watched the Ecuador match, he was mustard!
I watched the Ecuador match, he was mustard!
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Montero was loaned out twice and then sold back to the Mexican League , that reminds me of someone .
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westlondonhammer wrote:3.5 million for regular (27 caps) 23 year old Ecuadorian international with top Spanish league experience
or
8 million for English U21 international with no top league experience
I know who I think Sam would likely take the risk on...
Yeah, Ince...
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My thoughts exactly and Barrera had a much bigger reputation in Mexico than Montero.The Old Man of Storr wrote:Montero was loaned out twice and then sold back to the Mexican League , that reminds me of someone .
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