West Ham’s wage structure leaves much to be desired; It seems made up on the hoof with very little consistency or fairness, frankly. Players like Danny Ings (pic) sit with huge £125k weekly earnings whilst the workhorses who play week in, week out receive far less.
I read of Premier League interest in the ‘two Czech boys‘ as Moyes called them, and whilst Coufal is at the end of his contract and would not be a big ‘miss’ this summer, Tomas Soucek has two years left on his West Ham deal and has been an ever present in the side this season.
From their initial recruitment, both players have gone on to have trophy-winning illustrious Hammers careers. Coufal is likely to head off this summer with all of our best wishes at 32 years old he’s not going to challenge Aaron Wan Bissaka any time soon.
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But Gonzo’s article recently suggested Soucek may follow -as he is being ‘tempted’ by £30,000 a week higher ‘big money’ offers from ‘other Premier League clubs’.
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Big Sou’s goals have created a transfer tussle for the West Ham midfielder – surely West Ham need to keep him..
Surely the thing to do here is simply to pay the guy some more? He loves West Ham, has been a fantastic servant and still gets on the score sheet and sweats blood for the team every week. He’s earning £90,000 a week, sixty thou’ less than club captain Jarrod Bowen. Another 20 thousand a week (easy when it is someone else’s money) would spike the guns of anyone coming in for one of West Ham’s most loyal servants.
With the clear-out coming in the summer, an element of stability will be crucial since West Ham cannot afford to buy-in a decent player for the reported £17 million they’d receive for Soucek.
One to hang onto just now, Soucek is his countries’ captain and brings both leadership and goal threat to his West Ham role. Time to be pragmatic and make sure he’s not angling for a move in the summer.