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Demba Ba and Thomas Hitzlsperger have activated relegation clauses in their contracts at West Ham United allowing them to leave this summer on free transfers, while Scott Parker has formally told the club that he definitely wants to go also.
Parker has already turned down a move to the Turkish club Fenerbahce, who are the only club to have so far bid for the England midfielder, and wants to remain in the Premier League.
Offers are expected from Tottenham Hotspur and, possibly, Arsenal, while Liverpool made a tentative inquiry for the 30 year-old but are no longer believed to be interested. A stumbling block is that, given his age, clubs are reluctant to pay the £8 million-£10 million being demanded by West Ham for the player who has three years left on his contract.
It had been thought that Ba would join Newcastle United this week but they are facing strong competition from Everton, although they are less willing to pay the £46,000-a-week being demanded by the 26-year-old Senegalese striker.
West Ham have already reported Sunderland to the Premier League claiming they made an illegal approach for Ba — which is hotly denied — but cannot stop him leaving for free once he activated the clause. Ba’s history of failed medical may prove a problem for some clubs and his deal to West Ham was complicated by his injury record.
Hitzlsperger joined West Ham on a free transfer from Lazio last summer, on a three-year deal, but the midfielder’s season was decimated by injury. The 29-year-old German international is understood to earn £45,000-a-week and although he can also leave on a free it’s understood that manager Sam Allardyce is less concerned about his departure.
Allardyce is quickly assessing the West Ham squad with bids already made for Newcastle United midfielder Kevin Nolan and a £1.25 million offer for Blackpool striker DJ Campbell, which also activates a relegation clause allowing him to speak to other clubs.
It’s understood that West Ham will have to significantly raise their offer for Nolan to interest Newcastle — a fee of £4 million has been mooted — while Campbell is reluctant to play in the Championship having had a successful season in the top-flight.
West Ham are also considering moves for a number of experienced players who are available on ‘Bosman’ rulings have seen their contracts expire including the experienced Ricardo Gardner, who worked under Allardyce at Bolton Wanderers’, as they desperately try and ensure an immediate return to the Premier League.
West Ham also expect Matthew Upson, Robert Green, who has interested Aston Villa, and Carlton Cole — wanted by Queens Park Rangers, West Bromwich Albion and Stoke City — to leave during this transfer window as they rebuild their squad and reduce their wage bill.
Parker has already turned down a move to the Turkish club Fenerbahce, who are the only club to have so far bid for the England midfielder, and wants to remain in the Premier League.
Offers are expected from Tottenham Hotspur and, possibly, Arsenal, while Liverpool made a tentative inquiry for the 30 year-old but are no longer believed to be interested. A stumbling block is that, given his age, clubs are reluctant to pay the £8 million-£10 million being demanded by West Ham for the player who has three years left on his contract.
It had been thought that Ba would join Newcastle United this week but they are facing strong competition from Everton, although they are less willing to pay the £46,000-a-week being demanded by the 26-year-old Senegalese striker.
West Ham have already reported Sunderland to the Premier League claiming they made an illegal approach for Ba — which is hotly denied — but cannot stop him leaving for free once he activated the clause. Ba’s history of failed medical may prove a problem for some clubs and his deal to West Ham was complicated by his injury record.
Hitzlsperger joined West Ham on a free transfer from Lazio last summer, on a three-year deal, but the midfielder’s season was decimated by injury. The 29-year-old German international is understood to earn £45,000-a-week and although he can also leave on a free it’s understood that manager Sam Allardyce is less concerned about his departure.
Allardyce is quickly assessing the West Ham squad with bids already made for Newcastle United midfielder Kevin Nolan and a £1.25 million offer for Blackpool striker DJ Campbell, which also activates a relegation clause allowing him to speak to other clubs.
It’s understood that West Ham will have to significantly raise their offer for Nolan to interest Newcastle — a fee of £4 million has been mooted — while Campbell is reluctant to play in the Championship having had a successful season in the top-flight.
West Ham are also considering moves for a number of experienced players who are available on ‘Bosman’ rulings have seen their contracts expire including the experienced Ricardo Gardner, who worked under Allardyce at Bolton Wanderers’, as they desperately try and ensure an immediate return to the Premier League.
West Ham also expect Matthew Upson, Robert Green, who has interested Aston Villa, and Carlton Cole — wanted by Queens Park Rangers, West Bromwich Albion and Stoke City — to leave during this transfer window as they rebuild their squad and reduce their wage bill.
Somehow this has to be linked to the Nolan transfer. Newcastle doesnt seem the most likely place for him to go. 