West ham have been once again linked with out of favour Barcelona striker Eidur Gudjohnsen. Gudjohnsen, 29, has apparently been told he can leave Barcelona and this has sparked the interest of a number of Premiership clubs, including the Hammers. So, do we fancy a bit more Icelandic input at Upton Park?
Last season, I was very excited by the rumour, Gudjohnsen always impressed me at Chelsea with his hard work and clinical finishing. However, his time at the Catalan club has not exactly been a goal fest with 14 goals in 78 appearances. Having said that, a number of players have moved there and become stale so it would be hard to completely judge him on this. I’m not sure what kind of numbers are being cited here, but for £6/7 million, I think he would be worth a punt, if the numbers move into double figures then I’d say we should look elsewhere. But a fit strikeforce of Ashton, Bellamy and Gudjohnsen sounds pretty good to me.
I also understand that Fulham are inviting offers for Jimmy Bullard. Having let the lad go and missed out when Wigan sold him, I think the Hammers should snap him up. He shouldn’t cost a ridiculous amount and he would be a great addition to our midfield and can easily replace Mullins who in my view should leave Upton Park. Bullard’s energy, passing and eye for goal would be a great addition for us.
That’s the rumour mill for now…
Update: I'm hearing word of us going for Stephen Carr....I sincerely hope this is a joke, is Curbishley buying players so that he actually has an injury crisis? Carr, whilst a decent player, has had a career ravaged by injury and would siply be another addition to the treatment table, I can't believe our owners would allow this to happem and hope it is agent talk.