A section of West Ham fans have taken to Twitter to express their dissatisfaction that the club’s lengthy pursuit of Felipe Anderson is on the reported brink of collapse.
Ex-WHU Employee, who is a very reliable source of Hammers news, has claimed in an update on his personal Twitter account that the Premier League club are “losing patience” following protracted negotiations with Lazio for the forward.
He explained West Ham are likely to move on to alternative targets if the Serie A club do not change their stance on Anderson after setting the asking price at around £35million.
Nothing has changed we have made our offer, they don’t appear to want to accept it. We are losing patience and likely to move elsewhere if they don’t budge soon. It’s never been a done deal as most others have reported https://t.co/KFKnpgLDgp
— ExWHUEmployee (@ExWHUEmployee) June 25, 2018
Irons have responded to the update by urging the club to concentrate on alternative targets and This Is Futbol has rounded up some of the best tweets:
https://twitter.com/PDGHammer/status/1011514373465133056
There comes a time when you say FECK IT and move on, the clock is ticking and the players start pre season next week….
— ??????? ? ?? ????????? ? (@PW57WHU) June 26, 2018
Don’t see why fans would be annoyed if we don’t get him, just because we want him doesn’t mean we should meet their demands if they keep moving them. We must have a valuation & if we can’t agree we move on…
— Woody (@WHUFC_Woody) June 25, 2018
https://twitter.com/jasoninge/status/1011370314465361920
https://twitter.com/Westham2018/status/1011365854620143617
https://twitter.com/craftbeerninja/status/1011525751206793216
?just walk away Renee?
— ??NZ Hammers??? (@NZHammers) June 26, 2018
Move on lot of money for someone unproven
— ?Craig? (@Whu140) June 25, 2018
Are we going to put the down on another big name then or look for a freebie? ?
— DazP (@KirtonHammer) June 25, 2018
OPINION
There appears a grudging acceptance among the Hammers fan base that the club should move on and pursue alternative targets rather than sit and wait for Lazio to budge on their asking price for Anderson. Certainly, there has been excitement at the pursuit of the Brazil international in recent weeks, give his matchwinning capabilities and his track record over the last five years in Serie A. But there is also frustration among supporters that the Italian club have moved the goalposts on a number of occasions during negotiations and a solution has not been found. Irons want a top-notch forward, but not at all costs.