Supporters of West Ham United have been reacting to speculation on several players who the Hammers are ‘desperate’ to get off the club’s wage bill.
According to @ExWHUemployee, Andriy Yarmolenko, Manuel Lanzini, Jack Wilshere, Winston Reid, Albian Ajeti and Felipe Anderson are all players the Irons are talking about wanting off the wage bill (via @WHUFCFZ), which had fans airing their opinions.
We are desperate to get a number of players off the wage bill.
Andriy Yarmolenko, Manuel Lanzini, Jack Wilshere, Winston Reid, Albian Ajeti and Felipe Anderson are some players being spoken of.
(via @ExWHUemployee) pic.twitter.com/FrevOk0QQY
— West Ham Fan Zone (@WHUFCFZ) May 7, 2020
I’d see most of them go apart from Felipe Anderson. On his day and managed well, he’s a top player. Would be sad to see him go
— West Ham Place (@WestHamPlace) May 7, 2020
If its sell them and buy young hungry players like Eze and Nathan Feguson then I’m all for it. Theres plenty of them around at the moment
— Dan Loughlin (@danlough90) May 7, 2020
When we go down we will need to shift them all
— Peter goulding ? (@Goulding1Peter) May 7, 2020
Would you rather all six of the touted players left the club or all stayed with the club?Stayed, there's some quality in them
Left, they're not good enough
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Of the players on the list, two perhaps come as no surprise as Wilshere and Ajeti have been the two worst performing players for the Hammers in the Premier League this season, with the Englishman on a 5.99/10 average rating and the Swiss forward on a 5.97/10 (per WhoScored).
However, Anderson’s name is perhaps more surprising as the Brazilian has been the Irons’ third-best performer in the league with a 7.07/10 average rating (per WhoScored).
Madness to even think of selling Anderson!! One of the first in the team sheet for me ! Put him in a side that isn’t struggling and he’d b a different player !
— gary jones (@garyjones68) May 7, 2020
I know nobody is going to agree with me but I would love to keep Wilshere, with some luck he could stay fit, he is a world class player.
— john rose (@johnrose16) May 7, 2020
Moving Yarm, Lanz, Wilsh & Reid is vital! But wages are all G&S’s fault!
Every Summer we have to move wages & it just shows terrible ownership from @davidgold & Sulli!
Haller,Diop & Anderson must stay, why mismanage Haller all season & then sell him at a loss? Absolute circus— Steven McCarthy (@StevenMcCarthy9) May 7, 2020
What do we think?
As can be seen in the responses from West Ham supporters, they are divided over which of the touted players should be kept and which should be sold.
However, of the six players which @ExWHUemployee touted, it seems that fans would be most keen to see Anderson stay at the London Stadium.