Mads Hermansen (close to 18m move to West Ham)

[VLC86]

17 minutes ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

Got a ridiculous fee for Kudus and a stupendous amount for Declan Rice previously but faffing over paying the right amount for a key position they’ve known they needed to sort for a while. 

It’s called negotiation. They know we really need to sell him and know he wants to go, pissing around might save them a couple of million.

[coolhandfox]

2 hours ago, whoareyaaa said:

How can they agree personal terms if we haven’t accepted a bid 

Because every club breaks the rules, everyone knows it, no one is rarely bothered.

 

 

[CL Fox]

7 minutes ago, coolhandfox said:

Because every club breaks the rules, everyone knows it, no one is rarely bothered.

 

 

Except Forest. They never break the rules.

[Dahnsouff]

£25m plus add ons they reckon on Kumb.

[Spanner73]

22 hours ago, Claudio Fannieri said:

I can see us closing out 2 or 3 deals over the next 48/72 hours, my prediction would be Mepham, Brownhill and Kone, whilst I also think over the next 3/4 days we see the departure of Mads and my house than 2/3 within 48/72 hours 

That’s hilarious that one ! Brilliant !

The club where we talk about 1 player for a eternity and we’re going to conclude a deal where we sit day after day waiting for news

 

Has he signed yet  ?
What’s taking so long ? 
 

It takes a week to warm the old fax machine up 

 

2/3 signed within 48/72 hours ?

 

Not a chance  !

[grth2004]

West Ham trying to sign free agent Callum Wilson and the report says

 

“West Ham insiders spent the start of the window stressing they needed to sell before they could buy due to PSR concerns.”

 

I struggle to see them spending £25million on a keeper right now. 

 

[LCFCJohn]

Just now, grth2004 said:

West Ham trying to sign free agent Callum Wilson and the report says

 

 

“West Ham insiders spent the start of the window stressing they needed to sell before they could buy due to PSR concerns.”

 

I struggle to see them spending £25million on a keeper right now. 

 

They since brought in £50mill or so for Kudus so that will be a way. 

[fox_favourite]

5 minutes ago, grth2004 said:

West Ham trying to sign free agent Callum Wilson and the report says

 

 

“West Ham insiders spent the start of the window stressing they needed to sell before they could buy due to PSR concerns.”

 

I struggle to see them spending £25million on a keeper right now. 

 

I was hoping this would be done earlier, so Jakub could be classed as the number 1 and it is sorted. Mads' injury recovery hasn't helped, I guess. But we need to sell an asset and this is the best option. Im starting to think clubs will wait till the end of the transfer window to pick off our players, then what would we do? Do we play Mads as our best keeper? Do we drop him to the bench assuming he moves, what if he doesn't? Marti has a bit of an issue there, unless he knows he's definitely going. 

Edited 3 August 2025 by fox_favourite

[grth2004]

7 minutes ago, LCFCJohn said:

They since brought in £50mill or so for Kudus so that will be a way. 

I think they spent it mate

 

 

[Bordersfox]

2 minutes ago, grth2004 said:

I think they spent it mate

 

 

Those fees will be amortised won't they?  I am sure they still have money to spend.  Besides which so much b0llocks comes out of clubs around this, part of which I am sure is pleading poverty to help deal negotations. 

 

There are supposedly 6 clubs interested in Mads so whatever happens we should get strong market value for him.  

[JimJams]

18 minutes ago, fox_favourite said:

I was hoping this would be done earlier, so Jakub could be classed as the number 1 and it is sorted. Mads' injury recovery hasn't helped, I guess. But we need to sell an asset and this is the best option. Im starting to think clubs will wait till the end of the transfer window to pick off our players, then what would we do? Do we play Mads as our best keeper? Do we drop him to the bench assuming he moves, what if he doesn't? Marti has a bit of an issue there, unless he knows he's definitely going. 

You don't play Mads under the pretense he's still on the road to recovery and behind everyone else in preseason (which isn't as much of an issue for a keeper, but still) and see where you're at when the window closes.  If he's gone, nothing doing, if he's still here, play whoever merits it.

[NewquayFox]

£10 million with Antonio coming our way… 

[CloudFox]

15 minutes ago, grth2004 said:

I think they spent it mate

 

 

Blimey, £40m for Todibo? I really do hate the fees at the top level, that's awful.

 

As others have said, those fees will be amortised. So West Ham should have some cash still...unless they need it to balance for PSR. Fingers crossed they can afford £25m ish for Mads.

[Ric Flair]

They made about £35m on Kudus's book value, so even spending £35m on Todibo and £18m on Diouf, over 5 years thats around £11m a season for PSR. 

 

Plenty left for Hermansen.

[Stopharage]

18 minutes ago, CloudFox said:

Blimey, £40m for Todibo? I really do hate the fees at the top level, that's awful.

That fee was agreed before he went on loan last year and a compulsory purchase was triggered when he made the requisite number of games. Based on his potential and the competition for him it probably seemed like a good deal; based on his performances it definitely wasn’t. 

[Lesta2014]

Think it will be quite telling if Mads doesn’t play today now Marti has

said he’s fit. 

[Micky]

1 hour ago, Lesta2014 said:

Think it will be quite telling if Mads doesn’t play today now Marti has

said he’s fit. 

He will get minutes today. Marti has already said this. 

[coolhandfox]

4 hours ago, Dahnsouff said:

£25m plus add ons they reckon on Kumb.

That's a great fee if true.

[coolhandfox]

2 hours ago, Lesta2014 said:

Think it will be quite telling if Mads doesn’t play today now Marti has

said he’s fit. 

Probably do it as a hurry up to West Ham.

[Ric Flair]

3 minutes ago, coolhandfox said:

That's a great fee if true.

Yeah I'd be amazed if we get that, sill actually praise us for once.

[coolhandfox]

1 hour ago, Ric Flair said:

Yeah I'd be amazed if we get that, sill actually praise us for once.

Probably would be in the top 15-10 fees ever received for a keeper.

 

Anything 20m+ and I think we have done well.

 

James Trafford fee is a good bench mark, 27m for someone who younger and English.

 

I think 25m for Mads would be outstanding business.

 

Buying players younger players for 5-10m and growing them needs to be our model.

 

For Skipp we could have had 3 or 4 players, you only need 1 or 2 come off.

Edited 3 August 2025 by coolhandfox

[HankMarvin]

3 hours ago, grth2004 said:

West Ham trying to sign free agent Callum Wilson and the report says

 

 

“West Ham insiders spent the start of the window stressing they needed to sell before they could buy due to PSR concerns.”

 

I struggle to see them spending £25million on a keeper right now. 

 

They made 60m profit in 23-24 the 3rd best in the league, and have average gates of 62000

Last season their net spend was 80m after bringing in 35m

this season they have spent 50m after bringing in 55m 

So comfortably can afford 20/30m

[Lesta2014]

1 hour ago, Micky said:

He will get minutes today. Marti has already said this. 

Must have missed this, just thought said he was available. My bad. 

[grth2004]

17 minutes ago, HankMarvin said:

They made 60m profit in 23-24 the 3rd best in the league, and have average gates of 62000

Last season their net spend was 80m after bringing in 35m

this season they have spent 50m after bringing in 55m 

So comfortably can afford 20/30m

Yeah fair enough, they seem like a club with money to spend i think I was looking too closely to the in and out of the club and assume everyone is as badly run as us 😀

[JimJams]

25mill plus addons is a good for all parties.  We get a decent fee, he gets a premier league move and if his injuries are sorted, pretty confident he'll go for double that to a Man Utd or someone of that ilk when they get desperate.