Bilal El Khannouss (Stuttgart loan, official)

[deep blue]

49 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Personally I'd risk Vestegaard, Okoli and Nelson to get us through until Souttar is back. 

I think you're right that this is how we could cope if Faes left. I also don't believe we need a LB if VK goes as we could look to Aluko to gradually bring through and/ or call on in an emergency.

[st albans fox]

decent negotiating technique (at last)

 

pay up mr levy or move onto someone else 

 

hopefully BEK knows that he might have to stay ……

[stevostadium]

2 hours ago, Ric Flair said:

I'm still not ruling out Leeds and Sunderland coming in for him. My worry is we then agree to taking Bamford and Greenwood.

were surely not that stupid...... but then again 

 

Personally think Spurs will sign him.

 

Great podcast again, sir

[stevostadium]

1 hour ago, hackneyfox said:

Someone was paying £30m a season to have their name on our shirts???????

I seriously thought we were getting about £5m at best

 

how would you even know that figure?

[CosbehFox]

57 minutes ago, OntarioFox said:

Massive test of Marti's man management skills. Lad's a potential cheat code at this level but it's fairly obvious he was phoning it in for the first two games to stay fit for a move.

 

Get him on board and we may well become fun to watch. I think what I've seen of BEK would say he's mature enough not to throw his toys out the pram, fingers crossed. 

Personally disagree. Opted out of playing on Saturday 

[LVFox]

Doesn’t strike me as a “throw the toys out the pram” kind of player.

 

100% for the first two games? No, but it’s hard to be when there is so much speculation. If he’s still here after September 1st then we have a wonderful attacking midfielder who I’m confident will look to really impose himself on the league and prove he’s too good for it.

[Lionator]

1 hour ago, Legend_in_blue said:

If he stays and becomes the standout player in the Championship, which is likely, he'll end up at a far better club than Palace next season.

Literally the best thing for KDH’s career was his season in the championship. Now look at him. 

[JimJams]

I can't remember how you embed a specific timeline so go to 9:35

 

 

 

Interestingly in relation to Leipzig being interested, it's rumoured they are after Elliot from Liverpool.  So that may be another suitor down.

Edited 26 August 2025 by JimJams

[ozvaldo]

If he can get his head out of his dıck, and knuckle down, he’ll have a stand out season and will get his big move next summer. 

[MPH]

Out of all the players who are are so,what sellable and don’t want to be where, are Bilal and Winks. I’d actually aregue they are two very important cogs in how we need to play. Without them, all our play has to come down the wings. Opponents have been doubling and triple teaming our wingers and they’ve been able to do that because there’s NOTHING coming through the middle. If we can reintegrate both back into the team and convince them to at least give us till the end on the season, we’ll be in great shape and could save us a lot of money..

[Sol thewall Bamba]

42 minutes ago, deep blue said:

I think you're right that this is how we could cope if Faes left. I also don't believe we need a LB if VK goes as we could look to Aluko to gradually bring through and/ or call on in an emergency.

Thomas won't haemorrhage goals from that left side in this division like he does in the PL. We've got bigger issues.

[moore_94]

No clue whether the actual source is reliable or not

 

 

Edited 26 August 2025 by moore_94

[JimJams]

Well the price is £35mill and as we've apparently sorted ourselves on PSR that would be a nice wad to spend.  Good news for us either way I think.

[ClaphamFox]

5 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

No clue whether the actual source is reliable or not

 

 

I would be surprised if West Ham coughed up £35m for him, but if Paqueta goes to Newcastle who knows…?

[Claudio Fannieri]

I still think he goes but difference is now we are in a stronger negotiating position. Reckon we sell for £35m including add ons. 

[whoareyaaa]

8 minutes ago, JimJams said:

Well the price is £35mill and as we've apparently sorted ourselves on PSR that would be a nice wad to spend.  Good news for us either way I think.

not with 5 days left of the window 

[Pliskin]

No chance in hell West Ham cough up £35m for him. Not with it looking like they’re going to fail again this season.

[JimJams]

5 minutes ago, whoareyaaa said:

not with 5 days left of the window 

It's nearly 6 man!

 

[Paninistickers]

33 minutes ago, Lionator said:

Literally the best thing for KDH’s career was his season in the championship. Now look at him. 

KDH backed himself from the get go. Didn't he publicly say he wanted to be the best player in the division? 

[hackneyfox]

1 hour ago, stevostadium said:

how would you even know that figure?

I was quoting someone.

[Phenom]

West Ham are desperate. Let’s get 40 million from them.

[nnfox]

33 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

No clue whether the actual source is reliable or not

 

 

So Palace were sniffing around when the price was £25m but now it's £35m, suddenly West Ham are all over it?

 

Right.

 

The only thing I know for sure is that nobody has got a clue what's going on.  Everything will become clear by this time next week.  A bit of patience is needed.

[Dr The Singh]

Just now, nnfox said:

So Palace were sniffing around when the price was £25m but now it's £35m, suddenly West Ham are all over it?

 

Right.

 

The only thing I know for sure is that nobody has got a clue what's going on.  Everything will become clear by this time next week.  A bit of patience is needed.

This is real if Rudkin is now with West Ham

[Chelmofox]

18 minutes ago, Pliskin said:

No chance in hell West Ham cough up £35m for him. Not with it looking like they’re going to fail again this season.

They have money and will panic buy. I'm just not convinced they have a problem that BEK can solve. Their defence and defensive mid situation is simply horrible.

[whetstonefox]

Let’s face it there are going to be a few desperate premier league clubs throwing money around as the relegation slots are not a foregone conclusion. Be pleasantly surprised if he is still here when the window closes.