Mads Hermansen sold to West Ham - Official

[jim5000]

1 hour ago, Sly said:

Propaganda from both sides. The truth tends to lie in between in all honesty, like more deals that are done. 
 

Goalkeepers aren’t exactly where football terms splurge high transfer fees. 
 

At £18m he’d be the 11th more expensive goalkeeping transfer ever. 
 

1. Kepa Arrizabalaga - £70m

2. Alisson Becker - £63m

3. Gianluigi Buffon - £47m

4. Andra Onana - £45m

5. Ederson- £35m

6. Jasper Cillessen - £30m

7. Thibaut Courtois - £30m

8. Manuel Neuer - £26m

9. Jordan Pickford - £24m

10. Aaron Ramsdale - £24m

11. Mads Hermansen - £18m
12. Emiliano Martanez - £17m

 

11th highest ever fee for a goalkeeper is respectable business

[Sly]

Just now, jim5000 said:

11th highest ever fee for a goalkeeper is respectable business

I mean, I don’t think he’ll ever be better than 8 of the goalkeepers on the list, or Martinez to be honest. 
 

Onana and Ramsdale are the odd choices. Albeit, they were both in good form when they made those moves. 
 

 

[DJ Barry Hammond]

 

 

Laying it on a bit thick Mads.

 

Anyone would think he’s delighted to have escaped us 😒

[Dahnsouff]

8 minutes ago, Sly said:

I mean, I don’t think he’ll ever be better than 8 of the goalkeepers on the list, or Martinez to be honest. 
 

Onana and Ramsdale are the odd choices. Albeit, they were both in good form when they made those moves. 
 

 

English tax also overinflated their value.

[DezFox]

18 minutes ago, jim5000 said:

When you get relegated your best players get poached. 
 

Difficult to get top prices when it’s public knowledge you financially need to sell.

Are the other relegated teams in same boat then? 

[Sly]

11 minutes ago, DezFox said:

Are the other relegated teams in same boat then? 

Ipswich lost Delap.

 

Southampton have lost quite a few and Dibbing will go as well I’d imagine.

 

The joys of getting relegated and stacking the wage bill. In a way, Ipswich should be better shape if they don’t get promoted. Ourselves and Southampton would need to cut deeper again if we didn’t. 

Edited 10 August 2025 by Sly

[SafewayFox]

1 hour ago, DezFox said:

Are the other relegated teams in same boat then? 

They don’t have a well documented points deduction hanging over them to be fair.

 

We’re a joke of a club but if the £18m fee is right, based on Mads’ performance pre and post injury, it’s probably the right fee.

 

I hate Top and Rudkin as much as the next guy, but there are no obvious signs that they’re going anywhere, so I’m trying to just care less about everything LCFC.

[DezFox]

7 minutes ago, SafewayFox said:

They don’t have a well documented points deduction hanging over them to be fair.

 

We’re a joke of a club but if the £18m fee is right, based on Mads’ performance pre and post injury, it’s probably the right fee.

 

I hate Top and Rudkin as much as the next guy, but there are no obvious signs that they’re going anywhere, so I’m trying to just care less about everything LCFC.

I’m with you 100%, it’s worth noting also that our points deduction self inflicted. The reason they don’t have one is becuase they are being better ran then we are. 

[SafewayFox]

Just now, DezFox said:

I’m with you 100%, it’s worth noting also that our points deduction self inflicted. The reason they don’t have one is becuase they are being better ran then we are. 

 

Totally agree.

 

We’re a shambles of a club. When you take the emotions out of it, you have to laugh at how “businessmen” have the lack of ability like Top and Rudkin appear to have.

[lfu]

2 hours ago, jim5000 said:

11th highest ever fee for a goalkeeper is respectable business

That list is missing a few. According to Transfermarkt he's the 30th highest fee

[TheGoldenGod]

6 minutes ago, lfu said:

That list is missing a few. According to Transfermarkt he's the 30th highest fee

Agreed. Nowhere near the 11th. People talking nonsense as copium.

[filbertway]

17 minutes ago, TheGoldenGod said:

Agreed. Nowhere near the 11th. People talking nonsense as copium.

It's bad enough we've got Finners using this word regularly, please don't add to it!

 

[TJB-fox]

If you think that’s positive and just business by the club you’re an idiot I’m sorry 

[Wymsey]

Think he could've held on for a club with more potential, but a good move for him nevertheless- if playing in the Capital was what he wanted/needed to do.

Edited 10 August 2025 by Wymsey

[Chrysalis]

3 hours ago, SafewayFox said:

They don’t have a well documented points deduction hanging over them to be fair.

 

We’re a joke of a club but if the £18m fee is right, based on Mads’ performance pre and post injury, it’s probably the right fee.

 

I hate Top and Rudkin as much as the next guy, but there are no obvious signs that they’re going anywhere, so I’m trying to just care less about everything LCFC.

Selling for 18m is better than not selling him and he sees out contract.  Sad many cant see that.

We have caused ourselves so many issues refusing to accept bids for players over the years.

[sdb]

Only subtle today but can already see the drop off in quality when we're playing out from the back 

[moore_94]

[Lambert09]

I guess it’s reassuring to see that everyone associated with the club is the pitts 

[Sly]

They’re not loving Hermansen over at the Hammers. 

[Jazzy_Jeff]

He’s having an absolute shocker. We got a great fee for him in hindsight.

 

All teams are going to do is put it in the 6 yard box as all he does is flap like a pigeon 

[st albans fox]

Concerned for our add ons …….

[em9999]

Sorry but I always believed a lot of our fans over rated hermansen he will come good for Westham but he really isn't and never will be a top keeper 

[Pliskin]

He’s having a ****ing rotter

[z-layrex]

Oof. No words. Mads 

[Iwebema]

Its like he had slightly too much exposure to Danny Ward and its done irreversible damage.