{"id":1169795,"date":"2020-10-08T10:25:22","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T09:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1169795"},"modified":"2022-09-20T23:46:13","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T22:46:13","slug":"west-ham-transfer-options-reinvest-diangana","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/west-ham-transfer-options-reinvest-diangana\/","title":{"rendered":"Six potential options for West Ham to \u201creinvest entirely in the team\u201d following Diangana sale"},"content":{"rendered":"

As deadline day came and passed on Monday without West Ham producing any last-minute deals, a palpable but expected frustration took up residence at the London Stadium.<\/strong><\/p>\n

These have been trying months for manager David Moyes and West Ham fans, who have had little to celebrate either on the pitch (last two results aside) or off it, with the sale of academy gem Grady Diangana — which prompted captain Mark Noble to vent his anger<\/a> — still a bone of contention on the terraces.<\/p>\n

As his sale to West Brom went through, a statement on the club’s official website read: “The money received for Grady will be reinvested entirely in the team, in line with the manager\u2019s targets.” The fee, according to BBC Sport<\/a>, was \u00a318m and yet only Vladimir Coufal (a \u00a35.4m signing from Slavia Prague) has been acquired since.<\/p>\n

Coufal, who put in an impressive debut performance over the weekend, was perhaps only signed through necessity as well, with Ryan Fredericks sustaining a hamstring injury. So, if the maths is correct, that leaves the Hammers with about \u00a312.6m to play around with from the Diangana sale.<\/p>\n

So, with the domestic window still active until October 16 and Premier League clubs able to purchase from EFL clubs, could West Ham still be eyeing up deals to bolster their squad? If so, here are the realistic options left for Moyes.<\/p>\n