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Should West Ham Pay Diame What He Wants?

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Mohamed Diame has been one of the star performers for West Ham this season, but should that be reason enough for the club to be held to ransom during contract negotiations with the midfielder?

 

 

Ever since the news of Diame’s £3.5m release clause emerged, some of the Premier League’s bigger sides – and QPR – have been on high-alert, keen as they are to snap up a player of proven Premier League quality for a relative pittance.

 

 

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So, as Arsenal, Newcastle United and Everton are supposedly clambering for Diame’s services, the Hammers are doing what they can to retain them.

 

 

Reports this week suggest that negotiations between West Ham and the Senegalese international have now hit a snag, giving his suitors all the more reason to be excited about luring Diame away from Upton Park.

 

While there is no doubt that West Ham should try to hang onto Diame, who has been in inspirational form since he moved to east London on a free transfer from Wigan Athletic in June, the club cannot simply throw caution to the wind and give the player whatever he wants just so he stays. To do so would be lunacy. Not only is the Hammers’ financial state still precarious, but bowing to one player’s demands so easily sets a dangerous precedent that the rest of the squad, and future arrivals, will not hesitate to follow.

 

 

Many West Ham supporters have reacted angrily to the news that the negotiations between the club and Diame have collapsed.

 

 

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They are, however, divided in what they are angry about. Some supporters are disappointed that Diame has shown himself to be nothing other than a mercenary with no loyalty, simply prepared to do a job for the highest bidder.

 

 

Other members of the West Ham faithful are irked because they believe the suits at Upton Park are not doing enough to cling onto the midfielder, especially given that only he and Winston Reid have really played to the best of their ability for the Hammers this season.

 

 

Those supporters in favour of giving Diame all his heart desires just to keep him wearing the claret and blue should be reminded, though, of the fact that the man himself admitted West Ham were his second choice club (at least) when his contract ran out in the summer. He was all set to sign for Liverpool until none other than the lord almighty intervened, or so he believed.

 

 

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“I met before Kenny Dalglish and we talked about next season, but God decided to finish this situation,” Diame told Sky Sports News at the end of May.

 

 

“It is true I was very sad in my head as I was thinking to go there, but that is okay as I think I have got other opportunities to go to another club.”

 

 

Diame went on to say how he basically had his pick of a bunch of clubs falling over each other just to sign him. 

 

“I am free and not everybody is free in this moment like a midfield player like me and that is why I have got a lot of clubs interested in me,” he said. “I have to be composed and make a good decision for my future.” 

 

“I have got some offers from Spain, from France, from Turkey, but I really want to stay in the Premier League.” 

 

And that’s how Mo became a Hammer; almost by default. Only ‘almost’ because another thing that Hammers fans need to remember when considering just how far the club should go to keep hold of Diame is that they have already gone to great lengths to get him.

 

West Ham are supposedly paying Diame £45,000 per week at the moment – huge wages for a debt-ridden club. What is more, the suits so many fans are unhappy with have supposedly offered the player an extra £5,000 per week on top of his current wage to increase his buyout clause and extend his stay at Upton Park, but he still is not happy.

 

The Hammers should be careful about going any further for a man who is evidently looking after number one.

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10 comments

  • Saboteur says:

    I don’t think he want’s more money, he want’s to leave for a “bigger club”, the fact he had a release clause inserted into his contract speaks volumes, he only ever joined WHU to use us as a stepping stone, The unfortunate thing is, he will get his own way, as a vast majority of players do nowadays, The club knew the risks when they signed him and agreed to such a clause, If he goes then so be it, we move on and Diarra may be able to fill the gap and get his game time, COYI

  • frankiehammer says:

    Absolutely right. If he wants to leave then let him. No doubt he is an excellent player but he obviously sees WHU as a stepping stone. If Arsenal finish in 6th or 7th then he’ll be looking for a move to Manchester in the summer. Bye bye Mo.

  • HammerJay says:

    Can someone explain to me how Diamé is in it for the money? He didn’t ask for a new contract and a pay rise, the club offered him one because they’re scared a big club will buy him. Also, if he goes to Arsenal.. How does that make him a money grabber? Champions League football? Arsenal wouldn’t be paying him much more than 50k anyway!

    He clearly isn’t going to go to the highest bidder, he’ll go to the biggest club. We’ll move on! COYI

  • JohnnyLew says:

    I agree with the guys comments. If he was going to qpr I’d say yep he’s in it for the money.. but if it’s to arsenal then no way. He’s a top player and I’m sure he’ll give his all tonight. The people getting angry are foolish and if he stays will look stupid. If not and he’s playing against bayern Munich in a couple of weeks.. Then fair play. Till then….. #DIAMEARMY

  • Roger Joyce says:

    If even some of the comments attributed to Diame are true, I personally would be happy for him to never kick another ball in the claret & blue. For all these clubs that were supposedly wanting him in the summer where were the concrete offers. The bloke has a heart condition, sad but true. No club would be allowed to pay big money for him as they wouldn’t be able to get the usual insurance cover on their investment. Supposed buy-out clause at £3.5 million, so if he is so sought after why this long drawn out saga. Diame &/or his agent are clearly motivated by money, possibly because his medical condition could restrict his playing career, but they are the same people that we were prepared to deal with six months ago.

  • FrencHammer says:

    Diame did his job well in the last 6 months.

    We are not far from being secured for the next season in PL. Thanks a lot as he contributed onthis a lot.

    However Diame signed in WHU because Liverpool didn’t and no other top club tried to get him in June.

    His ambition was to play somewhere else and the ambition of his agent was to win some money on the release clause.

    For sur our money can’t buy what he wants, as he wants to be somewhere else. Expecting to play as soon as possible for a title or something like this.

    Let him go and use accordingly the 3.5 millions will collect 6 months after the free transfer.

  • Roger Joyce says:

    The club have apparently given Diame an ultimatum of accepting the new deal by Thursday or forget it. They were obviously aware that this situation was likely to arise during this transfer window, so why do we get to 24th of the month before bringing the matter to a head, is it just coincidence that it is the day after the Arsenal game? Surely they have got a replacement lined up, but of what quality? No point in scrambling about on deadline day to sign somebody who they can manage to get just to add to the numbers. Same thing applies to the defender situation, we were clearly short in that department, why can we never make a straightforward signing, but no point in adding mediocrity to the squad. Now this Diarra stuff has hit the press, it would appear he doesn’t want to play for us & we seem once again to be engulfed in negative publicity. Still don’t really know what happened with Wally Downes, is there something going on that is damaging the spirit that they seemed to have until recently?

  • Peter Howard says:

    No ones bigger than the club. Let the mercenary go & let’s move on with players who want to give their all for the shirt.
    COYI

  • Spence55 says:

    Get this latest mercenary out of the club now

  • Peter Creak says:

    I don’t know why we bother signing mercenaries like him and Baa,they will only stay long enough to be offered a better deal,and they are using our club to achieve that aim. When you need players willing to battle for the team give me loyal players every time.You won’t find them trying to hold the club to ransom.One other thing,if it is true that Nolan has been suspended for the last 5 years every December,there is something very wrong somewhere is it in his contract or something ?

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