Big Sam admits Morrison concerns

21 days into the transfer window and all West Ham have to show for their efforts is a League One defender and a lot of Ravel Morrison rumours.

Following Fulham’s bid for the England U21 international, Sam Allardyce admitted the club maybe tempted to sell the former Manchester United ace.

He said: “Well, who knows? You take each day as it comes in this window.

“This window creates a hysteria about the fact that people will tell you that somebody is going to come and get you. That could then turn your head, probably based on the money that people say you’re going to make. Everybody as a human being is not all the same, some players will act and react a different way, to whatever they feel is best for them.

“I would probably think that across the country at every club there is a player unsettled because of mad January, the lunatic transfer window that creates havoc throughout the game.

“He’s a young man, and a young man with not much experience, you have to give a bit of leeway for that scenario. He’s not an experienced man in life, never mind in football. And inexperienced young players can react in many different ways.

“It’s difficult for a manager to give advice to a young player when it comes to that because they see you probably working for the club as the manager rather than working for them.”

Regarding Rene Meulensteen’s bid for Ravel, Allardyce added: “That was a simple turn-down of a derisory offer, in our opinion. It’s an offer that wasn’t acceptable.”