18 Jun 2026 08:20:43
Anything in the Raskin to Spurs info that appeared in an article in "to the lane and back" in amongst the clickbait? Prob mince but some on here will say swap for Moore? Me I'd rather sell Raskin, if as some say he's away, n leave Moore out of it, boy needs further development for me, but somewhere else and not at the detriment to our own.
18 Jun 2026 08:58:15
Moore earns something like £44k/week. He's not coming here. Anyway, we have Curtis to fill that role.
18 Jun 2026 09:04:41
If Raskin has a good WC Fork, I think you're right, we should get more money for him than it would take to buy Moore. I liked Moore but would imagine another year loan may be the most we'd get out of him. He probably sees himself as an EPL player.
18 Jun 2026 09:17:09
Moore is a fantastic young player but we are not going to sign him permanently.
Yes we could maybe get him on loan again but I'd rather see Curtis getting the game time this season other than developing a young player for another team.
Develop our own lads.
There is no doubt the loan market can be effective in a positive way but it was utilised far too much last season.
We need guys in who are fully committed to the club.
I would use Olsen as an example of a disastrous loan, with a guy who knew he wasn't staying, so wouldn't risk anything, just kept it safe.
As for Raskin leaving, I think that's pretty much certain at this point, we all know it.
I think Butland also goes and wouldn't be a shock to see bids for Manny and Chermiti, while I'd like to keep them 2, every player has a price.
18 Jun 2026 09:24:47
19 teams showing an interest in Raskin, apparently. 8 EPL: Villa, Spurs, Brentford, Brighton, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Everton and Leeds. Then Fiorentina, Atalanta, Porto, Real Betis, Marseille, Borussia Monchengladbach, Copenhagen, Besiktas and Fenerbahce. According to 'TransferFeed'. They say we have him valued at 24mil.
{Ed001's Note - on our West Ham site, someone on there has said they are interested in him.}
18 Jun 2026 09:24:09
Did some of the ITK posters not mention that Raskin has already signed a deal to leave?
Something about him signing an extension that had a release clause in it, and a club have met it?
18 Jun 2026 09:29:35
You forgot East Kilbride Thistle.
18 Jun 2026 09:37:39
Aye, Alex, agree with developing our own first tbh, think that has been mooted, AK7, also agree, Baz, think you're right, and Rwn and 001 knew there was interest but were unaware of the amount, also think u may well be correct, Rohl, cheers guys. 👍👍
18 Jun 2026 09:56:06
Raskin will be away, if we could replace him with Ferguson I'd be more than happy.
18 Jun 2026 09:56:56
Would love to see Raskin sign for Everton but think he'll go to Italy or France.
18 Jun 2026 10:00:06
We replace Raskin with Ferguson, I'd be more than happy, as well, Loven.
18 Jun 2026 10:05:05
Actually, Mikey Moore seems to be on a really low salary according to most salary sites. But I would rather we didn't spend money on him and develop our own or bring in someone for less money who has similar potential.
18 Jun 2026 10:16:01
Goram, I don't think Raskin is disciplined enough to play in England. If you go MIA in the Premier League, and do what you want, you get punished. It's no mistake that the last 3 teams to win the PL were very disciplined in midfield and have a 6/8 in midfield who held their positions. You're probably right where he lands, mate.
18 Jun 2026 09:53:30
Sight saying Rangers secure signing of check striker rhamdini. Soz on spelling
Don't know ifs it's Bull
Or a parody
18 Jun 2026 10:32:05
Nice one JFM. 😁 Used to try and follow EK Thistle when I was young, and stayed there and wanted a local club. Glad they now have a team and doing well, even if it's not the Thistle.
18 Jun 2026 10:57:37
EUR24m is that not exactly £20m? Seems about right to me. I'd be happy with that, with £5m in add-ons that are realistic and fair. Maybe 10% sell-on.
We need to sell him this summer, I think it's best all round.
Get Lewis in, and Dan Neil would be a good signing too.
Keep Connor. I'd also be happy to give Diomande a new deal under a new manager, he may excel to his full potential.
18 Jun 2026 10:57:59
If bringing Mikey Moore back is possible, we should be doing it without hesitation. A swap deal with Raskin might be possible, but I seriously would back a bid for the lad. Offer a buy back clause for £50m, maybe.
18 Jun 2026 11:14:51
Iron, isn't that one of the problems with Raskin in this team? He's constantly moving out of position to retrieve the ball from the CBs. Not sure how disciplined he really is. Seems to do what he wants at times. Maybe that would be different in a better team though.
18 Jun 2026 10:54:38
Good info Ed001
Forgetting you guys will see info from other posters on various clubs banter and rumours pages across your forums 😊
{Ed001's Note - it gets very confusing at times though. So many sites and half the time I forget which one I am editing!}
18 Jun 2026 11:36:17
Doubt Spurs are in for Nico, they are after Tonali, and already have a few that would be ahead of Raskin.
18 Jun 2026 12:04:16
Doubt Spurs will get Tonali. They do that every season, throw out names they will never get, to make it seem they are being ambitious.
18 Jun 2026 12:05:37
100% Marco! He'd be a nightmare to play with in midfield. I think Chuckwani and whoever played next to him were sold short, and he was made to look much worse. He was here, there and everywhere at times, and left them outnumbered and isolated.
I've never been a big fan. He had a good period under Ferguson when we had nothing to play for domestically. Outside that, I think he's been poor to above average, with the occasional strong game. Just my opinion. Not stating it as fact.
18 Jun 2026 12:06:11
I posted this a few days ago but it's relevant to this discussion:
I think we are undervaluing Raskin. Engel couldn't get into the Belgian WC squad, but Forrest, Fulham, Sunderland and Napoli are willing to pay £25 million plus for him. Then surely Raskin, who's playing with Belgium at the World Cup, is worth at least similar or more?
18 Jun 2026 12:23:23
Difference with Engles and Raskin is Engles has actually won titles, that's probably a lot more important and valuable to some teams than coming second to everything every season.
18 Jun 2026 12:26:56
So, we reckon that Raskin is worth at least £15million, Fernandez £20million and Chermiti £20million but we feel the club needs to sign a "spine" of the team. Were these three guys not the spine of last season's team, and if they are worth that sort of money, why were we so poor?
Also, if we could get £55million for the three of them and buy 11 x £5million players, one for each position, would we win the league? It's being a bit simplistic but just putting it out there for thoughts and opinions.
18 Jun 2026 12:39:36
You would be getting 3 players off the wage bill to replace with 5 who would all want minimum £20k if they cost £5m. Ferguson for Raskin fee achievable, £20m for Chermiti and £20m for Fernandez. I think we could get 2 V good replacements at £4-8m each and free up cash for other areas.
18 Jun 2026 13:11:25
Beef, like playing at the World Cup and the other not for the same national team, don't give us different positions, because Engles was a 6 in Germany and has only played for Belgium as a 6.
18 Jun 2026 13:29:35
Beef, winning titles doesn't make you a better player. Exposure in the CL & WC maybe helps, but winning SPL is probably meaningless to big clubs.
18 Jun 2026 11:54:57
Ed, I missed out the 2 Championship teams? West Ham and Wolves?
{Ed001's Note - ok mate.}
18 Jun 2026 12:05:27
I've not heard Raskin's name mentioned once in regards to West Ham Ed. He of course might be right but EX WHU is the best in the know source I've came across anywhere he's eerily 100% accurate in regards to all areas of WHU.
Never mentioned him. No sure Nico would fancy a year in The Championship either. I wouldn't have him at WHU personally he's not for me.
{Ed001's Note - I have no idea, just saying his name came up just today on our West Ham site.}
18 Jun 2026 14:47:38
When Raskin's ambition is to play for Chelsea, then for me the only destination he will accept, in my opinion, will be a Premiership club.
18 Jun 2026 15:01:24
He's nowhere near good enough on the ball to play for Chelsea, never mind under Alonso, who was absolutely top class in his position.
18 Jun 2026 15:56:01
But we will be developing him for us also.
18 Jun 2026 16:50:11
If teams are only buying players from teams who win titles, then they have a very limited pool to buy from. Most of the decent talent who go to clubs like Brighton seem to come from left field and are then sold for a bit once they show their promise.
Brighton don't win the league, so why would anyone buy from them.
Same as why players will still come to us this season, despite finishing third. They will be sold on where we are going, and that this was a one off.