Only The Needy And The Greedy Use the January Window

The term 'Only The Needy And The Greedy', in football parlance, is usually referenced to people who work over the christmas period, particularly sports commentators who are working! However the term can also accurately describe the transfer activity of clubs once the transfer window opens for the Barclays Premier League in January. During the last couple of painful seasons at the London Stadium the window has been viewed as little more than a necessity in order to maintain Premier League status, a far cry from the 'move to the next level' fans were promised as they had to leave their beloved Boleyn Ground.

Despite a ridiculous amount of injuries Manuel Pellegrini's shopping list during the window will be very limited, not because of finance but because of reality, there are few, if any, good deals to be had in January and only the needy and the greedy tend to do business during the winter window. Hammers are obviously short in both right and left back positions, also the midfield could do with one more addition, but essentially there is little need for improvement, players have stepped up to the plate and covered for serious players who are missing like Marko Arnoutovic, back in the day losing a 'star'player of his quality was catastrophic but the squad assembed by Manuel Pellegrini has coped briliantly.

If Hammers can get through the next busy schedule without sustaining further serious injuries then perhaps the best policy to adopt is to keep the powder dry on the transfer kitty, at least until the summer window when bargains can be had, players like Fabianski and Balbuena possibly? - Ed