West Ham United boss Manuel Pellegrini has been given a revised transfer budget this summer and fans are not happy.
The Hammers have had an underwhelming first season under Manuel Pellegrini and a likely bottom half finish.
Injuries and a lack of quality in depth have highlighted just how much work still needs to be done improving the team and squad this summer.
West Ham transfer budget bumped up, but it’s not by much
Recent reports claimed that co-owners David Sullivan and David Gold will hand Pellegrini a paltry £25million transfer budget.
Player sales will be needed to generate any further funds.
Now according to well-placed Hammers website Claret & Hugh that budget has been revised.
The amount has gone up. But only by £5million according to C&H.
And that has sparked a furious reaction from some West Ham fans online.
Gomez still the prime target
The report says striker Maxi Gomez remains the prime target with a midfielder and back-up striker the other priorities.
With Gomez likely to cost either £20 million or £40 million Pellegrini is already facing the unenviable task of having to try and shift a lot of deadwood on big wages.
The Hammers have a miserable record of offloading players.
And there is nothing to suggest clubs are going to be queuing up to buy outcasts from a midtable side.
Here are a selection Twitter posts reacting to the reported £30mil budget.
West Ham fans furious over reported budget
Back to normal then! A big clearout is needed but that’s unlikely to bring in huge sums of money. The likes of Leicester, Wolves, Everton will all invest more than us again so will move further ahead. Guess we’ll have to all settle for avoiding relegation then as next level 😂😂
— William Field (@wilfield71) April 22, 2019
Well get 9 from fiorentina for fernandes. Plus 5 for hugil from a desperate championship side. About 10 for Hernandez. what ever for arnie as long as hes sold. Dont want him my team hes a parasite. Still who knows what will happen. Well have to wait and see🤔⚒
— tracey andrews (@lemlem75) April 22, 2019
That’s one player for fucks sake we do love taking backward steps
— Rob Andrew (@RobAndr45543401) April 22, 2019
He better have been promised more than £80m for the season after next, next season seems like it will be another stagnation/survive relegation season
— Elliot Tyler (@ElliotTyler11) April 22, 2019
Pathetic.
— Ali Jones (@Alibones2) April 22, 2019
The West Ham squad needs so much work, and there’s literally no budget for summer transfers.
— 𝑱𝑭𝑿 ⚒ (@JFXVids) April 22, 2019
30m budget 😂😂😂😂
— MS (@bubsy_1977) April 22, 2019
How much will that be in total £50m? £60m tops! Gomez will be £40m alone.
— MS (@bubsy_1977) April 22, 2019
Probably about £70m if lucky. It’s not enough imo. Read somewhere the board would borrow against the club for Gomez. £30m in transfers wasn’t what was promised wen they tried to sell the move to LS to us
— jarvo (@dannyjarvis1360) April 22, 2019
If our budget is £30m plus what we sell he will do well to get Gomez on his own ! I don’t see too many of our players going for much money ..be lucky to break even on most of the current wantaways
— Andy Silvester (@Andysilve1) April 22, 2019