Source: Daily_Mail
Dyer straits! Five starts, no goals...and Kieron will cost West Ham £30million!
Kieron Dyer's West Ham nightmare will cost the club close to a staggering £30million over the course of his four-year contract at Upton Park.[LNB]Dyer has started only five Barclays Premier League games for the Hammers in two-and-a-half years and has yet to score a goal for the club.[LNB] Rare outing: Kieron Dyer's record is awful[LNB]The former England midfielder is fast becoming an emblem of the reckless financial regime of Icelandic owner Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson and his sidekick Eggert Magnusson.[LNB]West Ham's medical team raised doubts about Dyer's signing when he arrived from Newcastle in August 2007 but the transfer was rushed through before the deadline because the owners were keen to showcase top-class players.[LNB]Dyer, who has managed just 558 minutes of League action for the club, signed a four-year deal reported to be worth £70,000 a week but broke his right leg soon after his debut and missed more than a year as he suffered complications in his recovery.[LNB]His transfer fee was £7m - £1m more than the figure publicised at the time - and the agents' fees on the deal cost the Hammers another £1m. [LNB]Together with bonuses and National Insurance contributions, the club can expect to have paid out the thick end of £30m for him by the time his contract has expired at the end of next season.[LNB]Dyer has struggled through this campaign with hamstring problems and the 31-year-old has not played since limping off at Bolton in December.[LNB] Happier days: Dyer on his West Ham unveiling[LNB]He is closing in on another first-team return but if his fitness fails and he breaks down again, West Ham could seek to negotiate a deal to pay up his contract and bring to a premature end his disastrous spell at the club.[LNB]Such lavish rewards and lengthy contracts are not likely to be encouraged by new owners David Sullivan and David Gold, who signed Mido on loan from Middlesbrough last month for a basic wage of just £1,000 a week.[LNB] Hammer house of horrors! Gold and Sullivan reveal the truth behind the financial meltdown they've uncovered at West HamWest Ham striker Nouble joins West Brom on month-long loan dealWest Ham hunt £40m investment as new owners eye end to financial woe WEST HAM UNITED FC
