Hammers seek quiet summer
20 Mar 2008 - 07:10:50
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- Hammers seek quiet summer
West Ham United are unlikely to make many major moves into the transfer market next summer, according to Upton Park chief executive Scott Duxbury.
Manager Alan Curbishley was handed a major transfer pot at the start of the current campaign and Duxbury expects a measure of stability to be sought at the club in the coming months.
He told the Newham Recorder: "I think there will be money for signings, but I am not sure we want to use it.
"If we bring in big-money signings, then we are not going to see the players who we have already get a chance to show what they can do.
"Obviously, we will look to bring in players where we need a bit of cover, but perhaps we will bring in a younger striker and let him learn from the more experienced players."
However, Duxbury has downplayed reports that chairman Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson's fortune was on the wane in his native Iceland.
"I think his wealth has gone down from £1.2 billion to £1.1 billion, so I don't think he has too much to worry about," Duxbury added.
"I don't think it is a case of anything being put on hold."
"I think he will look to carry on the way things are for another couple of years and then he may come over and take a more hands-on role, but for the moment he is happy for us to deal with the day-to-day running of things."