Probably the worst signing of recent years – which is a hotly contested title considering the Hammers also brought in Niclas Fullkrug and Guido Rodriguez in the same transfer window- Maximilian Kilman’s failure to live upto his eyeball busting £40 million transfer from Wolverhampton Wanderers has cost West Ham many a clean sheet in the two seasons he’s been turning out as a centre back for first Lopetegui and then Graham Potter.
Finally it seems Nuno has seen the light and dispatched Kiln to the bench where he will sit out the remainder of the season all being well. Wolves must have laughed their old gold socks off when the Hammers agreed to match their £40 million valuation: Kilman looks worth about £30 million less than the figure paid on his couple of seasons’ form.
Therefore the irony of West Ham being linked with another Wolverhampton Wanderers centre back will be lost on nobody.
Fortunately this one is the more sensibly-priced Santiago Bueno, according to sportwitness.co.uk:
“Last week, Sport Witness covered claims from Brazil that Wolves will make four players available in the market, including the 27-year-old. With Wolves’ relegation, the Uruguayan has no plans on playing in the Championship. A source told Sport Witness he wants to continue in the Premier League next season.
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Wolves’ centre back Santiago Bueno
Santiago Bueno has options to join Leeds United, Crystal Palace, West Ham United and Brentford in the next window.
The same source informed us the Whites, Oliver Glasner’s side, West Ham and Brentford have all made contact over a move for centre-back.”
Hammers fans can rest assured that with a transfermarkt.com valuation at ten million euros, the chances of paying ‘Kilman money’ for a relegated defender look remote. Wolves signed him from Girona for £8.5 million – and he’s hardly skyrocketed in value, being a component part of the worst defence in the league.
Perhaps we could do a straight swop. Can’t be any worse.