Summer transfer window 2026

Percy says Spurs have rejected our initial bid of around £38m for Bergvall. Our number one summer target apparently and we're expected to make a renewed offer. Spurs looking for closer to £50m.

passes the eye test

Also he had a man bun so he's clearly a heavy metal hipster. The Right type of hipster. The type to rock up at Rock City and get down with the masses. Sure, he looks like a nazi but who doesn't nowadays.

I say yay!

Now watch him end up on the injury list with Taiwo to see who can stay buggered for the longest.

I wouldn't let him near my daughters.

I’m not sure I want to see which Forest player gets buggered for the longest.

How about we go 70M and they throw in Djedward?

Bowen staying at West Ham is a coup for them that massively increases their chances of coming straight back.

I suspect a potential move to an upper-end Premier League club hasn't materialised, likely because he's good but not quite good enough to lay out big money as a player fast approaching 30.

Or maybe Danny Dyer sent Tamer Hassan and Frank Harper around to his gaff to 'ave a faackin' word.

Still five weeks til the start of the season so, assuming the reports are true, he's given up on a big move pretty early but I guess if there's no interest at all...

He'd command a large fee and big wages as a player who's good but not elite. He's not going to improve any further like he might if he was five years younger, so there's likely better value elsewhere.

Or, as a married father, he might simply be settled and not want to uproot his family. If pushed, I'd wager the first scenario is more likely.

Not sure if you're aware - maybe it's part of the joke - but Danny Dyer is Bowen's father-in-law. Bowen is married to his daughter, the brilliantly named Dani Dyer.

Well, quite. I was making a familial reference, as opposed to 'which famous people do I know who support West Ham?' and accidentally stumbling on the bloke's father-in-law.

But thanks for pointing that out for us.

You can try and play it cool Mr Williams, but you're not foolng anyone. No-one knew that connection until Russ' post.

Ray Winstone is a paunchier older actor and I feel like he'd still be be more intimindating.

It was an attempt at a Football Factory gag - a film from more than two decades ago about a bunch of hooligan thugs running around London kicking the shit out of people.

The fact this obviously needs to be explained shows that I need to do better.

This is Talkback. Everyone is as thick as munce....

No need to thank me...

Chicago: Survivor.