Arsenal’s on-loan right back Carl Jenkinson played 36 games for West Ham last season.
He started 33 of those and they want to extend his loan
But Arsenal want a £2m loan fee.
If the lad’s on £ 50,000 a week, that would be more than a £4 million outlay on a defender the Hammers don’t own.
I’m hoping new boss Slaven Bilic plays good football.
Slav apparently wants to sign Croatian centreback Vedran Corluka from Lokomotiv Moscow. Corluka can also play right back.
Once again Belgium couldn’t score against Wales, who took the lead in 25 minutes last night when Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan headed a ball back to Courtois but instead found Gareth Bale, who chested the ball neatly and slotted the only goal of the game.
Real Madrid’s new coach Rafa Benitez was at the hotel talking to Bale before the match.
Hope nobody tells Cristiano about that little tete-a-tete. He might be feeling left out.
Rafa saw the victory that put Wales three points clear of the Belgians.
They have only conceded two goals in six games!
He probably loved that tenacious performance.
When he managed in England, Rafa’s body language made it clear that he hated conceding goals.