{"id":84376,"date":"2023-07-21T08:01:08","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T07:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/?p=84376"},"modified":"2023-07-21T08:01:08","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T07:01:08","slug":"would-we-consider-contacting-west-ham-united-for-flynn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/2023\/07\/21\/would-we-consider-contacting-west-ham-united-for-flynn\/","title":{"rendered":"Would we consider contacting West Ham United for Flynn?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It has been just over twelve months since Flynn Downes left Swansea for West Ham but it seems as if the Hammers are prepared to let him leave on loan this season with him seemingly being offered to Southampton on loan as part of a deal for James Ward-Prowse.<\/p>\n<p>However, reports this morning suggest that Southampton are not thinking of that as a possibility with the press stating that they would prefer to take the \u00a340m valuation that they have placed on the head of Ward-Prowse in full.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='HlAELmVlSTxETRUj-S1oRA' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1553672785' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'HlAELmVlSTxETRUj-S1oRA',sig:'U-suOjoS44VfpHTnVHgYdmgCGXF88W7GtZJFU_4SK3Q=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1553672785',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>The Hammers seem to have identified the Southampton player as the man they want to replace Declan Rice who has moves across London in a nine-figure deal to join Arsenal.\u00a0 \u00a0It is clear to see why given the form of Ward-Prowse over recent seasons and with a wad of cash in their bank following the sale of Rice it seems certain that surely West Ham will get this deal over the line ahead of the new season.<\/p>\n<p>And, as ever, it could be a transfer that could spark a series of moves which could have a knock on effect here at Swansea City.\u00a0 \u00a0Firstly, you have the links that suggest <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/2023\/07\/10\/southampton-set-to-make-grimes-move\/\">Southampton have an interest in Matt Grimes<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 \u00a0Would Martin see Grimes as a natural replacement for Ward-Prowse?\u00a0 \u00a0There is nothing to suggest that he wouldn&#8217;t given how he elected to build his Swansea side around him so that could be a natural knock on.\u00a0 \u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/2023\/07\/21\/swans-stand-firm-in-the-face-of-leeds-united-and-southampton-interest\/\">Then you have the interest they have in Piroe<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 \u00a0With their own stack of cash in the transfer kitty they could easily match the Swans valuation of the striker and take Piroe to St Mary&#8217;s to spearhead their promotion challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Both of those scenarios are of course hypothetical but feasible given the move of Martin to Southampton and his admiration for both players from his two years in SA1.\u00a0 \u00a0Certain to happen?\u00a0 Not at all but we watch with interest.<\/p>\n<p>The question then comes as to what do we do if this happens?\u00a0 \u00a0We know if we lose Grimes then we will need a replacement and does that bring us back to the fact that West Ham are potentially prepared to let Downes go out on loan?\u00a0 \u00a0Possibly?\u00a0 \u00a0Hopefully?\u00a0 \u00a0We know what Downes is capable of as we watched it for twelve months before he moved to the Hammers.\u00a0 \u00a0So would we consider an approach to take him back on loan for a season in the event of the departure of Grimes?\u00a0 \u00a0Put it this way we certainly should not dismiss it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='catz14TmQIJHkYKlhGLrug' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1240349681' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'catz14TmQIJHkYKlhGLrug',sig:'0xc34Z9Xatk8BTN7gDrE9Lr-CAQpOHhcWET2OHcVD4s=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1240349681',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>It is impossible to see us making a move though without a significant departure from our midfield.\u00a0 \u00a0As was <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/2023\/07\/20\/no-substance-to-links-for-man-utd-midfielder\/\">referenced yesterday when we were linked with Charlie Savage<\/a><\/strong>, there is no real need to bolster our central midfield without someone leaving.\u00a0 \u00a0That would just surely add to the wage bill for the sake of it.\u00a0 \u00a0That though could all change should the Saints come for Grimes which would leave a hole that Michael Duff would surely need to fill.<\/p>\n<p>The other question that would have to be asked is what is the views of Michael Duff.\u00a0 \u00a0We know that Downes was Russell Martin&#8217;s man (although interesting that he doesn&#8217;t seem to want him at Saints) and does Duff have the same view?\u00a0 \u00a0Knowing what Downes is capable of at this level would certainly surely make him someone of interest even if no move was ever to materialise.<\/p>\n<p>There is a lot of ifs, buts and maybes in the above text and this is nowhere near a suggestion that this is going to happen or indeed a suggestion that there has been discussion in the corridors of power about it.\u00a0 \u00a0Maybe it is just the idealist in me that hopes it could happen should the need arise?<\/p>\n<p>Never a dull transfer window!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84377\" src=\"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Flynn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Flynn.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Flynn-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Flynn-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Flynn-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Flynn-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Flynn-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Flynn-1068x601.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has been just over twelve months since Flynn Downes left Swansea for West Ham but it seems as if the Hammers are prepared to let him leave on loan this season with him seemingly being offered to Southampton on loan as part of a deal for James Ward-Prowse. However, reports this morning suggest that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":452,"featured_media":84377,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[293,49,203],"tags":[646,344,1509,719],"class_list":["post-84376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-first-team","category-news","category-opinion","tag-flynn-downes","tag-matt-grimes","tag-the-2023-2024-season","tag-west-ham-united"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84376","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/452"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84376"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84376\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}