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West Ham’s January transfer decision on Maxi Gomez now looks a masterstroke

Sam Leveridge

Mon 11 March 2019 11:15, UK

West Ham may have unknowningly saved themselves £21.7 million by opting to delay a move for Maxi Gomez until the summer as claim that his release clause would fall from 50 million euros (£43.3 million) to 25 million ꦫeuros𒐪 (£21.7 million) should Celta Vigo be relegated.

The reported that the Irons would✃ hold off until the end of the camp✱aign given the lack of time available to conclude a deal in January, comforted by the knowledge that Marko Arnautovic would not leave mid-season.

Now, as Celta Vigo dropped into the bottom three of La Liga on Sunday after defeat to Real Betis, the club could have saved themselves a huge a🤡mount of money.

The news🐭 is a major boost for Manuel Pellegrini and company as they begin to look ahead to the summer to plan their transfer business for the 2019/20 season.

With an extra £21.7 million in the budget, Pellegrini may be able to bring in another player and secure one of his top ta🦹rgets at a knock down price thanks to the poor performance of Gomez’s current club.

Celta Vigo are one point adrift of safety with 1✅1 games still to be played, having appointed Fran Escriba to try to keep them up only last wee🔴k.