Its weird isn't it when you think the whole of West Ham club
don't even cost $60m and they can get these 2 players?
...Great news for West Ham that they are getting two of the
world's best players. Great news on the face of it. Digging a
little deeper we can form an idea of the truth.
Can we reasonably conclude that two Argentine internationals, rated
at a combined value of £50m, chose to spurn moves to Bayern, AC
Milan, Manchester United, Roma, Arsenal and... Chelsea in favour of
the thrills and spills of Upton Park and life alongside the likes
of Marlon Harewood, James Collins and Paul Konchesky? Presuming we
live outside of the computed generated world of Championship
Manager, the answer to that question is "NO".
There are clearly other forces at work here and the way in which
these two players are owned needs to be seriously addressed by the
footballing authorities. It is widely known who has vested
interests in MSI, the company that owns the player's contracts, and
the company that has its financial claws in Corinthians. The sad
thing for Alan Pardew and West Ham is that the club, known for its
strong ties to the local East London community, is being used like
a pawn as Russians play around with our domestic league.
David P, Guildford
http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8744_1463248,00.html
Read more over here if you are interested... 
