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title: "West Ham United: Fans rage over club’s reported stance on Grady Diangana"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-fans-rage-reason-diangana-sold/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Liam Togher"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2020-09-07T16:40:29Z"
modified: "2020-09-07T16:40:29Z"
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# West Ham United: Fans rage over club’s reported stance on Grady Diangana

**A number of West Ham supporters were fuming over the reported reason as to why Grady Diangana’s transfer to West Brom was sanctioned.**

The 22-year-old, who was [on loan with the Baggies](https://www.wba.co.uk/news/2019/august/albion-recruit-diangana-on-loan/) last season, completed a permanent transfer worth [£18m](https://theathletic.com/2047862/?source=twitteruk) to The Hawthorns, which led to Hammers captain Mark Noble [voicing his anger over the sale](https://twitter.com/Noble16Mark/status/1301976790085312514) on social media.

According to [The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/2047862/?source=twitteruk), the Irons believe that the £18m deal, along with a 20% sell-on fee, represents goods business for a player who is unproven in the Premier League, in which Diangana has made just [17 appearances (11 as a substitute)](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/grady-diangana/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/342048/wettbewerb/GB1/verein/379).

> West Ham consider the fee for Diangana to be good business for a player who is unproven in the Premier League.
>
> \[@TheAthleticUK\]
>
> — Central (@WestHam\_Central) [September 7, 2020](https://twitter.com/WestHam_Central/status/1302892243569782784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

However, the winger played his part in getting West Brom promoted to the top flight last term, with [eight goals and seven assists in 30 league matches](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/grady-diangana/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/342048/plus/0/saison/2019/wettbewerb/GB2/verein/984). Michail Antonio was the only Hammers player with a higher goal tally in 2019/20, while nobody in David Moyes’ squad set up more than five goals (as per [TransferMarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/west-ham-united/leistungsdaten/verein/379/plus/1?reldata=%262019)).

These West Ham fans on Twitter were livid over the club’s apparent reasoning for selling the 22-year-old, with one supporter lamenting “the irony of this” and sniping that [much-maligned club owners](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/west-ham-protest-fans-gsb-out-march-board-a4374951.html) David Gold, David Sullivan and Karren Brady are “unproven in the Premier League”. Since the former two [took control of the club in 2010](https://web.archive.org/web/20100121005012/http://www.whufc.com/articles/west-ham-united-statement-20100119_2236884_1936937), the Hammers have only once finished higher than 10th in the top flight and spent one season in the Championship (as per [TransferMarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/west-ham-united/platzierungen/verein/379)).

Check out the feedback from some of the Irons faithful below:

> Who at West Ham said that then? Deffo not the fans! Hate this club honestly [https://t.co/KlWG4yGXkj](https://t.co/KlWG4yGXkj)
>
> — Bushy (@jbushy99) [September 7, 2020](https://twitter.com/jbushy99/status/1302917768761749518?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> This is one of the biggest reasons (of many) we will never progress under GSB, they will not pay sensible money for anyone unproven in the Prem\
> Look at teams like Wolves who invest and scout properly knowing players will fit their system no matter the league they play in. [#GSBOUT](https://twitter.com/hashtag/GSBOUT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [https://t.co/fe2xMST4zj](https://t.co/fe2xMST4zj)
>
> — Jack⚒ (@JackBailey27) [September 7, 2020](https://twitter.com/JackBailey27/status/1302893635067957254?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> The irony of this coming from the owners who are laughably unproven in the Premier League
>
> — Hammers Thru & Thru (@camwestham) [September 7, 2020](https://twitter.com/camwestham/status/1302896899981291520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Unproven… even though he played 17 games in the premier league and some of them were starts 🧐
>
> — Tom ⚒💛🖤 (@TomWHUFC\_\_) [September 7, 2020](https://twitter.com/TomWHUFC__/status/1302895424915767297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Stupid comment. Was just about to prove himself in the prem and anyone with a brain would have thought it’s probably worth keeping him a year for that alone. End of the day, the main issue is the sale of a young talent who the rest of the players loved as well.
>
> — Dom 🎷💧🎿 #GSBOUT (@domchandler8) [September 7, 2020](https://twitter.com/domchandler8/status/1302893601760989184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> “West Ham”. It’s only Sullivan and Gold that think that. I reckon the management, playing staff and 90% of the fan base disagree.
>
> — OldCastleSwift (@OldCastleSwift) [September 7, 2020](https://twitter.com/OldCastleSwift/status/1302892876070899712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***West Ham fans, what do you make of the club’s reported stance on Diangana? Share your views in the comments section below!***