Andy Irving

Nearly have to admire the board how good they are at pulling the wool over our eyes.
Still a massive myth we went ‘big’ last year. When in reality what we got for O’Reilly more or less covered our 3 big signings of the summer. Now they’ll do the usual, starve us of signings until last couple of weeks. Bring in a few last minute deals and make it look a far more productive summer then it actually was.
I’d take him but we really are crying out for a proper quality DM for Europe and Hun games

 

Getting linked with Triantis at Hibs elsewhere, Celtic Underground. Actually the players we get linked with are more depressing than the no signings at all Austrailian 22 no caps

 

Well he can play for Scotland yet Kenny McLean prevents him from being in squad so take all you need from that to k ow this is over rated epl pish


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This was good. Hehehe

 

Andy Irving will be an instant upgrade on Bernardo. I’d imagine he’s off. Irving would be perfect in our midfield to allow McGregor slightly forward in his preferred position.

but then where does that leave Hatate and Nygren?

 

So would any of us on here..

 

Good question, but (respectfully) who cares?.
If he improves our midfield, the rest takes care of itself and the best players will rise to the top regardless of who they are.

 

In addition to this, McGregor isn’t able to play all the games we will have.

 

Is this partially to allow Nygren to go on the right because we are failing to sign someone for there?

 

Nygren doesn't look to have a lot of pace, so I'd have concerns putting him on the right.

 

Can't see him being played on the wing given the last few games. Definitely brought in for midfield I'd say.

 

He's definitely not a winger, in the true sense of the word, but on the right is where he's played predominantly in his career.

He could be an option there for us until we get more players in.. picked up an assist from the right on Sun.

 

I worry about a bloated squad where we are filled with midfielders meaning we don't have the players elsewhere.

 

According to the Daily Hun, they are also interested / in the mix.

Does anyone know if he has any allegiance to us?

 

Aye, always good to have options. Just wish we'd sign a winger to suit our system.

 

Rather we paid the 4.4 for Lennon miller


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Scotland international midfielder Andy Irving is the subject of mounting transfer interest from clubs in Scotland, Germany and Italy, The Scotsman has learned. The West Ham United player is wanted by a number of teams as the English Premier League side prepare to decide his future before the summer transfer window closes on 1 September.

Irving, 25, enjoyed a strong pre-season after making his Scotland debut in June’s friendly win in Liechtenstein. He is hungry to play more regularly at the top level to enhance his chances of potentially featuring at next summer’s World Cup with Scotland. He made 11 appearances for West Ham last term. Rangers are keen to take him to Ibrox, while Celtic continue to monitor him after a late approach to United at the end of last summer’s window.




German Bundesliga clubs Cologne, Borussia Moenchengladbach and Stuttgart have contacted the London club directly to enquire about Irving’s availability. The Austrian champions Sturm Graz also made an approach about tempting him back to the country where he thrived at Austria Klagenfurt before joining West Ham. There is additional interest from Serie A, where Scotland players Scott McTominay, Billy Gilmour, Lewis Ferguson, Ché Adams and Aaron Hickey have flourished in recent seeasons.




Both Rangers and Celtic intend to strengthen their squads before the transfer window closes and feel Irving could be a worthwhile addition. As a fluent German speaker, the player is also an attractive prospect for Bundesliga sides in both Germany and Austria.




He left formative club Hearts in 2021 for Türkgücü Munich in the German third tier, but moved on to Klagenfurt after Türkgücü suffered financial difficulties. He was sold to West Ham on transfer deadline day in September 2023 but remained on loan at Klagenfurt. After 14 goals and 12 assists in Austria’s top division, he made the permanent switch to England last summer.





West Ham sacked head coach Julen Lopetegui in January and replaced him with Graham Potter. He begins a first full season in charge this Saturday when United travel to newly-promoted Sunderland on the opening day of the Premier League. Irving scored in a pre-season friendly win over Swiss club Grasshoppers and also featured on the pre-season trip to the United States of America.



Eager to experience more regular football, Irving is in the final year of his contract at the London Stadium. He is not short of options should West Ham be willing to let him leave, but final discussions on that subject will determine the Edinburgh-born player’s future.

 

If his name was Andrino Irvingez we would be all over it

 

More likely to end up at that mob. Don't think it'll be here..

 

Not if he'd come through the Hearts youth set up