This season's winter transfer market has been a turbulent one, with a transfer deal for Westham winger Bin Wah Ma to Lyon, France, being aborted due to the Hammer Gang's negligent management, which has left Lyon furious, believing that Westham's behavior is disrespectful to them.
What is the hidden agenda behind this incident? According to media reports, Lyon had reached an agreement with Westham to sign the 28-year-old Algerian international for £15 million (about HK$150 million). However, on the last day of the winter transfer window, Westham inadvertently omitted the player's name from the FIFA TMS, resulting in the deal being lost.
In the face of this incident, Lyon's official public statement expressed strong condemnation of Westham's behavior, and expressed incomprehensibility of Westham's actions. Despite the fact that the two parties had reached an agreement and Lyon had already obtained the approval of the DNCG, and had reminded Westham on several occasions to enter the relevant information in the FIFA TMS system, Westham was ultimately unable to complete this step.
