Felipe Caicedo still available?

[SmithyFFC]

West Ham miss out on Man City starlet after admin gaffe

Avram Grant is set to miss out on a bargain loan deal for Manchester City starlet Felipe Caicedo because of an admin gaffe.

The West Ham boss is desperate to take the 21-year-old Ecuador international - bought for £7.1million two seasons ago - on a season long loan as he remains convinced Caicedo has what it takes to succeed in the Premier League.

The striker had agreed personal terms of £10,000-a-week, passed a medical and looked set to complete the move with an option to seal a permanent move next summer for just £1million.

Read more: http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/West-Ham-transfer-news-Hammers-miss-out-on-Manchester-City-starlet-Felipe-Caicedo-after-admin-gaffe-by-Avram-Grant-article562377.html#ixzz0xTQgSKiR

Would be a great loan signing in my opinon and good cover for BZ.

[LRCN]

agreed, hope we can get him.

[timmyg]

Is this story for real? And the admin gaffe is...

Oh, right, it's buried at the bottom. And it's incorrect -- clubs can have more than two players on loan from English-based clubs. As a (former) reporter stateside, the dregs of sports reporting in England continues to boggle my mind.

Otherwise Caicedo would probably be the last needed piece on attack. I like it.