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You overestimate West Ham's power to attract young players - those worth investing in, anyway. And even if they land one, they'll have to pay way over the odds for the privilege and the player will only use the club as a shop window for a better offer elsewhere. This is why they tend to focus on players towards the end of their career, like Nasri or those, like Arnie, in clubs that are on their way down. I wish it wasn't like that but it is.
We used to survive because of our (once) excellent academy but the lack of investment in that means we're at the mercy of a market we really can't compete in.
It doesn't bother me that much. It's just the reality for a club like West Ham. Chelsea can look at players like Pulisic but no way would he be interested in a club like WH unless they were prepared to offer him far more money than he's actually worth.
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