David Moyes is doing what Manchester United expected in the transfer window

Into August with no signings and panic sets in with two bids for players at the same club. No, it's not Manchester United's summer transfer window from ten years ago, but West Ham's current window.

The common denominator is David Moyes. He has at least progressed from that risible joint bid of £28million for Leighton Baines and Marouane Fellaini as the offers for Harry Maguire and Scott McTominay were separate.

West Ham also seem poised to sign Edson Alvarez from Ajax, so the wait for a first addition will not be as long as Fellaini's deadline night arrival.

But Moyes remains a ditherer. At Everton, fans became familiar with the six-stage process of Moyes's transfer strategy: Track. Mull. Ponder. Consider. Plot. Dither. "Dithering Dave" has stuck with Moyes at the London Stadium.

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He is also predictable. West Ham are the only reputable Premier League club that were bound to be in for Maguire and they have had a £30m offer accepted. Moyes remains a stickler for British workhorses and the only surprise with the offer for McTominay was that it was sent so late.

McTominay is Scottish and his agent, Colin Murdock, played under Moyes at Preston North End. West Ham's interest was inevitable after Declan Rice took Lines Jubilee and Piccadilly to Arsenal.

In fairness to Moyes, he has encountered internal conflict at West Ham. Rob Newman, the head of recruitment, has been usurped by the new technical director Tim Steidten.

Steidten has reputedly recommended continental targets whereas Moyes favours Premier League-proven options. Moyes wants James Ward-Prowse and West Ham were unsuccessful with a £40m offer for Conor Gallagher at Chelsea. That's another two