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The Confederations Cup came to its climax last Sunday as both the third place play-off and the Final were played. All four sides involved were littered with current and former Premier League players. The final turned out to be a close game between Chile and Germany with the reigning World Champions emerging victorious. They will be hoping it proves to have been a good preparation exercise ahead of next summer’s World Cup in Russia. Much…

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The West Ham defender spoke of his delight at attending the wedding of his close friend and compatriot and will cherish it

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I can understand all the frustration and growing anger but as the ” sack the board…sack Bilic… sack the tea lady…sack ANYBODY” cries start let’s just take a hold. Yes, we appear to be missing out on targets either because players don’t want to leave their clubs (Giroud), the board won’t pay the first price asked […]

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Leading Turkish News Agency Hurriyet are today reporting that the Hammers have accepted a €5m bid from Galatasaray for Sofiane Feghouli. However they add that although the Algerian is close to agreeing personal terms his West Ham signing on fee is holding up his move to Turkey. Hurriyet claim the Hammers agreed a €4.5m signing […]

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West Ham are working on a compromise deal in the hope that Javier Hernandez will lower his £140k a week wage demands on personal terms. According to most reports the former Manchester United striker – now with Bayer Leverkusen – is available at around the £13m release clause although that would rise should there be […]

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24 hours on and the dust has settled on the Iheanacho debacle but our fans still have plenty to say and opinion is divided. Some back the managers decision whilst others are concerned that Slaven Bilic would turn down the opportunity to sign one of the Premier Leagues most prodigiously talented youngsters. What it has […]

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West Ham are tonight being reported as having made a £23million for Sampdoria’s Columbian striker Luis Muriel. TuttoMercatoWeb – an Italian newsite – say the Hammers are looking to hijack Sevilla’s move for the 26-year-old, after it was reported the clubs had agreed to a £17 million deal and that personal terms had been been settled. […]

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West Ham United have emerged as front runners in the race to sign Andre Gray from Burnley, according to The Sun. Burnley striker Andre Gray is being pursued by a number of Premier League clubs this summer and West Ham are leading the way. It is no secret that a goal scoring striker is West […]

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Slaven Bilic has reportedly slammed the door on a move for Manchester City’s Kelechi Iheanacho after a deal had been done. The player is now believed to be close to joining Leicester City. Here’s the reaction from ClaretandHugh’s followers @https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ O This just makes no sense whatsoever. Why, Slaven, why? O He better have an […]

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West Ham United are no longer interested in Kelechi Iheanacho, Sky Sports News are reporting. West Ham were believed to be one of a number of Premier League clubs interested in signing Kelechi Iheanacho this summer after being alerted to his availability. The Hammers were reportedly on the verge of agreeing a £25m deal for Iheanacho […]

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The former West Ham attacker’s return to Liga MX will be announced soon with Los Felinos bringing the Ecuadorian into an already dangerous attack

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West Ham United midfielder Pedro Obiang wants to establish himself as a mainstay in the squad after signing a new five-year deal to keep him at the London club until 2022.

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Hammers eye Martins-Indi hijack It has been reported in the last few days by TEAMtalk.com that we are set hijack Stoke City’s move for Porto defender Bruno Martins-Indi. The Dutch international spent last season on loan at The Bet 365 Stadium, making 35 Premier League appearances and scoring once. We are looking to bolster our defensive options to overcome the problems that we had last season, but many are suggesting …

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Brentford star Jota will not play in their friendly against Aldershot on Friday with a bid expected imminently from a Premier League club, Sky sources understand.

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Manuel Lanzini is on the verge of signing a new contract that will see him commit his long-term future to West Ham. The Argentine international’s new deal will propel him into the same wages as Michail Antonio on a basic wage of £70,000-per-week. With add-ons and bonuses, his weekly average wage could reach as high as £90,000 […]

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Adrian returned to training in highly positive mood and looking forward to pre-season. And he reminded the squad of the importance of “training well and playing strong in the friendly games” That will be well received by the fans who remember last season when the team produced some lack lustre performances followed by accusations at […]

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More than a third of Premier League football fans say they regularly watch matches live online via unofficial streams, according to a  recent BBC survey. The poll suggests younger adults are most likely to say they stream matches via unauthorised providers. Nearly a quarter of all fans surveyed regularly watch matches online via special technology, […]

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Yesterday’s rescheduling of three matches for West Ham in August and September prove again that match going fans come second in the modern game of Premier League football. The Premier League claim they always give a minimum of six weeks notice except for exceptional circumstances for any fixture changes to allow match going fans to […]

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Javier Hernandez could price himself out of a move back to the Premier League because of his wage demands. Although the transfer fee is affordable his agents are thought to be asking for a wage deal of £140,000 per week basic plus performance related bonuses for their client to join the Hammers. A deal at […]

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West Ham have been linked with a move for former Man Utd striker Javier Hernandez – and the Mexican could be what they need, explains WhoScored.com’s Ben McAleer…

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The England international is back where it all began at Bournemouth, reunited with Eddie Howe – who ‘used to kick people’ – and raring to go again It does not take Jermain Defoe long to roll back the years after walking back into a pocket of Dean Court. It was here where it all started for a raw, tenacious teenage striker looking to make his mark on loan from West Ham United in October 2000. He scored on his debut against Stoke…

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Well the news came from out of the blue and the response from the fans has been rapid. Here we have four fans giving their thoughts on the news that Slaven Bilic has chosen to call a halt to the pursuit of striking target Kelechi Iheanacho. It would be fair to say that most are far […]

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I’m probably about to make myself more unpopular  in many areas than is already the case but the CandH news that  manager Slaven Bilic appears to have put the block on Kelechi Iheancho is the right decision. Slaven Bilic is the manager and if at the end of a lengthy process he had second thoughts about […]

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Leicester City are the new favourites to sign Kelechi Iheanacho after West Ham United dropped out of the race to sign the Manchester City striker.

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West Ham United midfielder Pedro Obiang has signed a new long-term contract, the club’s official website has confirmed. Pedro Obiang enjoyed a brilliant season in 2016/17 and has committed his future to the East London club amid interest from other teams. The 25-year-old puts pen to paper on a new five year deal, keeping him […]

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West Ham United have officially announced that Pedro Obiang has signed a new long-term contract until summer 2022. The Spanish midfielder has been rewarded for a fine 2016/17 season, during which he caught the eye with his outstanding all-round qualities and scored his maiden goal in Claret and Blue. And the player has declared to […]

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