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The Mexico international forward will not “close any doors” as speculation suggests that he could soon be leaving Benfica and heading to England

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A number of players have returned to their parent clubs following loan spells away in 2016/17 but could they make an impact or will their futures lie elsewhere?

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Transfer fees paid out by clubs are rising astronomically. Sportsmail breaks down how the Premier League’s 20 current clubs have seen their own records increase in recent years.

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Much has been made of what is sometimes called a West Ham scatter gun approach to the summer transfer window. The cynics claim there is no plan – that we are going for anything and anybody and  that we will end up with nobody or somebody very inferior. It’s an understandable reaction among Irons fans, […]

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Radoslav Kovac 2009-2011 50 Apps Kovac signed initially on loan from Spartak Moscow in January 2009, Kovac impressed with his combative style and was signed permanently in August 2009. Unfortunately for both the player and the club this was a time when West Ham were recovering from the Icelandic owners gamble and were between the Zola/ Grant era’s. Kovac was extremely slow in every sense, slow in thought and movement so much so that a group of fans nicknamed him “Ron” after…

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Ogbonna commits future Our Italian defender Angelo Ogbonna has signed a new five-year deal at The London Stadium amid rumours of a move back to Serie A. The 29-year-old’s new deal will see him tied down to the club until summer 2020 and his wages are expected to rise close to the 100k per week mark. Many Hammers fans were left relieved by the news, as Ogbonna has played a key role in Slaven Bilic’s first team in his first…

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There’s a noticeable club change of strategy in this summer transfer window with co chairman David Sullivan and his son Jack remaining  remarkably quiet this summer. DS has shunned his normal media interviews this summer. He has made no grand promises of marquee signings or the amount of money we will  spend either on the official website or elsewhere. […]

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West Ham casting their net far and wide for a new striker or strikers and are reportedly ready to launch a   £15 million move for Burnley’s unsettled Andre Gray. The Hammers saw a similar offer turned down  in January but could be successful this time around. The club is moving on a variety of […]

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West Ham are tonight being reported as trying to sign Mexico striker Javier Hernandez – better known as ‘Chicarito.’ According to the Mirror, the former Manchester United striker is understood to be open to a return to England with the Irons ready to hand him he opportunity by meeting the £13 million release clause in […]

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You may remember Peter Odemwingie. He was the bloke  who launched a tirade against against his club West Brom on Twitter accusing them of “reaching into his pocket” before turning up outside QPR trying to force a move into Lofts Road. He was moved on as no offer had been accepted by the Baggies who sent […]

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Rafa Benitez wants the England international goalkeeper to give his newly-promoted squad a firm foundation in the Premier League. He is also interesting West Ham on a loan deal.

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Bookies odds where West Ham are linked with a transfer (10-1 and under)   Source: Sky Bet Chris Smalling  West Ham are 9/2  favourites. To Stay at Manchester Utd 1/2 To Stay at Manchester Utd 1/2 Davide Santon 7/2  West Ham and Palace Joint Favourites To stay at Inter Milan 8/11 Dustin Tadic West Ham […]

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The Times newspaper has named the 27-year-old midfielder Fabian Delph as a new target for West Ham this summer. Delph joined City from Aston Villa in the summer of 2015 for £8m. The former Leeds United star, who has failed to establish himself with City is under contract at the Etihad Stadium until June 2020. The […]

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Former Arsenal and England Doctor Ian Beasley has joined West Ham following the departure of Dr. Tamim Khanbhai who spent two years with the club. The change is part of a shake-up of medical staff following the appointment of Gary Lewin as West Ham’s new head of Medical Science. Dr Ian Beasley was the Head […]

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Ever since the day that we were taken over by David Gold and David Sullivan, it is fair to say that we have had a knack for signing poor quality strikers. However, was it the owners fault? And exactly how bad were these attacking players? Benni McCarthy No more than ten days after the co-chairmen took control at Upton Park, it was announced that we had signed South Africa international Benni McCarthy from Blackburn Rovers. The then 31-…

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Our friends at Football Whispers round up the latest transfer news from the European papers as Arsenal close in on Alexandre Lacazette and rumours of an Alvaro Morata-David de Gea swap re-emerge.

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West Ham’s interest in the Confederations Cup ended in midweek as Portugal were knocked out on Penalties by Chile. The reigning European champions were held 0-0 after extra time but beaten 3-0 on penalties. Chile now progress to the final where they will meet Germany who handed Mexico a 4-1 thrashing in the other semi. Hammers’ January signing Fonte was recalled to the starting line up for the semi-final after not featuring for Portugal since the first group game. He …

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West Ham have confirmed that bids for  Cologne striker Anthony Modeste (right) and the Villarreal forward Cedric Bakambu have been rejected. Telegraph Sport reported last night that we had made  offers of 25 million euros (£22million) for each of the two forward players which is more than they they paid to sign Andre Ayew from Swansea […]

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West Ham player Michail Antonio married his partner Debbie Whittle over the Summer in a private family wedding. The ceremony took place at Hoar Cross Hall near the villages of Hoar Cross and Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire. The player held a stag do in Las Vegas in which he took a physio but says he didn’t […]

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West Ham still have Kelechi Iheanacho and Michy Batshuayi at the top of their target list of strikers and remain intent on getting one or the other or both “if its humanly possible.” Although they remain keen on Olivier Giroud as a third choice, in a perfect world the Manchester City and Chelsea strikers would […]

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New reports have suggested that Leeds are interested in joining a group of clubs interested in signing Robert Snodgrass and bookies have made them forth favourites at 12/1 to sign the Scotsman. Robert Snodgrass was formerly a Leeds player, playing four seasons with The Whites until he was sold to Norwich City in 2012. Snodgrass joined […]

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West Ham have been ranked bottom in the Premier League for away day experience in the Annual report for the Football Supporters’ Federation published this morning. Swansea were ranked top followed by Southampton and Middlesbrough while Everton were third from bottom and Palace second from bottom. The FSF Annual report says: “The 2016/17 season saw the […]

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Toni Martinez has one aim this season – to make it into the first team squad. Having enjoyed a magnificent season which saw him score the two goals which landed promotion at Newcastle, Toni can’t wait for the season to start. He said: “I am really excited to get going again and get back on the […]

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West Ham will need to lodge a club record club transfer bid to land Oliver Giroud. Initially, a price tag of £20m has been quoted in most stories about the 30-year-old Arsenal striker linking him with a move to West Ham but that valuation is set to increase under fierce competition for the front man […]

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Committed Angelo Ogbonna returned to Rush Green earlier this week to work on his fitness ahead of the start of the pre-season training next Wednesday. A video was posted online by Italian journalist to show the player working hard on his own in the West Ham gym. Yesterday the club rewarded Ogbonna’s commitment with a […]

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Manchester City face the prospect of a transfer ban if they are judged to have broken rules around the signing of a foreign teenage player at a court case due to be heard next week. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will convene on Monday to hear Argentine club Velez Sarsfield’s claims that City […]

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