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Posted on 06 June 2018. Tags: hammers chat, match reports, News, upton park, videos, westham, whispers
Manuel Pellegrini is keen to sign a top class name to West Ham and the player he is particularly keen to get into the club is Paris St Germain’s Javier Pastore. The Argentinian, however, is currently reported to be earning around £190-£200k a week which is as much and more as most players involved in […]
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Posted on 06 June 2018. Tags: academy news, coyi, farewell-boleyn, transfer gossip, upthehammers, whispers
Manuel Pellegrini is stoking up the pressure on the Hammers board to spend big and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that – in fact it’s exactly what he should be doing! Every good manager makes sure he’s bang in the faces of the people who hold the purse strings – it’s what they do from […]
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Posted on 06 June 2018. Tags: campaign, inter milan, italian, joao mario, midfield, midfield-ranks, the-campaign
West Ham have made no secret of their desire to improve their midfield ranks and plenty of speculation has orientated around Joao Mario’s future. The Portugal international caught the eye during the second half of the campaign at West Ham, signing on-loan from Inter Milan, and is pushing to leave the Italian giants on a […]
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Posted on 06 June 2018. Tags: boxing, cricket, racing, sports, sports news, West Ham United
The fourth episode from the new series of our Transfer Talk podcast is here… and it’s a World Cup preview!
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Posted on 06 June 2018. Tags: article, australia, football banter, racing, science, world-cup
West Ham will hope to have a progress report on their bid to sign Anderson when his agents meet his club Lazio on Thursday. West Ham are understood to have offered a deal worth around £33million.
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Posted on 06 June 2018. Tags: after-helping, fredericks, free-transfer, manuel, manuel-pellegrini, ryan fredericks, work-planned
West Ham have plenty of work planned for the months ahead as they look to bolster their side and the first arrival of the Manuel Pellegrini era was confirmed yesterday. The Hammers confirmed the capture of 25-year-old full-back Ryan Fredericks, who arrives on a free transfer from Fulham after helping the Cottagers seal a return […]
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Posted in West Ham World
Posted on 06 June 2018. Tags: breakthrough, during-the-past, john o'shea, lucrative-new, premier league, sky sports, west ham news
Declan Rice has enjoyed a tremendous rise during the past 12 months, establishing himself as a regular for West Ham and earning his breakthrough at international level. The Hammers are said to be working hard to reward the teenager with a lucrative new contract and Rice is currently earning further experience with the Republic of […]
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Posted on 06 June 2018. Tags: academy news, match reports, meta-register, News, West Ham United, whispers
Ryan Fredericks has revealed that new boss Manuel Pellegrini is confident the Hammers will be enjoying a far more successful season than they experienced in 2017/18. The new signing – giving an interview with West Ham Tv after his move from Fulham – said: “I’ve spoken to him and he doesn’t think what happened last […]
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Posted in ClaretandHugh
Posted on 06 June 2018. Tags: defender, hammers news, ryan fredericks, summer, upthehammers
West Ham have plenty of work to do in the summer transfer market and have not rested on their laurels so far, already securing the services of a new defender. The Hammers confirmed the capture of full-back Ryan Fredericks from newly-promoted Fulham yesterday, with the defender joining on a free transfer. Speculation linking Fredericks with […]
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Posted on 06 June 2018. Tags: austria, heavily-reliant, london stadium, online soccer news, transfer rumours, underperforming, upthehammers
West Ham are eyeing a wealth of improvements to their underperforming side ahead of next season and Manuel Pellegrini is targeting attacking reinforcements. The club were heavily reliant on the services of Austria international Marko Arnautovic last term, who scored 11 goals in his debut campaign at the London Stadium, and need to provide support […]
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Posted in West Ham World
Posted on 06 June 2018. Tags: after-landing, defensive-ranks, fredericks, free-transfer, market, summer
West Ham are looking to significantly upgrade their defensive ranks this summer but face a number of challenges in the market. The Hammers have already got one piece of business over the line after landing Ryan Fredericks on a free transfer from Fulham yesterday but Manuel Pellegrini is eyeing further targets. Pellegrini’s side have been […]
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Posted in West Ham World
Posted on 06 June 2018. Tags: already-at-odds, manchester, morning, sky sports, the-former, transfer rumours
West Ham fans will have woken up to news they won’t have wanted to hear this morning, with reports that Manuel Pellegrini is already at odds with the club’s board. The Daily Mirror states that the former Manchester City boss is clashing with the Hammers hierarchy after seeing a number of transfer requests rebuffed just two […]
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Posted in West Ham World
Posted on 06 June 2018. Tags: academy news, fans forum, hammers chat, premier league, super sunday, whispers
Sometimes over reaction and intense knee jerks become boring. That’s the summer for you when the merest of molehills is presented as a mountain bigger than Everest allowing a fever to descend on some in claret and blue. Last night some quotes emerged from Manuel Pellegrini claiming he was trying to get the Hammers owners […]
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Posted in ClaretandHugh
Posted on 06 June 2018. Tags: match reports, meta-register, News, sports news, whispers
West Ham have received no offers at this stage for Robert Snodgrass despite rumours that Cardiff City boss Neil Warnock is interested in signing the midfielder. At this stage the Scot will be on his way back to the London Stadium after a highly successful loan spell with defeated Championship play off finalists Aston Villa. […]
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Posted on 06 June 2018. Tags: east london, farewell-boleyn, meta-register, News, whispers
Reports from Italy that advanced talks with Lazio are taking place about Felipe Anderson are wide of the mark Claret and Hugh has learnt. While there appears to be some interest from West Ham in the in-form winger alongside a number of other targets including Javier Pastore, the talk of a rejected formal £33m bid […]
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Posted on 06 June 2018. Tags: london, online soccer news, reliant-on-club, side-improve, year-arnautovic
West Ham fans are desperate to see their side improve in the summer transfer window, particularly in attacking areas. The Hammers were overly reliant on club-record signing Marko Arnautovic last term, who scored 11 league goals in his debut campaign at the London Stadium and was crowned the club’s Player of the Year. Arnautovic is […]
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Posted in West Ham World
Posted on 06 June 2018. Tags: javier-pastore, summer, the-transfer, transfer, transfer rumours, West Ham United
West Ham are eyeing significant deals in the transfer market this summer, which has already resulted in some exciting links. One of the more recent rumours floating around suggests that new Hammers boss Manuel Pellegrini is keen to sign Argentina international Javier Pastore from Paris Saint-Germain. The 28-year-old midfielder has just one year remaining on […]
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Posted on 06 June 2018. Tags: farewell-boleyn, hammers chat, meta-register, News, wordpress-org
Gazzetta dello Sport correspondent Nicolo Schira claims West Ham are in advanced talks with Lazio over Felipe Anderson who they want to offer a five-year contract. Writing on his personal Twitter account last night Schira explained that the deal is being worked on by super agent Kia Joorabchian after West Ham reportedly tabled a £33million bid […]
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Posted on 06 June 2018. Tags: last-season, manchester, recent-weeks, rumours, sky sports, the-rumours, west ham united fc
West Ham fans will certainly be concerned by the rumours that have arisen in recent weeks, suggesting that Manchester United want Marko Arnautovic. The Hammers’ record-signing excelled in the club’s push to avoid relegation last season, scoring 11 Premier League goals, and it’s understood Jose Mourinho is keen on his signature. Mourinho is said to […]
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Posted in West Ham World
Posted on 06 June 2018. Tags: farewell-boleyn, meta-register, whispers, wordpress-org
Swansea’s Alfie Mawson is the surprise choice of supporters in a Claret and Hugh poll asking for their preferred choice of a new centre-back from a list of names already linked with West Ham. The 24-year-old defender polled nearly 38% of the votes from over 1,550 voting in Tuesday’s C&H poll. A recent article in […]
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Posted in ClaretandHugh
Posted on 05 June 2018. Tags: australia, columnist, desktop, health, News, world-cup
INTERVIEW BY PAUL NEWMAN: Kate Cross jumps at the chance to tell a story of the first time she played cricket at Lancashire club Heywood with her ex-footballing father David.
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Posted on 05 June 2018. Tags: academy news, fans forum, farewell-boleyn, hammers chat, News, wordpress-org
In our latest Claret and Hugh poll this week, we turn our attention to midfield transfer targets this summer. Midfield names that have been linked to West Ham in the media include Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere, Felipe Anderson from Lazio, Danny Drinkwater and Ruben Loftus Cheek from Chelsea, Javier Pastore from PSG, William Carvalho from Sporting Lisbon, João […]
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Posted on 05 June 2018. Tags: academy news, farewell-boleyn, News, videos, whispers, wordpress-org
Malaga sporting director Mario Husillos has left the club to become the new West Ham director of football. The Spanish club released an official statement to say: ‘Mario Husillos has finalised his last stage with the Club, in which he has been a player, coach and sports director. The club would like to thank Mario for his […]
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Posted on 05 June 2018. Tags: academy news, fans forum, farewell-boleyn, hammers chat, News, videos, whispers
Manuel Pellegrini has ruled out bringing in fellow countryman Claudio Bravo to West Ham this summer. Pellegrini said he wouldn’t be making a move for is his compatriot, the Manchester City goalkeeper telling the Chilean media in a Live interview “Signing [Claudio] Bravo for West Ham is not viable either. It is not in West Ham’s […]
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Posted in ClaretandHugh
Posted on 05 June 2018. Tags: columnist, coyi, cricket, science, world-cup
Malaga took to their official website to announce the news that sporting director Mario Husillos has left the club with the Argentine set to become West Ham’s new head of recruitment.
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Posted on 05 June 2018. Tags: australia, boxing, columnist, cricket, desktop, racing, West Ham United
25-year-old former Tottenham right-back is looking forward to learning from the experienced Chilean boss and will officially complete his move from west to east London on July 1.
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