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Marko Arnautovic will not be joining his team-mates on the plane to Switzerland late this afternoon. The Hammer of the year has an extra week of holiday after three International friendlies in 12 days at the end of May and early July. Austria faced Russia on 30th May beating them 1-0 before beating Germany 2-1 […]

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Reports this morning that West Ham have been beaten to the signature of Barcelona’s Marlon give the impression the Hammers were genuinely after the player in recent weeks. However, the club dropped all interest in the player weeks ago and focused their attention instead on former Toulouse star Issa Diop who has since arrived at […]

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West Ham have NOT made a £27m bid for Nice striker Alassane Plea. Sky Sports claimed that the Hammers had lodged a formal bid while they added that Newcastle, Fulham and Spurs are also all on the hunt for the services of the 25-year-old French forward, who scored 20 goals last season. It is understood […]

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Hammer Javier Hernandez has been the latest West Ham player to dye his hair blonde copying his West Ham teammates Marko Arnautovic and Manuel Lanzini. The trend amongst footballers started in the summer of 1998 when the World Cup was held in France. The Romanian national team captured the hearts of many due to a slight […]

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Photos of Felipe Anderson at an airport on Instagram this evening together with the Brazilain saying his goodbyes on Twitter do not mean the 25-year-old is London bound just yet Claret and Hugh have learnt The Lazio midfielder has been on holiday in Brazil for the past two weeks and was saying goodbye to his […]

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West Brom’s Craig Dawson – who has been on the Hammers central defensive wish list – has snubbed a close season club training camp in Portugal as he bids to get away from the Hawthorns. According to The Mirror he and keeper Ben Foster are training on their own at West Brom’s HQ after refusing […]

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One thing is quickly becoming clear at West Ham and it’s very good news – there are no longer going to be any ‘untouchables’ in a Manuel Pellegrini set-up. Already it has become clear that like David Moyes before him, the manager is determined to re-shape the defence where Issa Diop has arrived, James Collins […]

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West Ham have inquired about a move for Lyon’s Brazilian defender Marcelo but have been shocked at the price being demanded. The 31 year old – who switched from Beskitas to the French Ligue 1 club last season was seen as the second central defender the Hammers required. Having moved from the Turkish club last […]

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West Ham are today claimed to have signed an absolute gem in France under 21 international Isa Diop. A top Ligue 1 expert Jonathon Johnson has been discussing the youngster who joined the Irons for £21 million after starring at Toulouse. He said: He has a number of years experience in Ligue 1 for one […]

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West Ham first team players have just one day remaining of their holidays before they must report for duty to kick off West Ham’s pre-season schedule. The first team squad along with a number of Academy players will fly out to Switzerland on Monday afternoon with Manuel Pellegrini and his new backroom team. Those on International […]

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Italian media claim Lazio’s President Claudio Lotito met with West Ham United officials last night as an agreement for Felipe Anderson to move to the Hammers draws ever closer to completion. According to Italian website Tutto Mercato, Lotito met West Ham representatives last night. The Sullivan family flew out to Italy on a private plane from London […]

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Manuel Pellegrini has formally announced the makeup of his West Ham backroom staff. The Chilean will be assisted by his long-time number two Ruben Cousillas and coach Enzo Maresca, while the  former Real Madrid and Liverpool goalkeeper coach Xavi Valero will take over Chris Woods’ role. Fitness coach Jose Cabello will be reunited with Pellegrini […]

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New Everton boss Marco Silva is reportedly set to axe Yannick Bolasie and Morgan Schneiderlin and the Guardian reports that West Ham will reignite their interest in the former Crystal Palace player Bolasie and are among the winger’s suitors. Bolasie joined the Toffees in a £29 million deal in the summer of 2016 with the Hammers heavily linked to him […]

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Lukasz Fabianski will take a short break after his bitter World Cup disappointment before linking up with the Irons squad ahead of an important season under new boss Manuel Pellegrini. The Hammers new keeper was bitterly disappointed with Poland’s early exit from the World Cup of course but made his priority absolutely clear after the […]

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Italian media claim that West Ham is one of a number of clubs interested in snapping up Spartak Moscow centre-back Ilya Kutepov this summer. According to Tuttomercatoweb Lyon, Fiorentina and RB Leipzig in addition to the Hammers are tracking the 24-year-old defender with a view to bid after the World Cup finishes. Kutepov became Russia’s main […]

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Italian media claim that Inter Milan attacking midfielder Antonio Candreva could join the Hammers. According to Tutto Mercato Web, Inter have enquired as to whether West Ham would be interested in Candreva. The former Lazio winger looks to be on his way out of the San Siro with Matteo Politano his replacement. And Inter Milan intermediaries are […]

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Southampton will sign former West Ham transfer target Marlon Santos from Barcelona in the near future, according to claims from Spanish news outlet Diario SPORT. Reports from Spain today claimed that Kia Joorabchian was finalising Barcelona’s sale of Marlon to West Ham adding that an agreement was made between all parties for €15m but there are still minor details which need to be […]

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EXCLUSIVE West Ham have breathed new life into the bid for Felipe Anderson by increasing their bid for the Lazio midfielder to £35 million plus add-ons. Manuel Pellegrini is pushing hard for the man who he sees as key to turning the Hammers around – possibly in much the same way as happened when Dimi […]

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Manuel Pellegrini and Director of Football Mario Husillos meets with West Ham joint chairmen David Sullivan and David Gold today at Sullivan’s Essex mansion to finalise summer transfer targets and plans. With an early August 8th cut off transfer window date, they will decide on the final strategy before Pellegrini flies off to Switzerland on Monday […]

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Łukasz Fabiański and Cheik Kouate will be given another two weeks rest after exiting the World Cup in Russia.  Poland finished bottom of Group H despite a win over Japan yesterday in which Fabiański played the full 90 minutes. Senegal were also knocked out after finished in third place of Group H after a one-nil loss to […]

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Tears rolled down Hammer Javier Hernandez’s cheeks again in Russia as he belted out the Mexico national anthem before he faced Sweden. Chicharito has been one of the most prominent players of the Mexico side for many years. Chicharito is just one goal away from seizing the Mexico World Cup record. “After the final whistle […]

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The Bobby Moore time capsule has been reburied at the site of the Boleyn Ground. It was originally placed by Bobby’s widow Stephanie in 1993 during the building of the Bobby Moore Stand and was retrieved in June 2017 by contractors reaching the final stages of the demolition process at the redeveloped site. Now the […]

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New Hammers keeper Lukasz Fabianski was in magnificent form for Poland yesterday but could not prevent the side finishing bottom of their group in the World Cup campaign. The team finished with a 1-0 win over with Japan in Samara and they had ‘Fab’ to thank in part  that they went home with the victory. […]

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A planned meeting between David Sullivan and London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) Chairman Sir Peter Hendy later this Summer is unlikely to resolve the long-running issue over an increase in the London Stadium capacity. West Ham’s concessionaire agreement with stadium owners E20 Stadium LLP defines a minimum football capacity of 54,000 but there is no […]

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The Madison Square Garden Company has started a consultation into its planned MSG Sphere music venue which it plans to build next to Stratford station. Public exhibitions are set to take place in early July to allow the public to have their say about various aspects of the proposals. Those unable to attend will be […]

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West Ham have been linked with Norwich left-back Jamal Lewis. Talksport radio presenter Geoff Peters claims West Ham have major interest in the 20-year-old alongside Bournemouth, Watford, Burnley and Celtic. Norwich value the Northern Ireland defender at £10m and are about to offer him a new long-term deal. Peters wrote on Twitter “Norwich have offered […]

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