Up The Hammers – Latest West Ham United FC News

Spurs fan Lord Alan Sugar today sparked a huge racism row after he posted a racist tweet comparing the Senegal World Cup squad which included Hammer Chiek Kouyate to black beach sellers. Hundreds of people immediately slammed the 71-year-old Apprentice host, but he initially failed to back down, calling the reaction ‘OTT’ to what was a ‘bloody […]

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Swansea centre-back Alfie Mawson’s switch to West Ham now appears to be in doubt Claret and Hugh has learned. The manager and his director of football Mario Housillos want a second new central defender but have reservations about tabling a £20 million bid for a second player from a relegated club – Swansea. The club […]

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West Ham have officially confirmed the signing of Poland international goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski. The stopper joins the Hammers on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee believed to be around £7m from Swansea City, where he made more saves than any other Premier League goalkeeper in that period. The experienced 33-year-old, who is currently in […]

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Issa Diop’s move to the Hammers was this afternoon described as “very close” with the assurance that, as reported, the switch by keeper Lukasz Fabianski is now complete. The London Evening Standard initially reported that  the top Toulouse prospect, centre back Diop,  and the Swansea keeper’s move, would be announced within the next 24 hours. […]

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Claret and Hugh understand that West Ham’s friendly with FC Winterthur will be played at the Stadion Schützenwiese in Winterthur close to Zurich in Northern Switzerland. The stadium first opened in 1900 and now has a capacity of 8,550 with 1,100 covered seats, 800 uncovered seats and 6,650 standing places. The venue is 100Km or […]

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If only one reason was needed to have waved Slaven Bilic and David Moyes goodbye we saw it in Russia this afternoon when Chicharito showed himself to be what most fans know him to be – a world class front man. The West Ham striker was sensational as he played a vital part in the […]

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Rio Ferdinand gave all the reasons why the Hammers have to hold onto Chicharito whilst commenting on the amazing Mexico win over the Germans this afternoon (Sunday). The former Hammer and Manchester United defender knows the striker as well as anyone and declared: “Yeah he is (old fashioned). “You get the ball in the box […]

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The award of a Premier League game package to Amazon Prime is seen as a game changer and will be the start of legal mainstream streaming in the U.K. The Premier League know they are fighting a losing battle and must plan to allow football supporters in the UK to watch football matches streamed legally to […]

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Hideous agents fees are becoming a real issue within the game this summer with ridiculous figures being demanded by intermediaries to get deals across the line. Back in 2016/17 West Ham paid £9.5m and with last year’s figures  due out soon we can expect to see yet another rise in the already ridiculous fees being […]

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Bookmakers Sky Bet make West Ham outsiders to sign Jack Grealish, James Maddison, William Carvalho, Jean Michael Seri or Jack Butland. Villa midfielder Jack Grealish has been linked to media reports to West Ham but bookies make him a 20/1  outsider to join the Irons with Spurs the 5/6 odds-on favourites. Free agent William Carvalho […]

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Sky Bet have made West Ham bookies favourites to sign Alfie Mawson, Felipe Anderson, Joao Mario and Javier Pastore. Bookies have stopped taking bets on Lukasz Fabianski joining West Ham who was 4/1 with Bet Victor before Claret and Hugh broke the news of his impending transfer. West Ham are the odds on 4/9 favourites to […]

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Manuel Pellegrini has issued his first comments on the Hammers summer transfer window activities declaring: “I will work hard with the director of football to try to make a very strong squad.” Speaking to the official site he has made it clear he wants a balanced squad – not simply a decent first team. The manager […]

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West Ham have tightened up considerably on the ‘leaks’ that are popularly believed to have spoiled our chances in the transfer market. Since Manuel Pellegrini’s arrival as the new manager there has been a ‘curtains drawn’ policy introduced which has seen – by and large – only the ‘usual suspects’ named in the media. Quiet […]

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Lukasz Fabianski flew to London before joining the Polish squad in Russia to take a medical with West Ham. The 33-year-old keeper had been training with the Polish national team at their pre-World Cup camp at Arłamów, a mountain resort in southeastern Poland. That training camp finished on 7th June and Fabianski is understood to have […]

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The fight to save the 70-year-old West Ham United Supporters club carries on. This week Save Our Supporters club committee wrote to their members saying “A member of the SOSC Campaign Committee met with a firm of solicitors on Monday and following a very positive meeting they have now been engaged to act on behalf of the […]

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The Board of the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) who own the London Stadium are due to meet next Tuesday. Board papers published online in advance of the meeting reveal the financial performance of the Stadium as well as the risk of ongoing operating challenges. Accounts reveal that LLDC injected £19.1m of capital to E20 Stadium […]

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Reports that Dave Sullivan Junior has hinted at West Ham’s next signing have been corrected the younger generation of Hammers saying that Dave’s use of the word ISSA is just youth slang. Sullivan Junior is on holiday in Marbella, Spain with his brother Jack and father posted a photo in a restaurant saying ‘Issa a vibe’ […]

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A number of changes have been announced for the new season which affect the Carabao Cup. Games in the competition that were level at 90 minutes were followed by a period of 30 minutes of extra-time, with penalties then deciding the winner if the score remained level. Next season that will change with all games  going […]

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There is so much fake West Ham transfer news doing the rounds that this morning decided to give the very latest round up on it all as we have learned from inside the club.     Jack Butland: Inquiries made but things on hold until England’s World Cup destiny sorted.       Felipe Anderson: […]

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Manuel Lanzini spent the night at the Hospital Quirón Barcelona in Spain after his surgery on torn anterior cruciate ligaments by pioneering orthopaedic surgeon Dr Ramon Cugat last night. He will be visited today by West Ham’s new head of medical, Richard Collinge and should soon be discharged to begin his recovery. West Ham expect to find […]

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Mark Noble is more than happy with the Hammers opening fixture of the new season at Liverpool. Speaking after the Hammers programme for the new campaign became apparent he said: “Playing  at Anfield is always special and everyone always looks forward to the opening game of the new season, so it should be a really good […]

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Reports that Mark Arnautovic has fractured his wrist in the game between Austria and Brazil on Sunday have been denied. The Austrian was pictured playing with a wrist protector as his team lost 3-0 to the Brazilians but Claret and Hugh have been told by club insiders it was purely a precaution after the player suffered […]

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French media tonight claim Toulouse have rejected an initial bid of £13.2m for the 21-year-old centre-back Issa Diop. A report on Le10Sport.com  claims the Hammers sent their proposal for Issa Diop last week saying an offer arrived on Olivier Sadran’s desk on Friday. The precise amount is 15 million euros they added. Toulouse did not accept West Ham’s offer.  The […]

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Manuel Pellegrini is expected to take an ‘elite’ group of Hammers Academy prospects on the close season trip to Switzerland next month. The new manager has made it clear that no player will be allowed out on loan until he has taken a close look at them  in pre-season. Academy boss Terry Westley made it […]

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West Ham boss Mauel Pellegrini and his director of football Mario Husillos will hand the board their list of player targets when  they return to London this week. The Hammers put false stories in The Sun of Husillo’s decision to reject the Director of Football’s job to bed today when formally announcing his position on […]

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Former Hammers manager Sam Allardyce has called for the West Ham owners to back new boss Pellegrini in the transfer market with big funds to get the best players. Big Sam told talkSPORT: yesterday  “I am not sure if David Sullivan and David Gold realise that he will want the best players to come to the […]

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