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West Ham’s first team squad will return to Rush Green next Wednesday to start their pre-season after completing their summer holidays with their families. Several players are have returned already to the training ground as part of their rehabilitation programme in the build up to the pre-season. After a few days of training at the Rush […]

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Former Hammer Savio Nserenko has returned to professional football after a year in the German amateur football wilderness. The 27-year-old has signed FC Pipinsried who are in the fifth tier of German football. In 2012 Karren Brady announced that West Ham had begun an investigation into the reported £8.3 million transfer of Savio Nsereko from Brescia in […]

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John Cross in the Daily Mirror claims that West Ham are ready to break the bank and smash their wage structure to sign Olivier Giroud. Arsenal are likely to offload the France striker as they look to complete a £50m deal for Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette. Cross claims West Ham are willing to pay £20m plus […]

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Southend United manager Phil Brown is keen to bring former loanee Stephen Hendrie back to the club. The 22-year-old left-back – who appeared five times while with the Shrimpers at the start of 2016 – is available on a free transfer after being released by West Ham after both sides agreed to cancel his contract […]

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Former  West Ham defender Alvaro Arbeloa has revealed he is retiring from football. The 34-year-old Spaniard made three Premier League appearances for the Hammers last season before being released. In an interview with Marca he said: “It’s time to say goodbye. Physically I was okay to keep playing.” The full-back spent three years with Liverpool […]

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We’re back with the third edition of our new show ‘Your Shout’ and we’d like for you to get involved in this fans opinions feature. All you need to join in is your camera phone and yourself, then simply record your views and send them to gonzohammerschat@gmail.com. In this episode we have a couple of […]

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The 2017 Confederations Cup is a week old now and has turned up more talking points than normal. Past editions of the competition have gone by without many fans taking notice and in reflection, this may be the same. It has however thrown up a few things to discuss and in large the football is not one of them. The majority of the games have produced close results but it has been more the introduction of Video Assistant Referees which …

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Speculation that Olivier Giroud could be on his way to the London Stadium is causing much debate on the ClaretandHugh Facebook forum @https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ The “will he won’t he” debate intensified with news that Arsenal are set to tie up a £44 million for Aleandre Lacazette over the next few days. Here’s some random views from […]

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Reports have emerged in France tonight that Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger  has agreed to meet Lyon’s asking price of £44 million for last season’s West Ham target Alexandre Lacazette which if true ifs great news for the Hammers. The reports claim that the transfer will be confirmed by both clubs next week, with just  one […]

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West Ham wonderkid Reece Oxford has completed his season-long loan move to Borussia Monchengladbach. The 18-year-old completed the switch in Germany.

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Mark Noble has revealed that he and the club kept his hernia problem a secret last season but is now looking forward to a top pre-season. And it has now emerged from Mark that he played through the pain barrier until the last possible moment but has been working hard on his rehab and is […]

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West Ham are watching anxiously as Chelsea are reported to be in their opening moves to take Robert Lewandowski to Stamford Bridge. It seems that Diego Costa’s Blues days are very much behind him with Antonio Conte deciding that the Spaniard can leave south west London. But a lack of movement in the market has […]

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David Sullivan is hoping a West ham fan supplies the information which leads to the ‘The Essex Spiderman,’ who attempted to burgle his home, being arrested and successfully prosecuted. The club’s co-chairman has put up a £25,000 reward after the attempted burglary which actually saw the intruder make a successful into his home. Sullivan told […]

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West Ham youngster Reece Oxford has been congratulated by his own agency after securing his loan move to Borussia Monchengladbach. The 18-year-old has arrived in Germany yesterday to finalise a loan that will see him spend the entirety of next season in the Bundesliga. Colossal Sports Management tweeted a photo saying: “Congratulations to Reece Oxford and Borussia Monchengladbach” […]

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West Ham chances of landing Kelechi Iheanacho received a boost after Manchester City are said to be preparing a big bid for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Sky Sports News have reported that Pep Guardiola is interested in bringing the Borussia Dortmund striker to the Etihad. The 28-year-old was expected to join Paris Saint Germain last month in a […]

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West Ham United have recently been linked with a move for Lamine Kone. The Mirror are reporting that West Ham are leading the chase for the Sunderland defender with West Brom also interested. Lamine Kone is rated at £15m by Sunderland but the Hammers are hoping to get him for £10m. Personally, I do not […]

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According to The Mirror, West Ham United are leading the race to sign Sunderland defender Lamine Kone this summer. West Ham have nipped ahead of West Bromwich Albion in this race, according to this report. West Brom are considering a move for Kone as Leicester City continue to pursue a deal for Jonny Evans. After […]

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West Ham’s new head of medical services Gary Lewin is delighted the Hammers are putting fitness ahead of finance his summer. The Arsenal head physio believes that the choice of an Austrian training camp is perfect  for the squad explaining: “It is the choice for a lot of Premier League clubs now, mainly because it’s […]

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The nation’s bookies now appear convinced that Chelsea wide man Bertrand Traore will definitely NOT be joining West Ham this summer. Reports had suggested the player – who spent last season on loan at Middlesbrough – was bound for the London Stadium but Skybet have offered un-backable odds that he will instead be on his […]

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Enner Valencia could be on his way to Mexican outfit UANL according to morning reports. The Hammers are desperately hunting for a club to take the player who has been a major flop over the past two seasons and is no longer required at the club. Sources close to the player have revealed that the […]

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West Ham United have been linked with Henry Onyekuru for a while now and the deal has been progressing slowly. And now the Hammers could be in danger of missing out. Championship outfit Birmingham City have launched an audacious swoop to try to sign Henry Onyekuru, according to The Daily Mail. The Blues, who are […]

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West Ham will spend Boxing day away from home for the fourth year running with many asking whether they will ever get a chance to watch the Hammers at home again the day after Christmas after moving to the London Stadium last Summer. The Hammers last played their last Boxing day fixture at home when they […]

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According to the latest dubious rumours coming our of Nigeria, West Ham had a bid rejected by Eupen for Nigerian striker Henry Onyekuru. Reports claim Hammers have had a £7m bid turned down for the 20-year-old because the Belgium club want to sell Onyekuru to a “more prestigious club” and the Hammers are not a […]

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Crystal Palace are set to join the Irons in the chase for Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho, according to The Daily Mirror. Slaven Bilic has been linked with the Nigeria international for some weeks but despite not having a manager in place – which makes to the report a little hard to swallow Palace  are […]

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Hammer Havard Nordtveit has told Norwegian website Dagbladet that he cannot rule out a return to Germany. He is quoted in Dagbladet as saying  “Currently, I let the speculation lie. I still have four years left on my contract with West Ham. I relate to it and I’m getting ready to participate in preparations for the new season. […]

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West Ham continue to keep their eyes focused on Chelsea as they look to sign the striker they so badly need. With Michy Batshuayi still very much on their minds, they are now also looking at £17million rated Bertrand Traore. They are reported this morning to be very much on the 21 year old’s case […]

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