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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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Michail Antonio has all but denied he made too quick a return to action after his first hamstring injury last season. And he believes he’ll be ready for action when the new season opens up on August the 12th. The Hammer of the Year first pulled up in the game against Leicester City and was […]

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Arbeloa to retire Ex-Hammers defender Alvaro Arbeloa announced his retirement from football yesterday, just a matter of days after being released by Slaven Bilic. We signed the former World Cup winner at the start of last season as back up for Sam Byram, but Arbeloa endured a tough time at The London Stadium as we struggled last season. In the interview with Marca where he announced the end of his career, the 34 year old described…

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Enner Valencia’s adventure with West Ham appears to be coming to an end very soon as he prepares for a return to the Mexican Liga MX. Sources close to Valencia say the Ecuador international could joining Mexican outfit Tigres UANL after agreeing on personal terms with them this weekend but his former club Pachuca are also said keen […]

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West Ham had reportedly made Theo Walcott  a £25million ­target should Arsene Wenger insists that Olivier Giroud must remain at the Emirates. Both Arsenal strikers were down the pecking order at the Emirates during the last half of the 2016/17 season  and according to the Mirror West Ham are on the Walcott case. Walcott has also […]

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There’s great news from Michail Antonio as the pre-season edges ever closer – he believes he will be ok for the start of things after suffering a hamstring injury towards the end of the campaign. Speaking to the official site the Hammer of the Year declared: “The rehab is going well, I’m on schedule and where […]

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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’s third kit which is due out in September is to copy a theme from Scottish club Heart of Midlothian’s  new Umbro home kit for the 2017/2018 season according to EXWHUEmployee speaking on his Phoenix FM radio show last night. The third kit is claimed to be Sky Blue in colour but follow the […]

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West Ham’s Memorial Garden has in Green Street has been tidied up again on Tuesday afternoon by Boleyn Ground developers following complaints of further neglect by supporters visiting it in recent days. Developers Barratt London has now agreed to provide better access to the garden through their own site team after concerns about the process to pre-book […]

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According to a report by The Mirror, West Ham United have opened negotiations over a new contract with star midfielder Pedro Obiang. Obiang has been with West Ham for two seasons now and has recently emerged as a target for a number of clubs. Premier League rivals Everton want to lure Pedro Obiang to Goodison […]

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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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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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The two Davids will cancel their regular summer get together in Marbella in order to concentrate their energies on signing top strikers. The co chairmen have regularly held the summer meeting in Spain to  narrow down the target list and talk to European agents. But with the three top targets  – Olivier Giroud, Michy Batshuayi […]

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Henry Onyekuru could face a challenge to obtain a work permit as he does not automatically qualify on the percentage of senior international matches for his national team. In order to automatically qualify for a work permit, the player must have participated in a certain percentage of senior international matches for his national team. Generally, that […]

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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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Pep Guardiola’s side will travel to Reykjavik on August 4, shortly after flying back from their tour of the United States. They are playing Manchester United, Real Madrid and Tottenham in America.

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West Ham are now actively involved in chasing Arsenal’s Olivier Giroud. ClaretandHugh has been told the 30 year old striker is likely to cost around £20 million plus £100k a week personal terms. CandH’s forum followers at  https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ have been discussing whther this is a good or bad deal for the club. O £100k a week […]

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West Ham’s Joint-Chairman David Gold row on social media over West Ham’s use of youngsters has continued on Sunday. Gold told one supporter who refused to let the subject drop  “It’s hard for a teenager to break into the first team and it becomes even harder as the first team gets better but they are, not […]

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New reports that the Hammers are ready to launch a loan deal arrangement for Joe Hart are wide of the mark. The report claims that with Manchester City wanting the England keeper off the books, the Hammers are ready to launch a loan deal this term and pay the stopper’s £100k wages with a view […]

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EXCLUSIVE Claret and Hugh has learned this afternoon that reports linking Bertrand Traore with the club are some way wide of the mark. We reported this morning that reports had emerged in the general media claiming that the club were looking seriously in the youngster direction. He enjoyed a great season with Ajax on loan […]

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West Ham won’t be travelling thousands of miles or playing in flashy tournaments against big named teams pre-season.  Slaven Bilic has told the board he isn’t interested in commercially attractive offers for West Ham to play in Asia or America and has instead requested the squad will stay in Europe to prepare. West Ham will next […]

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Research conducted by ticketgum into a Home Office news release reveals that while football-related arrests have decreased over the last five seasons, the number of incidents on the transport network has risen for a fourth year running with West Ham the worst offenders. The three most common football-related offences are public disorder (60%), alcohol offences (20%) and violent disorder […]

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The chair of Newham’s London Stadium Safety Advisory Group (SAG) and the Met Police say they are generally supportive of West Ham’s ambition to increase capacity to 60,000 next season but have yet to receive a formal application for an increase from operators London Stadium 185. Shelia Roberts who chairs the safety group said in the SAG […]

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Darren Randolph was in the  Republic of Ireland line up as they beat Uruguay in Dublin on Sunday. Having lost out by a 3-1 margin to Mexico in the United States, Ireland triumphed by an identical margin on their return to the Aviva Stadium. The West Ham United goalkeeper played 45 minutes – winning his […]

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This July, the London Stadium will host one of the biggest sporting events of the year. Battling it out for the title of World Champion, the world’s best athletes will be returning to London for a spectacular Summer of World Athletics. First up are the World Para Athletics Championships between 14th-23rd July followed by the […]

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