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Talksport presenter Georgie Bingham claims this morning that West Ham defender James Collins was dumped by the club via email following the end of his contract quoting his source as Tony Cascarino. Bingham claimed “Cas has it on good authority that not only has James Collins been released by West Ham after 11 years without […]

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A report in the Spanish media today claims that West Ham goalkeeper Adrian gave the West Ham board an ultimatum that he wanted to leave if David Moyes was to stay in charge after the Summer. Spanish media outlet Estadiodeportivo says Adrián made it clear to the club that if Moyes continued he would look […]

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If Manuel Pellegrini is appointed as West Ham manager next week his first signing could well be his old player Yaya Toure.  The Chilean manager is expected to land in London on Monday for talks with the Hammers with a possible announcement on or before Wednesday. Toure previously put his stamp on Man City’s 2013/14 […]

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Rafa Benitez could walk away from Newcastle without paying his £6million severance penalty because his lawyers believe he has a case for constructive dismissal the Daily Mail claims. The Mail says his camp are not denying an interest in the West Ham position but it is also thought their preference is to negotiate the best terms […]

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West Ham are making progress in getting Manual Pellegrini in front of David Sullivan for an interview to become the next West Ham manager. But the former Manchester City boss is currently still in China although it looks likely he will be arriving in England to consider the possibility of taking over at the London […]

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Fresh reports have emerged out of Chile overnight that Manuel Pellegrini could be announced as the next West Ham manager on Monday. Pellegrini has been in charge of Chinese Super League outfit Hebei China Fortune for the past two years, failing to achieve similar success to his time at Manchester City at the Etihad. However, according to Chilean […]

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West Ham are tonight as reported as being ready to make a formal approach for Rafael Benítez. According to The Guardian we are now giving serious consideration to triggering the £6m release clause in the Spaniard’s Newcastle contract. The report follows David Sullivan’s official website statement claiming the club would have a PL and European experienced […]

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It’s always easy to be wise after the event but the David Moyes passing has raised the usual West Ham post mortem which refuses to go away. It’s now well known that just a few hours after David Gold had gone public with his hopes of a” Moyes stay” the axe was reported to have […]

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West Ham have set a Wednesday May 23 deadline to have their new boss in place. With Paulo Fonseca out of the frame the club seem now to be focused on bringing in either Unai Emery or Rafa Benitez as their next manager after allowing David Moyes and his backroom team to walk away. Manuel […]

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West Ham will save up to £275,000 per week after four players contracts end later this month. This will save over £14m in wages per year which can now be re-invested by a new incoming manager when one is appointed.  The total wage bill is claimed to top £105m last season. On loan goalkeeper, Joe Hart […]

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Unai Emery remains in the Hammers frame despite a lack of English which is hindering the club’s negotiations with top managers. Having seen Paulo Fonesca – interviewed on Monday – sign a new deal at Shakhtar Donetzk, the club are now working their way through a list of names which is also believed to include […]

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West Ham co-chairman David Sullivan’s lawyers are today seeking a retraction of a story in The Times which they say wrongly claims  he “acted illegally in his tax affairs” .   Sullivan is challenging their report that he illegally avoided £700,000 in tax after placing money into West Ham United from his family company in 2010. The story […]

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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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Slaven Bilic has decided he doesn’t want to sign Scott Hogan and only a late minute U-turn will change the situation. That is now unlikely and the field may be open for Crystal Palace to sign a player who is still valued at between £13m – £15 million by Brentford. Bilic has been  uncertain about […]

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Payet has faced the French media today saying he has beautiful memories of West Ham supporters but does not feel he needs to justify his behaviour saying I don’t want to talk about this at the moment. Payet told reporters: “I will always have a beautiful memory of the West Ham supporters. I had a great […]

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West Ham threatened to pull out of the £25million deal to sell Dimitri Payet to Marseille yesterday unless the player returned his £500,000 salary for January claims the London Evening Standard. Last night Payet completed his move back to the club from which he joined West Ham for £10.75million in the summer of 2015. But […]

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With the Payet deal concluded all eyes now turn to Scott Hogan with less than 48 hours left in the winter transfer window. Reports suggest 21 year old Hammer Ashley Fletcher has been lined up for a loan to Leeds if West Ham sign the Brentford man before the deadline but that deal is far […]

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French website FranceFoorball.Fr claims that Payet’s wife, mother, Marseille’s manager and Patrice Evra all played a part in turning Dimi’s head to return to Marseille. The article claims Payet’s wife Ludivine put pressure on his husband after multiplying her round trips between southern France and London since September last year. They then claim Marseille’s manager Rudi Garcia courted Payet […]

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So Dimi Payet has been sold for an initial transfer fee of £25m but before we start to spend the cash it worth pointing out that the payments from Marselle are probably staggered over three years in the same away we asked for staggered payments from Marseille when we purchased Dimi in 2015 for £10.7m. […]

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An Andrew Ayew penalty gave Ghana a win over DC Congo as Avram Grant’s team won themselves a place in the semi finals of the African Cuo of Nations. The nerveless Hammers attacking midfielder stepped up to convert the spot kick after his brother Jordan had scored the first. Ayew has performed well at the […]

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Hull City and Swansea City are weighing up a contract for former Hammer Diego Poyet, sources close to the player have told ESPN. Poyet is a free agent after cancelling his contract at West Ham by mutual consent on transfer deadline day last summer. West Ham beat a number of Premier League clubs to sign Poyet in […]

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Joint-Chairman David Sullivan has welcomed Scotland winger Robert Snodgrass to West Ham before announcing that he would like to bring more British players to the Club. Snodgrass became the Hammers’ second January signing on Friday evening, when he completed a £10.2m move from Premier League rivals Hull City. “Robert Snodgrass is a very good player […]

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Michail Antonio claims that all the negativity around Payet has helped the squad to dig in together and bring positivity back to the club. Speaking on Soccer AM this morning West Ham’s leading goal scorer told viewers: “I believe with all the negativity happening outside. All they’re doing is talking about Dimi, and what he’s […]

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West Ham have made contact with sign Fenerbache left back Hasan Ali Kaldirim whose contract with the Super Lig giants expires at the end of the season according to Turkish media. The 28-year-old defender will be leaving Turkey at the end of the season and  it is claimed that the Hammers have already made contact with […]

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West Ham transfer target Scott Hogan has returned to Brentford’s first team after coming on as a 64th substitute this afternoon although the Bee’s are now four nil down against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the FA cup fourth round. Hogan has been missing for the last two Championship games against Newcastle and Wigan, both of […]

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CandH Exclusive Marseilles have come back with a new offer for Dimi Payet but have once again been sent back to France after being told: “It’s not enough – come back with something better.” ClaretandHugh understands that the latest offer amounts to £24m plus extras which take it up to £26m but the Irons management […]

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