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Manuel Pellegrini will continue holding talks with the Hammers squad over the next few days about their attitude towards a Dimitri Payet return to the club but the prospect is becoming less and less likely. The Hammers undoubtedly have the chance to clinch some sort of deal for the 31 year old but with opinion […]

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  Regular CandH blogger Allen Cummings introduced us to his Hammers mate ‘Vinny’ a couple of weeks back who was worried about the way Mr Pellegrini is handling things at the moment. Vinny is in Benidorm while the boss and lads are in Switzerland and remains an extremely worried man. READ ON!   I’ve been keeping […]

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Dimitri Payet has been offered back to West Ham and Manuel Pellegrini has discussed the option with senior players. At the same time as CandH was being briefed on the option, which currently stands at around 10 per cent according to our sources, the Guardian journalist Jacob Steinberg wrote on Twitter: “West Ham have been offered […]

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Jack Wilshere has now been fit to play regular football since September 15, 2017 after a career ravaged by injuries. As we reported last night (Thurs) he faces one of the most stringent medicals ever at West Ham today where he stands on the brink of a three year deal with the club. Both Wolves […]

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Former  head of player recruitment Tony Henry has received a 12 month suspension from all football and the game’s related activities. The Football Association has imposed the sentence on Henry, 60, after the club did the same before sacking him after e mails emerged in which he said the club did not want to sign any […]

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West Ham is said to be advanced talks to sign free agent Jack Wilshere on a possible 3-year deal worth £100,000 per week to become a Hammer. Former Hammers Dean Ashton and Sir Geoff Hurst have already advised against the move claiming he is injury prone although in reality, he has made 67 appearances over the past […]

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Various reports this afternoon suggest that Jack Wilshere’s representatives are in advanced talks with West Ham over a three-year deal worth around £100,000 per week to the 26-year-old former Arsenal midfielder. Wilshere is now a free agent after turning down a £100,000 per week offer to stay at Arsenal although the combined signing on and […]

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Luke Thomas is not returning from Derby County’s training camp in Tenerife early to speak to West Ham, The Derby Telegraph claims this morning. It has been reported by GloucestershireLive last night that the 19-year-old winger was flying home after being given permission to talk to the Hammers about a potential move to East London. […]

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Former England and West Ham player Sir Trevor Brooking has told Good Morning Britain that Gareth Southgate has been spot on and thinks, whatever happens, he will be England boss for at least the next four years. Former England and West Ham player Sir Trevor Brooking says Gareth Southgate has been spot on and thinks […]

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Reports in Italy claim that West Ham are closing in on a loan deal for Napoli striker Roberto Inglese. Il Mattino says West Ham are keen on taking Inglese on loan from Napoli. The striker was signed from Chievo for €10m a year ago, but remained with them on loan for the rest of the season as part of that […]

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The Hammers are tonight being linked with Borussia Monchengladbach centre-back Jannik Vestergaard by Sky Sports. Whilst Southampton have apparently held talks with the player, the Hammers are in the hunt for a defender who was part of Denmark’s World Cup campaign. Vestergaard is a no messing defender who at 25 is at the perfect age […]

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Manuel Pellegrini is facing two important weeks as he assesses who stays and who goes from the Hammers squad. With the exception of those who have been involved int World Cup action plus Marko Arnautovic – who was playing for Austria in June and has been given extra time off –  the new boss will […]

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Manuel Pellegrini and his backroom staff have put the Hammers through their paces for the first time in Switzerland on Tuesday morning. Having arrived in the Alpine nation on Monday evening, the players took to the training pitch at the home of local Swiss 3. Liga club FC Bad Ragaz. Pellegrini gathered the 30-man group together […]

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Manuel Pellegrini and the West Ham first team squad plus invited Academy players touched down in Switzerland yesterday early evening.  The West Ham private chartered jet from People’s Viennaline airline took off London Stansted airport arriving at St. Gallen Altenrhein Airport which 45 minutes away from their hotel by coach. The squad are staying in the Grand […]

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Mark Noble says West Ham players are ready to get down to work at the start of their pre-season training. Speaking to WHUFC.com before flying to Switzerland yesterday Nobes said: “All the lads have come back fresh from the summer break and are all ready to get down to work” “It’s my 15th pre-season as […]

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  By Allen Cummings Interesting to read the news update on C&H this morning that Javier Hernandez had bleached his hair blonde prior to the game against Brazil. It’s not the first time it’s been done in the World Cup of course, as Sean pointed out. The whole Romanian team did it back in 1998 […]

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West Ham’s Head of Medical Richard Collinge has explained the screening tests the West Ham players undergo on their return to training after their summer holidays. Collinge told WHUFC.com “It’s a busy morning for us on our first day back as, prior to going to Switzerland, we want to screen all the players to give […]

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Pablo Zabaleta has a blood sample taken Arthur Masuaku undergoes musculoskeletal testing at Rush Green Pedro Obiang in movement tests Ryan Fredericks in flexibility testing Mark Noble has a blood sample taken Aaron Cresswell undergoes Cardiac tests Issa Diop undergoes fitness testing on exercise bike

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James Collins officially ended his employment as a Hammer yesterday and is now a free agent as he woke up today. Most football contracts and loans run until 30th June and the same was true for Joe Hart, Patrice Evra and Joao Mario who all ended their West Ham stints with the club yesterday. Mario’s last […]

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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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Hammer Javier Hernandez has split with his long-term girlfriend Andrea Duro but has denied dating a Mexican model. For several weeks it has been rumoured by Mexican media that Chicharito had ended his relationship with the Spanish actress before the start of the World Cup in Russia. On Friday the Mexican media said that the […]

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Manuel Pellegrini is pushing for several more new players even should he finally land his top priority signing, Felipe Anderson. As reported here, the Lazio attacking midfielder is the subject of a new bid from the Hammers which if successful would push the club’s spending towards £70 million so far this summer. Issa Diop at […]

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West Ham United supporters can watch Chicharito test his skills against the very best when the Mexicans take on World Cup favourites Brazil on Monday afternoon. The game will be shown on ITV1 and ITV Hub and the Hammers striker will hope to demonstrate why he is key to not only his nation right now […]

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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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