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A £10m guarantee has been made available to ensure suppliers to the loss-making London Stadium get paid. Under the deal, approved by the Mayor of London, the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) will underwrite planned upgrades. City Hall said the deal was needed to “provide assurance” to suppliers of services such as stewarding and cleaning […]

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Club insiders are bemused at the latest report involving the Hammer of the Year Marko Arnautovic. A club insider told Claret and Hugh:  ‘Marko is going nowhere‘ adding: ‘He is not for sale!‘ Fresh stories emerged in Italy overnight after his brother was photographed in Milan with the Italian media claiming the agent was meeting […]

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The signing of Ryan Fredericks on a free transfer carries on a tradition of not investing heavily in the right back position although it could be argued Fredericks combined £4m signing on and agent fee makes him a record investment in that department. The official transfer club record for the right-back role is held by Sam […]

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Lukasz Fabianski is the club’s record signing for a goalkeeper at £7m. In fact, West Ham has traditionally relied on free transfers, loans and Academy youth products when it comes to their goalkeepers throughout their history. Before yesterday David James held the transfer record for a West Ham keeper at £3.5m when he joined from Aston Villa […]

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Manuel Pellegrini has welcomed West Ham’s two latest signings. He told WHUFC.com “We are very pleased to complete the signings of Issa and Lukasz and, on behalf of everyone at West Ham United, I would like to welcome them both to London Stadium, Issa is a defender with great talent and character. He is only […]

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West Ham United Ladies has confirmed the signing of midfielder Brianna Visalli.  The 23-year-old moves to the Hammers after a year with Chicago Red Stars, and becomes the fifth player to pen professional terms at West Ham Ladies, following Rosie Kmita, Becky Spencer, Claire Rafferty and Vyan Sampson in signing with the Club.  “I’m not going to […]

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Marko Arnautovic’s agent Danijel Arnautovic has been spotted in Italy allegedly meeting with Inter Milan management. A photo was posted just before midnight last night by Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio. Danijel Arnautovic is Marko’s brother and agent and he runs Arna Sports Management whose only client is Arnie. The report accompanying the photo says […]

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West Ham still plans to buy three to five more players after officially announcing their third signing of the Summer transfer window this morning. Claret and Hugh have learned this morning there are some doubts whether Alfie Mawson and Felipe Anderson will join West Ham. But the recruitment team are still working hard on multiple targets following the […]

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Italian media have claimed that West Ham have made a €40m bid for Nice midfielder Jean-Michael Seri and a €20m bid for Juventus midfielder Stefano Sturaro. The 26-year-old  Ivorian footballer has a €40m release clause in his contract which expires on July 15th, clubs so clubs have three weeks without having to negotiate a fee with the French club. […]

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The chances of signing Lazio midfielder Felipe Anderson were seemingly receding this morning with the club finding the demands from the Italian club are too great. West Ham are thought to have made a bid worth up £37m this week made up of a £30.7m transfer fee and £6.2m in add-ons but this seems to […]

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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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Former West Ham transfer target William Carvalho will join Inter Milan on a free transfer after the World Cup claim the Italian media today. The report believes he’ll sign a £2.5m-per-year deal at the San Siro despite being heavily linked with West Ham and Everton in the past. Carvalho along with seven other players have cancelled […]

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West Ham are tonight being reported as making what could be their last offer for Lazio’s Felipe Anderson. The Hammers may now have played their final card in the chase for the Brazilian according to www.tuttomercatoweb.com. The to-ing and froing on the deal has been going on for two or three weeks but the Italian media […]

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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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James Maddison has been announced as a Leicester City player over the last 24 hours, this laying another rumour involving the Hammers to rest. Despite regular bulletins from the mainstream media that the former Norwich City midfielder was a target for the Irons that was never the case And in the end it came down […]

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Jack Wilshere’s hopes of landing a West Ham gig remains the longest of longshots – indeed a non starter. Reports have emerged over the last few days that Manuel Pellegrini wants the player and would love him to become his Manuel Lanzini replacement. Indeed one report – in a notorious red top -went as far […]

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Chicharito celebrated the greatest World Cup victory in his nation’s history by crying his eyes out. The Hammers striker provided the vital assist for the winner over Germany before and admitted that he was the Mexican who cried the most afterwards. He said: “After the final whistle I celebrated it the way I am, like […]

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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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Manuel Pellegrini is ready to turn his attention to Manchester United’s central defender Chris Smalling after the negotiations for Toulose giant central defender Issa Diop hit snags. Pellegrini is a big fan of the Manchester United player who, with a year left on his current contract, is reported ready to leave Old Trafford. Despite agreeing […]

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Hammer Chicharito will get his FIFA World Cup campaign underway at 4 pm when his Mexico side take on defending champions Germany in their Group F opener. The West Ham striker has been announced in the starting lineup. He previously got on the scoresheet in both his previous World cup tournament appearances – in South […]

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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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Football scouting is an evolving industry using more and more technology. The days of relying on an old-school scout gut feeling are long gone. Most clubs now use computer programmes, such as Scout7, to gather detailed statistical analyses of players. Videos are uploaded within minutes of a game finishing, enabling a manager or director of football […]

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West Ham have marked down Monday June 25 as a key date on the summer transfer window schedule. That’s the day when Manuel Pellegrini will explain to the board how he wants to cover the dreadful loss of Manu Lanzini. The new boss and director of football Mario Husillos will be telling the two Davids […]

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There is further confusion over the state of negotiations to sign Felipe Anderson with the Italian media now saying West Ham and Lazio are over £8.7m apart in their valuations of the Brazilian midfielder. La Gazzetta Dello Sport is saying Lazio President Claudio Lotito is demanding €45m (£39.4m) plus a 20% sell on fee for Anderson. The report […]

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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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Mexico legend and former Bolton Striker Jared Borgetti believes Javier Hernandez’s mentality will help him succeed at the 2018 World Cup. “Chicharito’s mentally is very strong and he has a lot of confidence in himself and in what he can do,” Borgetti said in an interview with ESPN FC in Moscow. “He’s been in two […]

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