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A Paris United report that claims West Ham are edging closer to signing Argentinian attacking midfielder Javier Pastore has some flaws and should be treated with caution. The report claims Pini Zahavi and West Ham owner David Gold are currently negotiating a deal, with the player’s agent Marcelo Simonian supposedly willing to bring Pastore’s salary demands […]

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West Ham United Ladies have signed two former Chelsea players. The Ladies announced the signing of England international Claire Rafferty from Chelsea F.C. Women. Rafferty signs for the Hammers after spending the last 11 seasons with Chelsea; a run in which the left-back helped the Blues claim the FA WSL title and FA Women’s Cup […]

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Beyonce and Jay Z on the run tour comes to the London Stadium tonight and Saturday night. It follows the recent success of the Rolling Stones tour which saw 115,000 rock fans attend the venue. However, like many West Ham games, there might be lots of empty seats this evening. Touts reportedly gave away free tickets […]

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The fight to save the 70-year-old West Ham United Supporters club carries on. This week Save Our Supporters club committee wrote to their members saying “A member of the SOSC Campaign Committee met with a firm of solicitors on Monday and following a very positive meeting they have now been engaged to act on behalf of the […]

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There is so much fake West Ham transfer news doing the rounds that this morning decided to give the very latest round up on it all as we have learned from inside the club.     Jack Butland: Inquiries made but things on hold until England’s World Cup destiny sorted.       Felipe Anderson: […]

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Mark Noble is more than happy with the Hammers opening fixture of the new season at Liverpool. Speaking after the Hammers programme for the new campaign became apparent he said: “Playing  at Anfield is always special and everyone always looks forward to the opening game of the new season, so it should be a really good […]

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Manu Lanzini heads into surgery to repair his anterior cruciate ligament in Barcelona tonight. Hopes rose initially that the damage is not as extensive as at first feared but until the midfielder goes under the knife there is no confirmation of the true extent of the injury. Manu will be operated upon by pioneering orthopaedic surgeon […]

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Everton is looking to beat West Ham to the £25million capture of Toulouse centre-back Issa Diop. The Daily Mirror report that Marco Silva is looking to reshape his defense at Goodison Park following his arrival on Merseyside. The tabloid claim the Hammers have agreed a deal in principle with Diop, the 21-year-old France Under-21 captain. Yesterday French […]

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Manuel Lanzini has posted a photo of his injured knee on social media today. Lanzini explained how he got injured saying: “I received a pass from Marcos Rojo and tried to give it to Javier Mascherano who was behind me. “When I turned, I didn’t set my foot firmly on the ground and all my weight […]

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Reports that the Felipe Anderson deal to West Ham is close to completion or that he is on a plane to London have been described as ‘Not true’ by a club insider this evening. Media speculation is rife both in the UK and Italy that a deal between the two clubs has been reached and the […]

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EXCLUSIVE West Ham have their sights set on a second goalkeeper signing for the club which looks likely to prove the end of the line for Adrian. Swansea’s Lukasz Fabianski – who looks set to agree a deal over the next couple of days or so – is not necessarily seen as the new Number […]

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West Ham have made an opening bid worth between €15m (£13.2m) and €20m (£17.5m) for Toulouse central defender Issa Diop, according to French newspaper L’Équipe. The Frenchman is also attracting interest from Sevilla, Everton, Fulham and RB Leipzig, according to the publication. The report says Toulouse have yet to respond to the Hammers’ proposal. Meanwhile, […]

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West Ham are continuing to talk to Swansea over a deal for central defender Alfie Mawson after being given the thumbs up by boss Manuel Pellegrini. ClaretandHugh has learned that the new manager was told of all possible targets whom the club had tracking on his arrival at the club and he has agreed that […]

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West Ham have officially announced the appointment of Mario Husillos as the Club’s first Director of Football. The experienced and widely respected Argentinian joins the Hammers after a spell as sporting director at Malaga, where in 2012/13 he worked with the Club’s new manager Manuel Pellegrini through the most-successful period in the Spanish side’s history. Husillos has […]

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Former Hammers manager Sam Allardyce has called for the West Ham owners to back new boss Pellegrini in the transfer market with big funds to get the best players. Big Sam told talkSPORT: yesterday  “I am not sure if David Sullivan and David Gold realise that he will want the best players to come to the […]

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With little to occupy himself with seemingly, Sam Allardyce is back on the media scene making pronouncements which seem more than slightly ridiculous. A couple of days after managing the England team to a 3-3 draw in the charity match against the Rest of the World BFS has given his ‘take’ on Manuel Pellegrini  on […]

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West Ham have again made it clear that speculation surrounding the position of  Mario Husillos is 100 per cent wrong. A story in The Sun claiming there has been a fall out with the board and that he will not now be taking up his position with the club is inaccurate. And we have also […]

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Italian journalist Gianluca DiMarzio claims West Ham’s initial bid for Felipe Anderson was just £17.5m plus add-ons which was rejected by Lazio who want something closer to £35m he claims on his football website. DiMarzio says: “West Ham have officially started their pursuit of Felipe Anderson, making an offer of € 20m plus add ons to Lazio for the […]

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The Hammers are today reported to be in a race with Fulham and Everton to sign Toulouse central defender Issa Diop. Manuel Pellegrini returns from Chile this week and is understood to have the 21 year old in his sights after the player has been tracked by Arsenal, Tottenham, Inter Milan and Barcelona over the […]

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If West Ham fans needed any reminder of how close the season is drawing they need only remember that the Premier League fixtures for the new season are published on Thursday. There has of course been the normal fake fixture news but the 14th is the date when all will be revealed and we will […]

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West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini is understood to have left Chile this morning en route for Spain as the serious transfer market discussions look set to start in earnest. Pellegrini and his director of football Mario Husillos and assistant Ruben Cousillas – both currently believed to be in Spain – are set for their first […]

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West Ham – despite, as regularly reported, having had no contact from Manchester United over Marko Arnautovic – are keeping an eye on a couple of United players as they head into the final year of their contracts. Both defender Chris Smalling and striker Anthony Marital would be of interest although the striker is currently […]

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West Ham – despite, as regularly reported, having had no contact from Manchester United over Marko Arnautovic – are keeping an eye on a couple of United players as they head into the final year of their contracts. Both defender Chris Smalling and striker Anthony Marital would be of interest although the striker is currently […]

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The Hammers have appointed Richard Collinge as the club’s new head of medical. He will head up the sports medicine department under new manager Manuel Pellegrini. In a statement on the official website the club said: ” A chartered physiotherapist with more than 20 years of clinical experience, Collinge has previously worked for a host […]

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Marko Arnautovic played throughout as Austria were beaten 3-0 by  World Cup favourites Brazil today. Making his 72nd appearance for his country he was on the wrong end of a defeat which sends the South Americans to Russia on a big high with Gabriel Jesus, Neymar and Philippe Coutinho getting the goals. Arnie though was […]

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Manu Lanzini has issued an emotional message following the ruptured cruciate  injury which has wrecked his World Cup dream and looks set to see him miss a season of his Hammers career. The midfielder – speaking on Instagram – spoke of the pain he is feeling after seeing his childhood Woeld Cup dream shattered. He […]

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