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West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini has spoken about his ordeal at the hands of armed robbers in Chile over the weekend giving his own eyewitness account. Pellegrini said: ‘I parked the car, walked for about 40 metres, then two masked men got out of a car and jumped on my wife to grab her handbag, then […]

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Ryan Fredericks is now a West Ham United player as Manuel Pellegrini starts the rebuilding of a Hammers side which by common consent needs surgery. The official site announced the news after ClaretandHugh had brought the news a couple of hours earlier and were quick off the mark with the first words from the former […]

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Ryan Fredericks is understood to have become a West Ham player this afternoon – the first new signing under manager Manuel Pellegrini. CandH sources told us that David Sullivan met the the former Fulham right back today and completed the deal as the manager is in Chile and the new director of football is in […]

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West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini is expected back at the club over the next couple of days as the serious business of organising departures and arrivals to the club begins. The Chilean has been in regular contact with his newly appointed Director of Football Mario Husillos (pictured right) since taking his summer break and will […]

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The big six will demonstrate precisely what’s wrong with the Premier League at a summit meeting later this week. They want a  larger slice of international television cash with Liverpool owner John Henry making tetchy noises about it being wrong that lower-ranking teams should be subsidised via the broadcasting cash. So far all previous attempts […]

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Stoke goalkeeper Jack Butland leads the pack of who West Ham supporters who like to join West Ham this summer between the sticks. With over 1,700 voting in yesterday’s Claret and Hugh poll, over 50% would want Butland to pull on a Hammers jersey.  The 25-year-old has been linked to West Ham recently and it has […]

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Some of us have seen more false West Ham dawns than we can remember while others – younger of course – have had there share of them or, put another way, more than enough! The last one came in  July 2017 when we reckoned the arrival of a marquee signing in Chicharito, an England goalkeeper […]

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Joao Mario is not short on confidence despite a West Ham spell which had most failing to make up their minds about his worth. For discussing his future in the Italian media he has no doubt about what clubs should be paying for him – and that’s a cool £45 million. The Hammers rejected the […]

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Manuel Pellegrini has been quick to thank his local police force in Chile after he and his wife were mugged in Santiago. The couple were on their way to a restaurant with friends when the incident happened and although no-one was hurt in the drama, when the couple had a gun pointed at them the armed […]

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West Ham target Felipe Anderson is now being linked with Leicester City and Southampton. According to Tuttosport the 25 year old Lazio winger – who is very much on the Irons radar – could be sold because of the Serie A outfit missing out on a Champions League place next season after finishing fifth last […]

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Declan Rice barely raises an eyebrow that he is the Rebublic of Ireland’s next skipper in waiting. And that will come as a surprise to most outside of West Ham where his cool and composed to life on and off the pitch has drawn regular comparison with the great ooro The teenager is a mere […]

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Hammer Declan Rice was awarded the man of the match for Republic of Ireland’s 2-1 win over the USA last night. Martin O’Neill’s side were on the back of a three-game losing streak, their most recent being a 2-0 defeat by France in Paris last Monday. They had only scored six goals in their previous […]

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Marko Arnautovic and Declan Rice both featured as their countries last night as Austria and the Republic of Ireland notched 2-1 victories over Germany and the USA. Austria’s victory over the World Cup holders saw them come from behind during a game delayed by an hour and 40 minutes due to heavy rain. Marko played 84 […]

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The man in charge of Michail Antonio’s future is an agent called Will Salthouse who is the CEO from Unique Sports Mangement. Along with Aaron Cresswell, Pedro Obiang and Cheik Kouyate he is Antonio’s agent.  His other high profile clients include Harry Kane, Wilfred Zaha, Tom Cairney, Callum Wilson, Andros Townsend and Jamaal Lascelles to name a […]

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Former West Ham transfer target  William Carvalho has tonight informed Sporting Lisbon of his wishes to terminate his contract in addition to Goalkeeper Rui Patricio who already revealed his intentions after both were violently attacked by fans. So-called ‘fans’ of Portuguese club Sporting Lisbon broke into the club’s training ground and assaulted players and members of the […]

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The new incoming West Ham director of football Mario Husillos will be appointing his trusty number two Claudio Carsi as his new Head scout of West Ham to head up the scouting department. The news was broken earlier by social media account  WHUFC Bulletin. The two have had a partnership for over 19 years in football. […]

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West Ham’s chances hopes of signing Javier Pastore from Paris St Germain do not figure very highly on the club’s radar. The brilliant Argentine midfielder has been the subject of interest from the Irons but his incredible wages look likely to scupper any deal before it has a chance to get off the ground. The […]

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West Ham are reportedly in talks this evening to sign Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Javier Pastore Sky Sports News claims the club are discussing a deal that would be worth up to £17.5m and they are also believed ready to part with the 28-year-old to come into line with UEFA’s Financial Fair Play regulations. Pastore, who joined PSG […]

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Ryan Fredericks will get a 200 per cent rise in wages when he joins  West Ham  having landed a £50k a week deal with the club. ClaretandHugh has learned the super quick right back was on a Championship level wage of £15k a week at Fulham and that the Cottagers were not prepared to take […]

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Domingos Quina was in action again yesterday in France when he played for Portugal U19s as they were beaten 3-2 by Japan U21s in the Toulon Tournament. Japan came from behind to win the game with two goals in the final four minutes. Portugal remains at the bottom of their group C with one point after drawing […]

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Declan Rice still has to rub his eyes when he sees Hammers fans wearing the claret and blue with his name and number on the back. A year ago he was no more than a promising prospect whom some had known of but at the end of a season when he made 25 first team […]

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West Ham are reported to be one of five Premier League teams circling around Jack Grealish following Aston Villa’s failure in the Championship Playoff final last weekend. Everton, Leicester City, Arsenal and Manchester United in addition to the Hammers have all shown interest in the 22-year-old according to reports in the Daily Mail and Daily Mirror. […]

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Claret and Hugh have learnt that the majority of Pellegrini’s transfer targets are not in the public domain and most have not been linked in reports by the media.  Many of targets previously linked under David Moyes are now out of the window with the notable exception of Ryan Fredericks. The club and Pellegrini are […]

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Tony Pulis has reportedly contacted James Collins over his availability to join him at Middlesborough. Pullis is eager to overhaul Boro’s squad this summer and he believes 34-year-old Collins would fit the bill as his experience would be invaluable in the Championship. It remains to be seen if the ‘Ginger Pele’ would be willing to move North […]

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The Boss. pic.twitter.com/tVAWWImBVW — #ImForever (@WestHamUtd) May 23, 2018 By Dave Langton Back in 2013, Spanish La Liga club Malaga were moments away from reaching the Champions League semi-finals when two injury time goals from Jurgen Klopp’s Borussia Dortmund shattered their European dreams. It was a devastating few minutes compounded by controversy surrounding the decisive […]

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Marko Arnautovic has responded to the rumours that Jose Mourinho is interested in bringing him to Manchester United. Arnautovic told Austrian newspaper Kurier.“It is a great honour for our entire team that a coach like Mourinho is watching us,’ Meanwhile, Mourinho told reporters that he attended the match as he happened to be on holiday […]

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