Various hares are already running as the Hammers summer transfer window starts to get active and much looks to be highly uninformed guesswork. According to The Guardian for example the Hammers will be making a move for Norwich City’s James Maddison as a replacement Manu Lanzini. That would be all well and good were it […]
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Maddison for Lanzini etc? Err…let’s all calm down
Posted on 12 June 2018.
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West Ham set to announce new keeper
Posted on 12 June 2018.
EXCLUSIVE West Ham is set to announce their second signing of the summer – Swansea keeper Lukasz Fabianski. Terms are now said to have been agreed between the clubs as well as personal terms with the 33- year-old Polish National. CandH has learned exclusively that all being well Fabianski should put pen to paper this week […]
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Pellegrini/Husillos set to do business
Posted on 12 June 2018.
West Ham’s ‘serious’ transfer activity is set to start over the next few days as Manuel Pellegrini and Mario Husillos return to London. The pair have been in constant touch whilst in Chile and Spain over the last week to ten days and will be moving in on chosen targets with Husillos now in total […]
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Report: Adrian attracted to Spanish return
Posted on 12 June 2018.
Adrian has told the Spanish media that he is attracted to the idea of a return to Betis saying if the time comes he would sit down and talk about it. The comments were reported by Estadio Deportivo and translated by SportsWitness On potentially returning to Betis, Adrian said: “Of course I am aware of all the […]
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Too early to write off Manuel Lanzini
Posted on 11 June 2018.
There is much wide speculation about Manuel Lanzini’s devastating injury and the real severity of it. On one hand, those close to the player are saying he is very confident he will in six to nine months for the start of the 2019/2020 season while others claim it is the worst rupture of the anterior […]
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Fixtures day looms this week
Posted on 11 June 2018.
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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Hammers keep an eye on United pair
Posted on 11 June 2018.
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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Hammers keep track of two United
Posted on 11 June 2018.
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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Hammers announce new appointment
Posted on 10 June 2018.
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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August 9 deadline lads…so fingers out please!
Posted on 10 June 2018.
Well, after so long on the dark side I supposed some of us should be used to West Ham life. A summer that started in a blaze of happiness and optimism with the appointment of our new manager is slowly slipping gears into neutral or reverse even. There weren’t many who weren’t well pleased with […]
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Lanzini sends emotional message
Posted on 10 June 2018.
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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New name in Hammers goalkeeping frame
Posted on 10 June 2018.
West Ham’s goalkeeping position is today continuing to cause anxiety with Adrian allegedly seeking assurances over his position at the club. We reported last night the Spaniard is unsettled by the current situation with the club looking for and launching bids for a new keeper. And today word is that with a year left on […]
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Pre-season Spanish return for Pellegrini?
Posted on 10 June 2018.
West Ham are still considering their pre-season plans with suggestions that they may set up a training camp in Malaga. Nothing has been finalised at this stage with plans for a Swiss camp also possibly on the agenda but a return to Manuel Pellegrini’s old club hasn’t been ruled out. And were that to become […]
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Lanzini blow raises fresh Wilshere speculation
Posted on 10 June 2018.
Speculation that West Ham could reconsider a move for Jack Wilshere is on the rise following the injury to Manu Lanzini. Despite the club having made it clear that the player’s own injury record is more than suspect, the talk has now restarted seeing he is the sort of playmaker the club could need in […]
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Pellegrini set for transfer market adjustment
Posted on 09 June 2018.
Manu Lanzini’s desperate injury will leave manager Manuel Pellegrini needing to reassess his transfer market requirements this summer. The manager is believed to have wanted to bring in two central defenders but the play maker’s injury means that some of the £75 million funds available will need to be diverted in that direction with Joao […]
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All our thoughts with you Manu on this horrible day
Posted on 08 June 2018.
By Hugh Southon If you are feeling bad tonight multiply the feeling 100 times and you may just feel as bad as poor Manu Lanzini. What terrible, devastating, horrendous news and right here, right now ClaretandHugh sends him absolutely all the very best in the world on a day of devastation […]
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Lanzini hit by massive injury blow
Posted on 08 June 2018.
Manuel Lanzini will miss the World Cup and could be out of West Ham’s 2018-19 season after suffering a ruptured anterior knee ligament injury in training. Manu has worked his way into the Albiceleste’s first choice team under Jorge Sampaoli and was set to start against Iceland in his country’s opening match in Russia. But […]
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Arnautovic/United update
Posted on 08 June 2018.
West Ham are this morning insisting there’s been no contact from Manchester United over Marko Arnautovic. Media reports and social media chat has been suggesting that a deal is in the offing after talks, on the one hand with Marko’s agent, and. on the other, with the club. However, despite figures being bandied around of […]
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Pellegrini to enter Rice talks
Posted on 08 June 2018.
West Ham remain relaxed that negotiations between themselves and Declan Rice’s new representation team will see a new deal agreed. And the club is also keen to ensure that new boss Manuel Pellegrini is involved in talks with club and player before moving too far ahead with negotiations. Pellegrini is still away on a summer […]
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Pellegrini will be Cheik…ing out a vital role
Posted on 07 June 2018.
By Allen Cummings Few players divided opinion more last season than Cheikhou Kouyate. The former fan’s favourite who had the honour of scoring West Ham’s very first competitive goal at the London Stadium, in a Europa League game against NK Domzale on 4th August 2016, found himself under intense scrutiny and on […]
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Felipe Anderson update
Posted on 07 June 2018.
West Ham and Lazio along with various intermediaries are still talking about a deal which would see Lazio’s Felipe Anderson become a Hammer. Reports earlier this week suggested the Italian club had snubbed a £33m bid but last night another report claimed the initial bid was closer to £22m with £4.4m in add-ons. Today reports from Italy […]
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Top ten clubs to take greater share of TV money
Posted on 07 June 2018.
Premier League Clubs will receive more money from International TV rights the higher up the table they finish it has been announced. From the 2019-20 season the current level of revenue from international TV rights sales, £3.3bn, will still be shared equally between all 20 clubs. Any increase on that level, which Scudamore is understood to […]
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No West Ham player should earn £200,000 per week
Posted on 07 June 2018.
Over eighty-two percent of 1,600 readers voting in a Claret and Hugh poll say no West Ham player should earn £200,000 per week. The poll was in response to reports that Javier Pastore from PSG wants between £190,000 to £200,000 to join West Ham, a similar wage he already enjoys at French champions PSG. Full results: […]
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Manuel Pellegrini: The ‘definitive’ managerial guide
Posted on 07 June 2018.
Manuel Pellegrini – the affable 64-year-old Chilean usually is a man who keeps himself to himself if you overlook his recently media outbursts! “Tactician” would be the first word that springs to mind when considering the man’s character over a career which has seen him manager in Argentina, Chile, and finally – in 2004 – […]
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Report: West Ham attempts to hijack Chelsea deal
Posted on 06 June 2018.
West Ham will attempt to hijack Chelsea’s talks to land Jean Michael Seri, if media reports are to be believed. The 26-year-old Nice midfielder has been in demand since last summer, with Arsenal, Manchester United and Barcelona in addition to Chelsea all interested. Rumours are that Chelsea is in the latter stages of securing a […]
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Pellegrini speaks out: “No problems with the board”
Posted on 06 June 2018.
Manuel Pellegrini has spoken out this evening on his relationship with the Hammers board following his widely publicised comments on his needs at the club in the Chilean media. The manager – having declared that he needs a big name player to attract others to the club in his remarks – has now made it […]
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