Italy international Angelo Ogbonna has signed a new five-year deal at West Ham, the Premier League side announced on Friday. The new contract ties Ogbonna to the club until the summer of 2022.
Posted on 30 June 2017.
Italy international Angelo Ogbonna has signed a new five-year deal at West Ham, the Premier League side announced on Friday. The new contract ties Ogbonna to the club until the summer of 2022.
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Posted on 28 June 2017.
Everton boss Ronald Koeman – who has been the most aggressive operator in the summer window – is eyeing a move for Hammers target Olivier Giroud. Clearly expecting to be armed with up to £85 million from any Romelu Lukaku deal, the Toffees manager is prowling around any and every target this summer. Giroud has […]
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Posted on 27 June 2017.
Former Hammer Savio Nserenko has returned to professional football after a year in the German amateur football wilderness. The 27-year-old has signed FC Pipinsried who are in the fifth tier of German football. In 2012 Karren Brady announced that West Ham had begun an investigation into the reported £8.3 million transfer of Savio Nsereko from Brescia in […]
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Posted on 26 June 2017.
West Ham have revealed to CandH that Manchester City will want a buy-back clause inserted into any deal for Kelechi Iheanacho. An Irons insider tells us we would accept nothing less than 50 per cent on top of what they may pay for a deal to be done. Under such an arrangement City could buy […]
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Posted on 26 June 2017.
Now this is a thorny subject. For some people, me included, the success of next season will depend on whether we can find a striker or two who can almost guarantee a double figure tally whilst staying fit enough to play for most of the season. This apparently is a tough ask as we have not been very successful in our attempts to make this happen recently. Last year’s scattergun…
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Posted on 24 June 2017.
Speculation that Olivier Giroud could be on his way to the London Stadium is causing much debate on the ClaretandHugh Facebook forum @https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ The “will he won’t he” debate intensified with news that Arsenal are set to tie up a £44 million for Aleandre Lacazette over the next few days. Here’s some random views from […]
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Posted on 23 June 2017.
Reports have emerged in France tonight that Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has agreed to meet Lyon’s asking price of £44 million for last season’s West Ham target Alexandre Lacazette which if true ifs great news for the Hammers. The reports claim that the transfer will be confirmed by both clubs next week, with just one […]
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Posted on 23 June 2017.
Sofiane Feghouli looks the most likely next departure from the club as Slaven Bilic’s search for a speedy winger continues. With moves for Adama Traore and Henry Onyekuru still very much underway, the question is whether the Algerian or Robert Snodgrass is the more likely departure from the London Stadium. It could be both of […]
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Posted on 23 June 2017.
Mark Noble has admitted the Hammers face a bigger and bigger battle to get the players they need summer. The captain is watching as keenly as every other Hammer with the club involved in moves for the likes of Kelechi Iheanacho, Olivier Giroud and Michy Batshuayi but says it gets harder and harder. He knows that […]
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Posted on 23 June 2017.
West Ham have learned that despite Arsene Wenger’s declaration that there remains a role at the Emirates for Olivier Giroud, the Gooners are ready to release the Frenchman once they have landed their new target. However, that could prove more difficult than previously with the north Londoners likely to be involved in a battle to […]
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Posted on 23 June 2017.
West Ham have put tickets on sale for a number of the club’s pre-season matches and all are available by visiting the club site. We take on Werder Bremen in a two-legged Betway Cup clash in Schneverdingen on Friday July 28 and Lohne on Saturday July 29, before meeting Altona 93 in Hamburg on Tuesday […]
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Posted on 22 June 2017.
The media can spin it whichever way they want but Cheik Kouyate has said absolutely nothing that should have any of us panicking over his future. Alarm bells started ringing among Irons fans, fuelled by some pretty ordinary quotes from the midfielder, earlier this week when he spoke of his unhappiness at playing in the […]
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Posted on 20 June 2017.
West Ham remain untroubled by Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger’s claim that he needs Olivier Giroud to remain at the club next season. The Gooners boss claimed in various reports today that Giroud – despite only starting 11 games last season – was an important member of his squad and that he wanted the Frenchman striker […]
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Posted on 20 June 2017.
Havard Nordtveit today left West Ham United having completed a transfer to German Bundesliga side Hoffenheim for a fee reported to be £5m. The midfielder, 26, returns to Germany a year after leaving Borussia Monchengladbach to sign for the Irons on a free transfer. Nordtveit played 21 games in all competitions for the Hammers but […]
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Posted on 20 June 2017.
Arsene Wenger has broken his Olivier Giroud silence declaring the Gooners are going to need him next season. But that will only herald a likely battle royal between the club and player over his future with the Hammers keen to prise him out of the Emirates. Talks between the Hammers and agents are understood to […]
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Posted on 18 June 2017.
West Ham are trying to sign Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud, according to Sky sources.
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Posted on 15 June 2017.
Reports that West Ham are leading the chase to sign Manchester United defender Chris Smalling are wide of the mark yet again. The defender has two years to run on his current deal at Old Trafford but new reports claim Jose Mourinho is ready to sell the player if clubs can match his £15million valuation. […]
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Posted on 14 June 2017.
West Ham have confirmed a pre-season game against Manchester City in Iceland. Nine days ago we brought you the news quoting local Iceland sources but it has today been officially confirmed on WHUFC.com Slaven Bilic’s side will face City in Reykjavik on Friday 4th August, in what will be the first-ever match between two English Premier […]
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Posted on 14 June 2017.
Here is a new feature from hammers chat set to run for the duration of the summer where we talk with a few forum members and discuss specific West Ham issues. In our first episode Geo sits down with Tom and Mike to talk about what the future holds for our fringe players.
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Posted on 14 June 2017.
West Ham’s programme of three away games to open their new season will hold no fears for the players and manager. For the team showed last season they were a different proposition on the road than they were at the London Stadium where they will be hoping the season of adjustment translates into much better […]
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Posted on 14 June 2017.
Operators London Stadium 185 have released a statement for 160,000 concert goers attending the concert on Friday and Saturday. The statement reads: “Guests attending either night of Guns N’ Roses’ weekend of shows here at London Stadium on Friday and Saturday, we’d like to make you aware of additional safety measures that are now in place […]
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Posted on 13 June 2017.
Brentford winger Jota is in high demand this summer and West Ham United are among a trio of Premier League clubs interested in signing him, according to a report by West London Sport. Jota plays as an attacking midfielder, predominantly operating on the right wing and cutting in onto his favoured left foot. The Spaniard […]
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Posted on 12 June 2017.
Gonzo is back from holiday and getting amongst the fans again. And here in the latest edition of ‘Your Shout’ he has a chat about all the issues that matter to the supporters and invites them to share their views via mobile phone. In this video we have a couple of scathing reviews on the […]
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Posted on 12 June 2017.
Manchester City will let England goalkeeper Joe Hart go on loan to West Ham if a permanent deal away from the Etihad Stadium cannot be agreed.
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Posted on 12 June 2017.
Hammer Havard Nordtveit has told Norwegian website Dagbladet that he cannot rule out a return to Germany. He is quoted in Dagbladet as saying “Currently, I let the speculation lie. I still have four years left on my contract with West Ham. I relate to it and I’m getting ready to participate in preparations for the new season. […]
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Posted on 11 June 2017.
New reports that the Hammers are ready to launch a loan deal arrangement for Joe Hart are wide of the mark. The report claims that with Manchester City wanting the England keeper off the books, the Hammers are ready to launch a loan deal this term and pay the stopper’s £100k wages with a view […]
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