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Speculation that Chelsea are set to launch a raid on Michail Antonio are not new and were they to it will not happen anyway! David Sullivan has already made it clear that a new contract is on the way at the end of the season after the player signed a new deal last July. There […]

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David Sullivan said his new year’s resolution was to further unite West Ham supporters with his board. Karren Brady repeated that promise today saying on her twitter account “Engaging with fans is a top priority and I am very grateful for your recent questions & the insights you have given me” The timing of an […]

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By Rich Sprent Eighteen games left with the ‘six pointer’ at home to Palace this Saturday as we sit with a disappointing twenty two points – amazingly seven points clear of the relegation zone.  I wrote previously  I expected the Irons to achieve twenty six points come January 3rd. Slav’s men are four short and […]

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Michy Batshuai is very much back on the Hammers radar. We reported last night that the Belgian striker is unhappy about the planned loan switch to Swansea and the Hammers have immediately been in touch with Chelsea. The player is keen on a move to the London Stadium and The Mirror’s Darren Lewis – with […]

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David Gold has told Twitter followers that he is recovering after being admitted to hospital. The co chairman missed the game against Manchester City and vice chairman Karren Brady then reported on Twitter he had  been admitted. But talking to a follower on Twitter who wished him well despite “differences” on occasions Gold replied: “Yes […]

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West Ham joint chairman David Gold has  questioned the resale value of Jermain Defoe. It has been suggested it would cost the Irons £15m to leave the Black Cats and that he may want a minimum two year contract to improve his 18 months at Sunderland. This would leave no resale value at the end […]

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Jermain Defoe appears to have found a novel way of suggesting a move back to West Ham may be very much on his mind. Wearing  huge smile in an Instagram pic the former Hammer and Sunderland front man posted an image of himself and a model of ET in the famous bicycle scene of the […]

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West Ham publish the official attendance and tickets sold after every game but the number is different to how many supporters actually turn up and go through turnstiles for matches. There have been visible gaps around the London Stadium all season which have had many asking  caused many to ask where the missing thousands are […]

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West Ham have yet to receive any formal offer from Roma for Sofiane Feghouli. The  winger has been heavily linked with a move to Italy over recent days with the manager Luciano Spalletti admitting he is on his wish list. He declared: “It is known that Feghouli is a player we would like.” However, West Ham […]

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Slaven Bilic has revealed that the Hammers “have to come back ” from the massive Manchester City defeat against Crystal Palace this weekend. And in his Monday column on the official website he says: ““The same players played really well a few days ago, with ten men. “We showed how we could defend as a […]

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West Ham have issues an official website statement following what the club claims is an incorrect and misleading article in a national newspaper today. The statement reads: “Following an incorrect and misleading article in a national newspaper today claiming that West Ham United are struggling to fill London Stadium, the Club would like to clarify the position […]

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ROMA coach Luciano Spalletti wants to sign Sofiane Feghouli. We reported last night that teh Italians were closing in on a deal with West Ham having agreed personal terms with the player’s agent. We understand the Serie A outfit are ready to offer around £12 million for the Algerian winger who has made minimum impact […]

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Gonzo comes under some serious questioning in this latest interview as he tries to explain the terrible hammering by Manchester City. His daughter – whom he has dubbed Gonzette – took hold of the mic to discover from the ‘old man’ what on earth went wrong with the team on Friday night. And from the […]

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Simone Zaza has agreed terms for a loan move to Valencia with €16m option to buy – a 9 million drop on the fee West Ham would have been required to find. According to reports in Spain and Italy, Zaza has given the nod to join the La Liga outfit. It’s another loan deal with […]

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Dimitri Payet is today back in France to make the ceremonial kick off between Lille and a side from his birthplace of Reunion Island – AS Excelsior The midfielder is being linked with moves to Marseilles and his former club Lille – who are in the middle of a takeover which will dramatically increase their […]

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Slaven Bilic has topped off his bitter disappointment at last night’s Manchestr City FA Cup humiliation by declaring: “We weren’t good enough.” A deeply dejected Bilic “Of course it’s a bad defeat for us. We started well but in the space of 15 minutes after the first goal, when we had the chance to equalise, […]

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Simone Zaza is tonight deciding whether to join Valencia after the club moved into complete a deal for the Hammers flop. ClaretandHugh was told a few minutes ago that the Spanish outfit are ready to take over the Italian’s loan from us with a view to a permanent deal should he play between 10-15 games […]

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Slaven Bilic, David Sullivan and Tony Henry now know the size of the problem – we need a colossal January transfer window. We need to bring in players full of confidence who can bring a new belief to a team which for all the recent League results remains desperately low on confidence. This was a […]

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Celtic value  former Fulham striker Moussa Dembele at £40m despite only signing him for a £500,000 compensation fee in the summer. Fulham were forced to share that compensation fee with his previous club PSG on a 50/50 basis. West Ham confirmed via their official insider they lodged a £20m bid a player in Scotland which is widely […]

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West Ham have more than doubled their offer for Jermain Defoe to £13million as they attempt to persuade Sunderland to sell claim the Daily Express this morning. Yesterday we confirmed the story that the Hammers have asked Sunderland at what price they will sell striker Jermain Defoe. The jump from a £6m bid to a £13m […]

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Exclusive West Ham are prepared to write off £4 million on flop players in the transfer market should they receive no offers for the not so fab four! The club hopes that offers to take on Simone Zaza or Jonathon Calleri will save them a total write-off but it was made clear to ClaretandHugh this […]

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We’ll be going live to discuss all the latest transfer talk and in particular the striker situation. Click on the link below to watch the show live on Claret and Hugh where we’ll be researching the latest strikers linked with West Ham. . . . . .  well maybe not all of them but I’m […]

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Jermain Defoe’s former Spurs team-mate Jermain Jenas reckons the 34 year old Sunderland striker wants to return to West Ham. Speaking to the BBC Jenas said: “Somewhere within him he’s probably got that urge to put some wrongs right at West Ham because of the way he left. “And, if we’re honest, if you’re looking […]

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Asked whether Enner Valencia could return to West Ham during the January transfer window Slaven Bilic dismissed the suggestion by saying “No, we didn’t think about it!” The Liverpool Echo claimed yesterday that Valencia could make a surprise return to his parent club West Ham during January. After failing to start a single Premier League […]

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Slaven Bilic says he is a fan of both Jermain Defoe and Scott Hogan but refused discuss whether bids had been made. During this morning’s press conference he told reporters about transfer speculation “We are not going to discuss the players that are not ours at the moment,” “The chairman is trying really hard to get […]

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There is confusion among London Stadium  stewards what food and drink can be bought into the ground on West Ham match days. The stadium operators own website says in its permitted items section that food and fruit for personal consumption is allowed and plastic bottles (sealed) and thermoses (no alcohol) are also permitted. On Monday […]

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