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West Ham are this morning being reported as ready to to make a new bid for Robert Snodgrass with Ashley Fletcher thrown in as bait! According to the Sunday Mirror’s Steve Stammers who is a long term fan with good links to the club the new offer would see £2 million on offer for the […]

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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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Slaven Bilic’s future as West Ham boss again looks to be very much under scrutiny following the horrible defeat by Manchester City. The board has gone public in revealing it’s confusion over our form with David Sullivan declaring in his “From the Boardroom ” column: “We haven’t lost any key or influential players since last […]

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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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The future of West Ham fitness coach Miljenko Rak is again coming under the microscope following the team’s collapse after half an hour of last night’s game against Manchester City. Some have suggested that the team threw in the towel but the talk inside the club this morning is again over the role of the the […]

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West Ham’s famous Insider has found himself exiled to the cold outside. The official website has been featuring news and gossip from the thinly disguised  source who yesterday made some interesting revelations in what was turned out to be his last appearance. Among the information he shared with fans was that a £20 million bid […]

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West Ham are ready to allow goalkeeper Adrian to move this summer if they get the right offer for the Spanish stopper. Sources inside the London Stadium have confirmed  to ClaretandHugh that a new top line keeper is very much on their agenda and with Adrian’s contract due to end in six months they will not […]

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Hammer and Ghana deputy captain Andre Ayew is a subject of £202,000-a week wage deal from Al Ain with the UAE top-flight side keen on tempting West Ham with a  £20.2m to grab the player who they signed in the summer for £20.5m. According to reports, the Arabian Gulf League side, coached by Croatian tactician Zlatko […]

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Yesterday Slaven Bilic appeared frustrated after name and name was bounced off him by journalists in his pre-match press conference ahead of tonight’s FA cup match against Manchester City. Asked about Dembele he snapped “Don’t give me names. I know it’s the transfer window and it’s an interesting time for the media and the club […]

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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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West Ham have bid £20m for Celtic star Moussa Dembele . The Frenchman has been linked with a big money move away from the Hoops after netting 19 goals in 36 games for Brendan Rodgers’ side. Celtic have already stated he is not for sale in January. Dembele became the first player to score a […]

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The club’s official insider is back on WHUFC.com to set the transfer rumours straight. The mystery man starts: “The Board and the manager have made no secret of their desire to strengthen the squad this month. My understanding is that the Board are committed to giving the Club the best-possible chance of achieving that target, […]

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West Ham have hired a former BBC multimedia sports news editor Paul Cox as their new head of corporate communications. Cox was head of communications at UK Sport for the five last years, the agency that funds sport across the UK for Olympics and Paralympics. Before that he spent  nearly 13 years with the BBC as a […]

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Slaven Bilic says Jonathan Calleri is not guaranteed to leave West Ham in January. Asked by a reporter at this morning’s press conference whether Calleri has played his last game in Hammers shirt Bilic replied: “Not necessarily, No, Calleri has a different contract, both of the players are on loan for season but with Calleri […]

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Slaven Bilic has confirmed Simone Zaza has played his last game for the Hammers saying his West Ham story is over. Speaking to reporters at this morning’s press conference Slave said “Zaza came to us when we wanted him, he wanted to come here, maybe his wish was to stay in Italy or whatever but […]

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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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Sunderland clearly don’t want to let Jermain Defoe leave the Stadium of Light but that is far from the end of the story. ClaretandHugh understands the Hammers are ready to go to £7 million before turning their full attention to Brentford’s Scott Hogan despite talk of a £10 million bid having already been lodged. Sunderland […]

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West Ham Vice Chairman Karren Brady seems to have changed tactics and is engaging with fans on twitter in an attempt to win them over in a new charm offensive. Answering supporters questions on twitter Brady first set the record straight on the London Stadium naming rights. “These rights are not ours to sell as […]

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Watford have shown their hand on a striker watched by West Ham for weeks by bidding £8 million for Brentford’s Scott Hogan. The Hornets interest has been well known for some weeks but the Irons have the 24 year old very much on their radar should a bid for Jermain Defoe fail. The Bees are […]

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West Ham target Carlos Bacca has multiple offers from clubs in China, according to the Italian media. It is claimed the striker could leave the San Siro during the January transfer window. The Hammers are expected to come back in for Bacca now the transfer window is open again but, according to Tuttosport, they face competition […]

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The Liverpool Echo claim today that Enner Valencia could make a surprise return to his parent club West Ham during January. After failing to start a single Premier League match before December. Valencia started back to back matches against Arsenal and Liverpool before Christmas, he started against Hull on December 30th and stepped off the […]

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There are people in this world who believe the opening of the transfer window is similar to rubbing a magic lantern and watching a genie appear ready to supply everything required on our wish list. Frankly I gave up on pantomime nonsense when I was about 12 – hoping for the best and fearing the […]

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The Football Association has appointed Michel Oliver to officiate this Friday night’s FA Cup Third Round tie between West Ham  and Manchester City. Born in Ashington, Northumberland the self-confessed Newcastle United fan Oliver was introduced to refereeing by his father, Clive, at the age of 14. He quickly progressed through the ranks and was promoted […]

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