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Earlier this week Sky Sports reported that Michail Antonio, Cheik Kouyate and Pedro Obiang could find they themselves sold this summer as West Ham attempt to balance the books as they bring in new signings.  The link with all three is their agent Will Salthouse CEO from agency Unique Sports Management. It was Salthouse who […]

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West Ham will face French Ligue Un side Angers SCO in the second of their pre-season fixtures in in their Austrian tour this summer. Manuel Pellegrini’s men will take on Les Scoïstes on Friday 3rd August at 6.30pm CEST (5.30pm BST) at the Das.Goldberg-Stadion in Grödig. The Hammers’ clash with Angers will follow on from their Betway Cup […]

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West Ham is expected to announce the signing of Corinthians centre-back Fabian Balbuena within the next 48 hours. The 26-year-old is understood to have travelled to London to complete a medical and will be confirmed subject to international clearance and a work permit appeal. The Hammers have met the 26-year-old defender’s release clause reported to be […]

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Manuel Pelegrini us delighted to have captured Jack Wilshere on a free signing from Arsenal and today officially welcomed him to the Hammers squad. The 26 year old midfielder is seen as a replacement for Manu Lanzini initially but once the Argentinian is recovered from injury there should be no reason why both players can’t […]

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Andy Carroll claims he is delighted to be experiencing the toughest of training regimes as he warms up for the new season. AC captained the Hammers as they went down to a 3-2 defeat against Winterthur and said: “Obviously we came out here to win but, at the end of the day, it’s 45 minutes […]

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West Ham spending is set to top £100m this summer but outbound sales are still likely to bring that down to net spend of around £75m. The Hammers spent £22m on Issa Diop, £7m on Łukasz Fabianski, £10m of signing on and agent fees for free agents Ryan Fredericks and Jack Wilshere. It appears Andriy Yarmolenko […]

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Academy player Reece Burke days at West Ham appear to be numbered as nears a permanent exit to Hull City this summer. It was reported on Sunday night that Frank Lampard’s Derby were ready to hijack Hull’s bid to sign the 21-year-old centre back in a £1.5m deal Burke has made 15 appearances for the Hammers […]

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Jack Wilshere posted a photo of himself on social media in his old West Ham shirt tonight to show his West Ham family links. Wilshere told WHUFC.com “When I think of my childhood, I think of West Ham, I think of the shirts I had, the players I had on the back. I had a shirt […]

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It comes as no big surprise to hear that the Hammers are apparently getting closer to sealing a deal for Felipe Anderson as his was the name at the top of Maneul Pellegrini’s list when he walked into the West Ham job. The negotiating process has and remains painful as Lazio play a desperate hardball […]

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Well this truly is turning into one hell of a summer for the Irons. Amazing what can happen when everybody is employed in the right job without any interference from above isn’t it? Suddenly, the earth is moving under West Ham United as David Sullivan passes on all the deals onto Mario Husillos and Manuel […]

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West Ham’s summer revolution was continuing tonight with news that Michail Antoinio Pedro Obiang and Cheik Kouyate could all soon be on their way from the club. The Felipe Anderson switch from Lazio is still very much on as we reported here last night whilst Borussia Dortmund right winger Andriy Yarmelenko is understood to have […]

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West Ham have officially confirmed the signing of Jack Wilshere on a three-year contract thought to be £100,000 per week. The 26-year-old finally put pen-to-paper with the Hammers on Monday and will fly out to Switzerland to link up with Manuel Pellegrini’s squad at their pre-season training camp in Bad Ragaz. “It feels good, it […]

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With events apparently speeding up in the Hammers summer window here’s our weekly look at the state of play on the current transfer activity.   Jack Wilshere has passed a medical and is expected to sign later today and hopefully on his way to Switzerland by this evening.     South American central defende and […]

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French Football journalist Nabil Djellit claims Nice midfielder Jean Michael Seri is currently in London, amid links with a number of Premier League clubs. West Ham, Chelsea and Arsenal have all been linked with the 26-year-old who scored 7 goals and made 9 assists last season catching the eye of some of Europe’s biggest sides […]

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Jack Wilshere is expected to put pen to paper on his three year deal tomorrow (Mon). We understand that he has passed through an exhaustive medical and that the former Arsenal and England midfielder will become a Hammer within 24 hours. However, he will have no time to hang around as Manuel Pellegrini wants his […]

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Manuel Pellegrini has told his squad that week of intense work awaits them after what he described as “a useful game” against Winterthur this afternoon (Sun). But he added: ““I hope that, next week, or before we finish July, the fans of West Ham will have good news. We are trying to build a strong squad […]

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West Ham currently have four deals active and whilst the club remains tight lipped on names most are currently in the public domain. The club are trying hard to keep the lid on each of them as they attempt a new “stay silent ” policy but as is always the case it seems their targets […]

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Brazilain club Corinthians have confirmed that West Ham have activated Fabián Balbuena’s release clause thought to be £4m and the centre-back will now undergo have a medical with the Hammers. The club released a statement saying “The Sport Club Corinthians Paulista informs that it received a proposal from West Ham United, of England for player […]

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Jack Wilshere is expected to be unveiled as a Hammer in the next 48 hours. The 26-year-old underwent a comprehensive medical examination and scans on Friday with no known problems. He later secretly visited the London Stadium to get the media publicity shots and video recorded of him holding a West Ham shirt. The contract is […]

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Manuel Pellegrini made an immediate pledge when he arrived at the club after meeting Academy chief Terry Westley.   He promised that no young player would be sent out on loan until he had seen them in action and added that he wanted the youngsters much more involved with the first team squad. Sometimes new […]

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Manuel Pellegrini will continue holding talks with the Hammers squad over the next few days about their attitude towards a Dimitri Payet return to the club but the prospect is becoming less and less likely. The Hammers undoubtedly have the chance to clinch some sort of deal for the 31 year old but with opinion […]

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Jack Wilshere was interviewed about how he supported West Ham as a boy earlier this week. He was watching England v Colombia with 400 supporters last Tuesday in the William Hill Arms as part of a promotional event Wilshere told the Sportsman: “I think I must have been about six or seven, my whole family were […]

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West Ham have a list of four foreign midfielders they are looking at as they bid to find extra power in that area of the team. But Manu Pellegrini is unsure about ringing in the Paraguay defender Fabián Balbuena from Brazilian outfit Corinthians. The player was recommended to Mario Husillos by a South American agent and […]

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Jack Wilshere was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire and lived in nearby Hitchin, where he grew up and captained his school team. He captained The Priory School football team to County Cup and District Cup glory from Year 7 through to Year 10, and also added the Under 15s National Cup to his list in Year 8. Wilshere joined the Arsenal Academy in […]

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  Regular CandH blogger Allen Cummings introduced us to his Hammers mate ‘Vinny’ a couple of weeks back who was worried about the way Mr Pellegrini is handling things at the moment. Vinny is in Benidorm while the boss and lads are in Switzerland and remains an extremely worried man. READ ON!   I’ve been keeping […]

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West Ham United will kick-off the 2018/19 season one day later after the away trip to Liverpool was moved to Sunday 12 August with a 1.30pm kick-off. The Hammers’ trip to Anfield will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in one of four fixture changes for Manuel Pellegrini’s side across August and September. West Ham’s second away […]

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