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West Ham are no closer to signing Felipe Anderson despite reports in the Italian press that we are close to agreeing terms. Lazio are remaining insistent that only £40 million will get him – possibly with add ons – and the Hammers aren’t having that. Lazio have their own financial problems – and with no […]

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Italian and Spanish reports say that the Felipe Anderson deal is almost done again adding it is only a matter of time before he is announced as a Hammer. Gazzetta.IT says “West Ham and Lazio have finally reached an agreement for Brazilian playmaker Felipe Anderson. The Hammers have agreed to pay €40m for him including […]

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Former Hammers favourite Stan Lazarides reckons it’s vital  Chicharito is given a chance to prove himself under Manuel Pellegrini over the 2018/19 season. Little Pea is having a magnificent World Cup at the moment having scored twice in the opening games as Mexico have maintained their 100 per cent record. Speaking to  Goal, the Aussie said: […]

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David Sullivan will meet with London Stadium bosses towards the end of summer in a major bid to sort out the issues that have caused bitterness between the two sides during last season. The co chairman and the E20 bosses will met after the holiday season after all attempts to “get together” have failed apart […]

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Chicharito grabbed his 50th international goal to help Mexico maintain their perfect World Cup start this afternoon (Sat)  The Mexicans beat South Korea 2-1 to make it two wins from two in Group F and take a big stride towards the second round. Mexico were the better and more dominant team throughout with former Arsenal man Carlos […]

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Jack Wilshere seems determined to stay in the capital if possible after announcing his end to his Arsenal career. The Hammers have been predictably linked with an interest in the free agent who supported the Hammers as a boy.  Wilshere is said to earn £130,000 per week at the North London club and reportedly turned down an […]

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Sam Byram has predictably been linked with a move back to his former club Leeds as he has dropped drop the pecking order at the right back position after the signing of Ryan Fredericks to join Pablo Zabaleta ahead Byram. The defender left Elland Road in 2016 to seal a move to West Ham for a […]

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Reports that West Ham had a new bid for Fulham’s captain Tom Cairney have been described as recycled at best and fabricated at worst.  The Hammers long-term transfer target was scouted under both Slaven Bilic and David Moyes and two bids reportedly worth £15m and £18m were rejected last January by Fulham. Intermediaries enquired again at […]

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The new manager and his team have their first face to face meeting with the board since the summer break on Monday with several questions needing to be addressed. Manuel Pellegrini and Director of Football Mario Husillos head for ‘Sullivan Mansions’ knowing that they will need to act quickly on several fronts as June heads […]

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By David Gates When the 23-man squads were announced ahead of the World Cup, four Hammers were called up by their national teams: Javier Hernandez for Mexico, Manuel Lanzini for Argentina, Joao Mario for Portugal and Cheikhou Kouyate for Senegal. Unfortunately, Manu Lanzini has sustained a knee injury, so he is out of the tournament. […]

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David Sullivan is tonight reported as being ready to step up into what is described as an “impasse”  surrounding London Stadium. The BBC are reporting that Sadiq Khan said he wanted to make the stadium financially viable over the term of West Ham’s 99-year lease. And they add that it’s projected London Stadium will lose £140m […]

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Reports claim West Ham have joined the chase for Croatia’s World Cup hero Domagoj Vida who helped demolished Argentina 3-0. Besiktas president Fikret Orman is looking to get at least €15m for the player and he’s happy to wait until after the end of the World Cup as he’s hoping Vida’s impressive form could increase his value. […]

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West Ham say they are working closely in partnership with Barratt London to develop future plans for the Memorial Garden, situated close to the Boleyn Ground site. A statement on WHUFC.com says “Hammers fans from all across the country regularly visit the Memorial Garden on Green Street to pay respects to their loved ones, whose […]

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West Ham have made an enquiry for Sevilla attacking midfielder Joaquin Correa according to reports. The 23-year-old played just 21 minutes in the Spanish club’s final four matches of the campaign under interim Coach Joaquin Caparros, who is now the Director of Football. Estadio Deportivo cite a report in Tuttomercatoweb which confirms the player’s change […]

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A £10m guarantee has been made available to ensure suppliers to the loss-making London Stadium get paid. Under the deal, approved by the Mayor of London, the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) will underwrite planned upgrades. City Hall said the deal was needed to “provide assurance” to suppliers of services such as stewarding and cleaning […]

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West Ham paid a club record transfer fee £22m plus a further £4.4m of add-ons for 21-year old Centre back Issa Diop this week. Up to this week, Angelo Ogbonna was the record signing in the centre back role costing £9.6m from Juventus in 2015. The second highest transfer was Jose Fonte from Southampton for £8m […]

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West Ham will need to pay back £25m  next month that it borrowed in loans from Media Rights and Funding last August. The latest published financial accounts confirm the club borrowed £6m on 15th August later borrowing a further £19m 3 days later on 18th August. The money borrowed was secured against the training grounds […]

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West Ham are looking to spend over £100m this summer in transfers but will look to bring £30m back in outbound sales to balance the books. The Hammers have invested over £40m so far in transfer, signing on and agent fees on Ryan Fredericks, Issa Diop and  Lukasz Fabianski but will look to spend in excess […]

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I find there is often an easy way of killing all thoughts that a West Ham player may be on his way from the club! A smile crossed my face this morning when reading of the Declan Rice transfer talk before immediately spotting the name of a club to which he was linked. In fact […]

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West Ham this morning laughed off speculation that Bournemouth and Crystal Palace are “mulling bids” for Declan Rice. The story appears  (yes, you’ve guessed it) in The Sun and although while it is true the Irons have yet to settle the player’s contract, talks will get underway again on Manuel Pellegrini’s return. The story in […]

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The signing of Ryan Fredericks on a free transfer carries on a tradition of not investing heavily in the right back position although it could be argued Fredericks combined £4m signing on and agent fee makes him a record investment in that department. The official transfer club record for the right-back role is held by Sam […]

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So far so good! Not many – wherever they find themselves in attitude towards the board – would argue that there’s been much wrong with the way business has been done so far this summer. However, there’s a way to go before anybody should start going over the top about what sort of season lies […]

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Lukasz Fabianski is the club’s record signing for a goalkeeper at £7m. In fact, West Ham has traditionally relied on free transfers, loans and Academy youth products when it comes to their goalkeepers throughout their history. Before yesterday David James held the transfer record for a West Ham keeper at £3.5m when he joined from Aston Villa […]

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Fiorentina are planning a second bid West Ham midfielder Pedro Obiang after seeing their first offer rejected, a report by Football Insider claims Fiorentina are reported to be keen to bring the former Sampdoria star back to Serie A ahead of next season and have already seen one bid turned down by West Ham this summer. The […]

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Marko Arnautovic’s agent Danijel Arnautovic has been spotted in Italy allegedly meeting with Inter Milan management. A photo was posted just before midnight last night by Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio. Danijel Arnautovic is Marko’s brother and agent and he runs Arna Sports Management whose only client is Arnie. The report accompanying the photo says […]

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West Ham still plans to buy three to five more players after officially announcing their third signing of the Summer transfer window this morning. Claret and Hugh have learned this morning there are some doubts whether Alfie Mawson and Felipe Anderson will join West Ham. But the recruitment team are still working hard on multiple targets following the […]

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