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We are still waiting for the final answer on William Carvalho but the Hammers remain confident that a deal can be done. The game of brinkmanship has been going on for weeks with Sporting Lisbon wanting approaching 40 million euros. So far the Hammers have offered 32 million plus extras. It’s entirely possible this could […]

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West Ham new boy  Sead Haksabanovic has his eyes on a first team place ….and as soon as possible. The 3 million euros signing was in great form during his first appearance against Swindon Town in the Checkatrade Trophy and said: “It felt good to be on the pitch in a West Ham shirt for the first […]

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London Stadium seating contractors Project 7 construction have published a video to show how the lower tier seats move from football mode to music concert mode. The video shows seven rows of seats removed from the East stand before the West stand is pushed back section by section on air skates. The north and south lower stands […]

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David Gold finds himself in “personal” approval with the Premier League’s proposal that the summer transfer window should close on the opening day of the new season. The issue has been put on the agenda for the next meeting of Premier League chairmen on September 7 and sources close to the negotiations are confident that […]

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West Ham goalkeeper Joe Hart has got some new ink and it’s very similar to Paulo Dybala’s. Hart becomes the latest footballer to bear an armband tattoo with 6 others having similar.

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Villarreal have confirmed the signing of former West Ham transfer target Carlos Bacca from AC Milan on loan for the season with a view to a permanent move. Villarreal have the option to sign the player next summer for a knockdown price of €15.5 million (£14.1m), with the initial loan costing the La Liga outfit €2.5m (£2.2m). Bacca’s […]

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West Ham sent scouts to Portugal on Monday night to watch Benicia’s Raul Jimenez claims Portuguese media outlet www.ojogo.pt today. They claim foreign scouts from Manchester United, Spurs, Aston Villa, Montpellier and Anderlecht were also present. From Portugal, FC Porto, Sporting, Aves, Tondela, V. Setúbal and Rio Ave sent scouts to watch Benfica beat Chaves 1-0. […]

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West Ham are today playing a  waiting game as Sporting Lisbon consider their latest offer from William Carvahlo. The Portuguese club have been regularly moving the goal posts throughout negotiations and the Irons have laid down the law saying they have made their final offer.. The Hammers have twice believed the deal is about to […]

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West Ham hospitality restaurants Arnold Hills, The Royal East, and the Great Briton suites in London Stadium; have all been selected by industry experts for prestigious international awards. Portview Fit-Out designed and created the suites. The Restaurant & Bar Design Awards is a globally recognised competition dedicated to the design of food and beverage spaces. This […]

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London Stadium owners E20 Stadium say their agreement with West Ham does not require draught beer to be provided. The concessionaire agreement with the Hammers has a comparable club clause which is defined as leading football clubs with London as their registered home address which has a capacity at their home ground of more than, 40,000. […]

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Work is now underway to convert the London Stadium back to football mode following the completion of 2017 IAAF World Championships on Sunday. Stadium owners E20 Stadium LLP are contractually obliged under the contract with West Ham to return the stadium to football mode by August 25. E20 Stadium say: “All four of the stadium’s stands […]

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West Ham still haven’t reached agreement with Stadium owners E20 Stadium LLP to increase the football capacity to 60,000 or 66,000. ClaretandHugh understands no formal request has been made by operators London Stadium 185 to increase the London Stadium football capacity to 60,000 for this season. Operators LS185 will need to make a formal request to […]

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Leroy Rosenior has repeated his belief that Mark Noble’s day is done as a regular first teamer. The former Hammer – and big pal of Claretandhugh – has made it clear in the past on this site that he reckons the captain can now longer expect automatic selection. And he has again declared that Noble’s […]

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Trott – Not called upon for anything spectacular but solid when needed to be and great save at end to keep 3-2. 8 Pike – Fairly solid throughout, probably our best defender of the four. 6 Akinola – Couldn’t defend crosses, specially aerially but good playing the ball out from the back. 5 Pask – […]

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By Jack Lebeau Follow Jack on Twitter @JackLebeau66  West Ham U23s overcame an awful performance from the referee to beat League Two side Swindon 3-2 in the Checkatrade Trophy  at the County Ground last night. Goals from Samuelsen, Makasi and Kemp for West Ham settled the tie deservedly in West Ham’s favour with the Norwegian grabbing […]

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West Ham United sold Sofiane Feghouli to Galatasaray yesterday and another winger could be about to follow him out of the exit door at The London Stadium. According to a report by The London Evening Standard, Robert Snodgrass is a strong candidate to face the axe before the summer transfer window shuts in just over […]

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Sporting CP Manager Jorge Jesus claims he is the dark about William Carvalho’s proposed move to West Ham.  Speaking a pre-match press conference this afternoon he was asked whether Carvalho would leave Sporting Lisbon to join West Ham. He replied: “I do not know how to respond, because either you journalists know more than I do […]

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West Ham are still negotiating with Sporting Lisbon for William Cavahlo despite media reports that they are ready to turn to  Porto midfielder Danilo Pereira. The Mirror is claiming the Irons are becoming frustrated with the Carvalho saga although that is not CandH’s  understanding as negoiations continue. Talks were put on hold today with Sporting facing […]

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Galatasaray paid West Ham €4.25m for the permanent transfer of Sofiane Feghouli which converts to around £3.86m it has been officially revealed today. Feghouli has put pen-to-paper on a five-year contract with the Turkish giants who are paying him €3.85 million in wages per year earning him just over £67,000 per week. He will earn an additional €75,000 (£68,000) […]

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Winston Reid is expecting much better from the Irons at Southampton but admits that the team still has to learn from its mistakes. It’s a mantra we have heard for so long so if it’s starting to wear a wee bit thin I hope the big fella at the back may understand . That the […]

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West Ham are hoping to secure the club record signing of William Carvalho, for a fee of up to £36million, by the end of this week says Jason Burt in the Telegraph following yesterday’s departure of Sofiane Feghouli to Galatasaray. As previously reported by Claret and Hugh No fee has yet been agreed but sources close […]

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West Ham are likely to get an away allocation of 1,100 for the 7,000 capacity LCI Rail Stadium in the second round tie with Cheltenham Town in the league cup. Away supporters will be given the Hazlewoods Stand which houses 1,100 supporters. Tickets went on sale yesterday to home supporters who will pay £16 for adult terraces […]

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West Ham finally officially confirmed that Sofiane Feghouli has joined Galatasaray on a permanent basis for an undisclosed fee believed to be £4m. The Algeria winger moves to the Turkish Super Lig club after a single season in Claret and Blue, having joined the Hammers from Spanish side Valencia in summer 2016. Feghouli totalled 27 […]

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There were crazy scenes as Sofiane Feghouli was mobbed by hundreds of Galatasaray fans when he arrived at Istanbul airport yesterday. Galatasaray have since officially confirmed they remain in negotiations with West Ham for Feghouli’s permanent transfer. On their official twitter, they said “We announced we’ve started negotiations for the transfer of Sofiane Feghouli to […]

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West Ham’s Carabao Cup second round tie against Cheltenham Town has been selected for live broadcast by Sky Sports. The Hammers will travel to the LCI Stadium for a 7.45pm kick-off on Wednesday 23rd August. As the London Stadium will still be in athletics mode on 23rd August the Hammers have given special dispensation by the […]

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The Premier League is back, and while the opening weekend saw many familiar faces returning on the scene, there were many new players on show to light up the opening weekend.

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