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West Ham is interested in recruiting Malaga sporting director Mario Husillos as their replacement Head of Recruitment according to a report in the Daily Mail. Pellegrini and the Argentine worked well together at Malaga before the 64-year-old arrived at Manchester City in 2013. Husillos’ future at Malaga is said to be unclear following the club’s relegation […]

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(1) In his playing days Pellegrini was a genuine one-club man, spending his entire career playing as a defender for Universidad de Chile between 1973 and 1986. Pellegrini’s decision to retire from playing football came after he tried to clear a high ball inside his own box, but was out-jumped by a 17-year-old player from […]

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Former Manchester United player Adrian Janujaz has revealed why he believes David Moyes has struggled at Premier League level after playing for him at Sunderland. And in so doing he seems to have identified all the issues that Javier Hernandez has struggled with at West Ham.” Moyes preceded his short Hammers spell as boss at […]

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Bookmakers are no longer taking bets on the next permanent West Ham manager.  Manuel Pellegrini was the odds-on favourite at 1/5 yesterday but Bookies have closed their markets today considering it almost a done deal. Hebei China Fortune announced today that Pellegrini will cease to be their manager from midnight tonight. His team won 2-1 in his […]

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James Collins has been released by West Ham United and fans are calling for a testimonial to be held at London Stadium in honour of his contribution to the club.

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West Ham has an obligation to send the Premier League a list of out of contract players by Saturday 19th May. A club insider has confirmed to Claret and Hugh this morning that James Collins did receive an email from club secretary Andy Pincher on Tuesday informing him his West Ham contract had ended and he was […]

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Manuel Pellegrini is expected to take the first available flight out of China today following his team Hebei China Fortune’s final game against Chonqing Lifan before a seasonal break (kick off 12.35). The timing of the Hammers move for the former Manchester City boss looks perfect given the break with the campaign kicking off again on […]

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Rumours have resurfaced in recent days that Manuel Lanzini is Liverpool bound for £50m this summer, some recent social media rumours even suggested he had packed his West Ham bags, said his goodbyes and would be joining the Merseyside team this week. Club insiders have dismissed these stories as recycled wild media speculation and say no formal […]

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Reports have resurfaced today that Crystal Palace are planning to make a move for West Ham winger Michail Antonio over the Summer even though he remains injured. Palace are said to be willing to cash in on Wilfred Zaha getting up to £50m from Liverpool and would then move for Antonio who the London rivals greatly […]

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West Ham’s head of Fitness Nick Davies has left West Ham, less than six months after being appointed. Davies left Norwich last June, following four years at the club to help improve the squad fitness. He had previously been Head of Sports Science at Charlton and Birmingham and also served the Hammers during a previous spell […]

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Talksport presenter Georgie Bingham claims this morning that West Ham defender James Collins was dumped by the club via email following the end of his contract quoting his source as Tony Cascarino. Bingham claimed “Cas has it on good authority that not only has James Collins been released by West Ham after 11 years without […]

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That Manuel Pellegrini is on his way to London and expected to arrive on Monday for an interview at West Ham United is massive and for the first time in months I’m excited. There is no doubt  that the former Manchester City boss – and architect of same of the most beautiful football you could […]

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If Manuel Pellegrini is appointed as West Ham manager next week his first signing could well be his old player Yaya Toure.  The Chilean manager is expected to land in London on Monday for talks with the Hammers with a possible announcement on or before Wednesday. Toure previously put his stamp on Man City’s 2013/14 […]

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Silvano Martina points out that his illustrious client has always really admired Hammers fans, with the veteran goalkeeper having previously written about their ‘extraordinary energy’ in his book.

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The former Manchester City manager is set to meet with David Sullivan in the coming days and the club hopes to make an appointment soon

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    By CandH’s Allen Cummings     So at least one decision has been made. It won’t be David Moyes we’ll be looking to, to take us forward to that often quoted “Next Level”. An over-used cliche so many seem ready to throw out there on a regular basis. But whether it’s likely to […]

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Which players could leave your club for free this summer? We list every club’s out-of-contract stars…

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Paulo Fonseca, who was interviewed for the West Ham manager’s job on Monday evening, has signed a new two-year contract at Shakhtar Donetsk. Shakhtar officially announced on Thursday night that the 45-year-old had committed his future to the club. Shakhtar president Rinat Akhmetov said on the club website: “Paulo Fonseca is at Shakhtar and I’m delighted […]

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Having played in nine of England’s World Cup qualifiers, the Manchester City goalkeeper is “gutted” to have been left out by Gareth Southgate

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Shakhtar made the announcement on Thursday night that the 45-year-old had committed his future to them, and have revealed pictures of their manager signing his new contract.

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West Ham are making progress in getting Manual Pellegrini in front of David Sullivan for an interview to become the next West Ham manager. But the former Manchester City boss is currently still in China although it looks likely he will be arriving in England to consider the possibility of taking over at the London […]

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Fresh reports have emerged out of Chile overnight that Manuel Pellegrini could be announced as the next West Ham manager on Monday. Pellegrini has been in charge of Chinese Super League outfit Hebei China Fortune for the past two years, failing to achieve similar success to his time at Manchester City at the Etihad. However, according to Chilean […]

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West Ham are tonight as reported as being ready to make a formal approach for Rafael Benítez. According to The Guardian we are now giving serious consideration to triggering the £6m release clause in the Spaniard’s Newcastle contract. The report follows David Sullivan’s official website statement claiming the club would have a PL and European experienced […]

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So the guessing game on who will become the new Hammers boss reached new levels this evening when David Sullivan announcing the Board are extremely confident of appointing a high-calibre first-team manager, who has a proven record both in the Premier League and European football. There’s a few candidates if we are to believe that and […]

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West Ham United have reportedly identified Marco Silva as a potential replacement for David Moyes, who was relieved of his duties yesterday.

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ITV and BBC Sports presenter & journalist Jacqui Oatley is one of a number media people to criticise the West Ham board after yesterday’s statement confirming the departure of David Moyes. The Women in Football ambassador said:  “Everything I hear from people who work at West Ham (or have left) is that it’s “carnage”. Referring to […]

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