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West Ham are close to agreeing a deal to sell striker Nikica Jelavic to Chinese second division side Beijing Renhe.

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West Ham are confident they will have tied up deals for Dimi Payet, Chiek Kouyate and of course Manu Lanzini within the next month. The Hammers are 90 per cent down the road on Payet’s deal which doesn’t involve reported wages of £125k a week but is likely to include hefty annual signing on fees […]

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Ahead of the FA Cup replays, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats.

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Slaven Bilic has told Jurgen Klopp not to come back too quickly from his appendix operation after a speedy return left the West Ham manager hospitalised for three months.

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An unnamed Chinese club are prepared to pay £38m to sign West Ham midfielder Dimitri Payet, according to Sky sources.

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West Ham United have denied reports Dimitri Payet and his agent have demanded a new contract but confirmed talks are underway over a new deal.

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Dimi Payet has sent a brilliant tweet assuring the fans that he wants to stay at our club for many years. Fair play to West Ham and its media department it has moved quickly to quash rumours of unrest surrounding the player. After being hit by stories in the Fleet Street’s gutter press suggesting that […]

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Slaven Bilic has made it clear that landing an improved contract is entirely dependent on where he has led the club when May arrives! Talks – as reported by ClaretandHugh earlier this week – are underway with the boss but it certainly doesn’t appear to be the number one priority on his agenda. As has […]

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Midfielder Dimitri Payet is in contract talks with West Ham United, despite signing a five-year deal during the summer.

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West Ham have this morning issued an official statement on Dimitri Payet’s contractual situation revealing they are involved in “amicable and productive talks about an improvement and extension to his contract.” And they are saying that those talks were initiatted by themselves rather than giving way to any demands made by the player’s agents. The […]

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West Ham have confirmed they are in talks with midfielder Dimitri Payet over a new contract.

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Darren Randolph is ready for Liverpool – let’s hope he doesn’t have to be a hero again! A nice quiet night would be handy after his brilliance kept us in the hat for the next round after a superb performance at Anfield. And speaking to www. whufc.com the keeper said: “I hope we can get the job finished. […]

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Pay demands from Dimitri Payet’s agents dominate the headlines this morning after ClaretandHugh exclusively broke the news yesterday that the midfielder’s advisers wanted talks on a new deal. Theplayer signed a deal worth £68,000 plus £10,000 per appearance just eight months ago but our pal Darren Lewis over at The Mirror confirms what we told […]

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West Ham co-chairman David Gold has told Sky Sports that he expects the club to sell every single seat at the Olympic Stadium next season.

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Slaven Bilic admits West Ham may have to offer Dimitri Payet an improved contract to ensure they keep him at the club. The Irons paid Marseille £10.75m to sign the Frenchman last summer.

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The midfielder joined the club from Marseille in the summer and has since emerged as one of the finest playmakers in the country, scoring six goals and providing four assists

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The Reds boss says that his players will not shadow the Frenchman to the point of tracking his every move, but has acknowledged the talent the playmaker possesses

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Liverpool v west ham in Cup clashes don’t leave may happy mmories – 2006 remains particularly raw! I can remember being at the 1981 League Cup Final games, where yet again we payed above ourselves but again came up short. Howev, on a November night back in 1988 West Ham faced Liverpool in a league […]

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Leicester City defender Robert Huth has topped the Sky Sports Power Rankings after scoring two goals during the Foxes’ 3-1 win against Manchester City on Saturday.

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It was always going to kick off wasn’t it? Thankfully, however,the story  it was only in The Sun and repeated a little later by The Star. According to Flreet Street’s ‘not so finest,’ Chelsea and Manchester United are interested in Dimi Payet just as Man City were in Aaron Cresswell and Chelsea (again) were in […]

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Liverpool’s Daniel Sturridge, Philippe Coutinho and Divock Origi are all set to travel to West Ham for the replay. The Scousers have made plenty of team changes in previous rounds and boss Jurgen Klopp looks set shuffle the pack again. He said: “We haven’t decided on starting line up yet. Sturridge was fit enough to […]

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David Sullivan has sent a personal apology to fans hit by the telephone booking line chaos as they tried to buy tickets for the Liverpool FA Cup replay. ClaretandHugh brought various issues to him – notably that one person had spent nearly four hours on the phone and still hadn’t managed to buy a pair. […]

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West Ham have reacted to speculation that they are in negotiations with Dimi Payet over a new deal. It’s not true but as is the case whenever players make big starts to their careers with a new clubs, agents can start buzzing around as appears to be the case here. The rumours started over the […]

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Talks have started on giving Slaven Bilic a new five year deal. Is that as it should be or should the board wait to see what he achieves at the end of the season. ClaretandHugh Facebook forum members and site followers give their views   O Slaven should be rewarded, he has us heading in […]

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Enner Valencia tends to split opinion among Irons  fans. After suffering his share of injuries he has managed four goals and  goals and two assists in six games so are we convinced this is a 12 million player. ClaretandHugh’s Facebook forum members have been discussing the Ecuadorian international @https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ Here’s what they are saying: O […]

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West Ham have already started a preliminary round of talks with Slaven Bilic over a deal aimed at keeping him at the club for the next five years. However, as reported by ClaretandHugh towards the end of last week there will be improvements and escape clauses inserted against the possibility of things going pear-shaped! Although […]

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