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With spending expected to go through the roof among Premier League clubs this summer we should see some new club transfer records. But can you remember each club’s record transfer fee?

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When Slaven Bilic signed for West Ham in June 2015 on a three-year contract, excitement was high at the club. The former Croatia boss had been linked with a number of big sides in Europe so for the Hammers to secure his services was seen by many as a coup. He took us to seventh […]

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West Ham is on target to exceed an eighty percent renewal rate a source close to the club have told Claret and Hugh.  Premier League clubs work on an 80/20 rule where eighty percent of current season ticket holder renew each season. However, we have been told the club are on target to exceed this […]

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West Ham have accepted there is little chance of the club being able to move Andy Carroll on this summer whilst they have no alternative but to hope Diafra Sakho can truly get himself fit. The club is frustrated at having two front men on their books who cost over £100k together in wages who […]

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Joint-chairman David Sullivan and his son Dave Jnr are thrilled to be in a position to help homeless hero Stephen Jones. It is now well documented they have found Steve, who was sleeping rough near Manchester Arena when a bomb went off at a concert being given by American singer Ariana Grande on Monday evening. […]

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Slaven Bilic headed straight out of yesterday’s two and a half hour review of the season meeting at Sullivan Towers and into a hospital bed. With his position in absolutely no danger, the manager was able to relax as the meeting centred on the need for a striker or two plus a right back before […]

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A recent freedom of information has revealed that West Ham pays a fraction of the £2.3m business rates for the London Stadium. The FOI response said  “West Ham’s usage fee under the concession agreement does not cover business rates, however the Underleases between E20 and West Ham for West Ham’s leased areas state that West […]

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The 2016/17 Premier League season is over, but how much do you remember about the last 10 months of rollercoaster action?

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Carroll will not be at Turf Moor as West Ham bid to end a difficult season on a high and has managed only 22 games in all competitions. That’s nothing new for the former Newcastle striker.

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David Gold remains unapologetic in claiming the huge difficulties facing teenagers looking to break into Premier League first teams. And explaining a tweet in which he made the point, he added: “Chelsea won the league without a teenager making even a minute’s appearance. It really doesn’t and shouldn’t happen when you have seasoned internationals in […]

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The Hammers are famed for having orchestrated the successful careers of the likes of Rio Ferdinand, Frank Lampard and Joe Cole but Slaven Bilic gone for experience over youth this season.

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Slaven Bilic insists the Hammers have their summer targets sorted and are working on them. Speaking about his plans to improve the squad he claimed more quality was needed in certain position but that further squad players weren’t a priority. He said: ““We don’t need squad players because we have been without up to eight […]

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Slaven Bilic has said West Ham must make high-quality signings this summer after they were linked with Manchester City duo Kelechi Iheanacho and Pablo Zabaleta.

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West Ham are looking to boost their transfer kitty by another £10 million via Enner Valencia. The Ecuador international has enjoyed a decent loan spell with Everton who have first refusal of the player written into the agreement. Valencia has scored three times in his 23 appearances for the Toffees – often as a sub […]

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BBC football expert Mark Lawrenson takes on rock band Royal Blood in his predictions for the final day of the Premier League season.

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Ken Dyer from the London Evening Standard is reporting that West Ham are considering a bid for Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho as they attempt to add pace to their squad. Nigeria international Iheanacho is under contract until 2021 but City are prepared to listen to offers of around £20m, to help finance their spending plans […]

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West Ham United won promotion to the PL2 Division One last night after winning 2-1 against Newcastle United at St James’ Park. After going behind early due to a Tom Heardman goal, West Ham turned things around to claim the victory. Martinez did what Martinez does best and scored the all important goals. The Spaniard […]

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Manu Lanzini has put loads of rumours to bed by announcing: “I am very happy here.” The brilliant midfielder has been linked with both merseyside clubs in recent days and brought an immediate denial from the club today. An Lanzini is more than content at the club declaring: “The season was good for me on […]

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Enner Valencia – Everton Valencia played the second half of Everton’s 1-0 victory over Watford. The forward has scored 3 goals and provided one assist in just 4 Premier League starts this season, he has also made a further 16 appearances from the substitute bench. Reece Oxford (Reading) did not feature in Reading’s 1-1 draw in the Royals play-off semi-final against Fulham. Oxford has only started 2 games since his loan move in January. Josh Cullen (Bradford City) – Speaking to the West Yorkshire…

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Exclusive Terry Westley hopes and believes he will see a crop of his finest  youngsters breaking into the first team over the next three years. Speaking exclusively to ClaretandHugh the academy boss said: “The job isn’t done yet and I believe we have some outstanding prospects.  He hopes that players from the academy are set […]

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Winston Reid continued to preach a message of “we will learn from this season” in his comments after yesterday’s match against Liverpool. And he was keen to pay tribute to the Reds saying: ““It turned into a game that we really didn’t want. They are really good. They have good quality players and have a […]

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  Neil McDonald hands out the marks on a horrible afternoon     Adrian: Like going back in time four months – half a dozen superb saves but still let in 4! 6 Byram: Would have been different if he’d hit the target in the first five minutes. Maybe. 4 Reid: Not even sure I can […]

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The ball fell to the Ghana striker inside the six-yard box after Liverpool failed to deal with a Manuel Lanzini corner. Twice however, Ayew hit the ball against the woodwork and Liverpool survived.

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West Ham are this morning (Sun) reported to be plotting an ambitious move for Napoli winger Dries Mertens. The Belgian has been linked with both Manchester United and Chelsea but acording to The Sun he is now very much a Slaven Bilic target.. Napoli are desperate to keep Mertens  — yet he could be tempted […]

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Havard Nortveidt looks set for a return to the Hammers midfield this afternoon with Mark Noble ruled out with injury (abdomen). And with Cheik Kouyate recovering from surgery on his wrist injury it’s another mix and match operation for the boss as he bids to extend two five-match unbeaten runs. The Hammers have gone five games […]

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