The Argentina international spent nine years at Manchester City before being allowed to leave on a free transfer by Pep Guardiola this summer
Posted on 26 May 2017.
The Argentina international spent nine years at Manchester City before being allowed to leave on a free transfer by Pep Guardiola this summer
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Posted on 26 May 2017.
The Hammers will be wearing a black kit for the first time in their history, and will wear the new jersey for next season’s Premier League campaign
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Posted on 26 May 2017.
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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Posted on 25 May 2017.
West Ham have confirmed the departures of the trio, including the former Real Madrid man, as they begin to shape their squad for 2017-18
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Posted on 25 May 2017.
Enner Valencia – Everton Valencia played 83 minutes in the Toffees 3-1 defeat against Arsenal. Valencia was brought down in the incident that led to Lauren Koscielny’s dismissal, an incident that will cost the Frenchman his place in Arsenal’s Cup Final Reece Oxford (Reading) Did not feature in Reading’s 1-o victory in the Royals play-off semi-final second leg against Fulham a result that the booked Reading a place in the Play Off Final next week. The Berkshire side have also announced that…
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Posted on 25 May 2017.
West Ham will press on with Adrian as their No 1 keeper in the 2017/18 season and see signing a new new stopper as a lesser priority! The club had been linked with the likes of Joe Hart and Jordan Pickford but neither is likely to become available with such as Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester […]
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Posted on 24 May 2017.
As the football season has drawn to close, so the silly season, specifically the Twitter transfer rumour season has well and truly kicked off! In this new weekly column I will take a look at some of the more plausible and delightfully implausible transfer stories surrounding West Ham United. My aim is not question anyone’s credibility and as such I won’t use any Twitter names (with the notable exception of our own Board and family …
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Posted on 23 May 2017.
Jonathon Calleri has been released from the Irons and will now return to Argentina after his year’s loan at the London Stadium. Callieri, along with Gokhan Tore and Alvero Arbeola, have all been removed from the Irons wage bill following the season’s end. The striker received a run of games towards the end of the […]
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Posted on 23 May 2017.
West Ham are looking at every striker with a top six club unable to get regular first team football as targets this summer. As reported here earlier the Irons remain very keen on Chelsea’s Michy Batshuyai but Manchester City’s Kelechi Iheanacho (above) is another top target with both expecting to cost between £25 – £30 […]
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Posted on 22 May 2017.
West Ham end the season outside the top half but on goal difference alone. The 2-1 win away at Burnley means they are the only side outside of the top six to win at Turf Moor since the opening day of the season. One defeat in seven is a good way to end what has been a disappointing season for West Ham and they would have hoped for more at the start of the season. Burnley…
Posted in UncategorisedComments Off on Pearson’s Premier League Roundup: Hammers win away on the final day
Posted on 22 May 2017.
I can rarely remember a final game of the season being more welcome than this one. Despite a respectable mid-table finish, the season feels like it has had far more negatives than positives and I for one was not sorry to see the fat lady sing and the curtain come down. In a weekend where once again David Gold took to social media and dropped the sort of gaff that Donald Trump would be…
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Posted on 22 May 2017.
West Ham should record a record turnover of around £268 million when the financial year finishes on the 31st May later this month. The Hammers are set to earn £119m from the new 8 billion pound TV deal after finishing 11th in the Premier League. Each Premier League receives £85m but the Irons received £15m […]
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Posted on 22 May 2017.
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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Posted on 21 May 2017.
Hammers record signing Andre Ayew produced probably his best performance in an Irons short at Burnley and declared: “The whole season has been difficult so we’re happy to end like this.” And he added: “Overall, the season has been difficult, but we’re just a point away from eighth spot at the end of the day. We were […]
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Posted on 21 May 2017.
André Ayew headed a second-half winner as West Ham United gatecrashed Burnley’s party by snatching a 2-1 victory at Turf Moor. Already assured of Premier League survival and their highest finish since 1975 the Clarets were in the mood to celebrate on the final day and Sam Vokes enlivened the atmosphere further by putting them ahead. Related: Peter Crouch heads Stoke to victory over wasteful Southampton Related: Vodafone pulls out of £20m naming-rights deal for
Posted in Guardian.co.ukComments Off on West Ham’s André Ayew spoils Burnley’s end-of-season party
Posted on 21 May 2017.
One game remains in the Premier League this season and an underwhelming campaign is set to come to an end for West Ham United. West Ham have struggled to replicate their success of last season after a poor summer of recruitment and persistent moans about the new stadium. A number of injuries have also held […]
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Posted on 21 May 2017.
West Ham could include five youngsters in the squad which travels to Burnley today in search of a last game victory. We understand that Declan Rice (right), Nathan Holland, Martin Samuelsen, Moses Makasi, Ashley Fletcher could feature in the squad for Turf Moor. With Winston Reid sidelined via a season-ending surgery on a chronic knee injury […]
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Posted on 20 May 2017.
Antoine Griezmann is wanted by just about everybody in Europe. But Bilic insists West Ham has to be realistic about their transfer targets this summer. “We are not looking at that level, take out those,” he said. “We are not looking for the Griezmanns. We know it’s out of our range to get them. We […]
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Posted on 19 May 2017.
The goalkeeper is hoping to stay at Turf Moor, continuing his development with the Clarets and winning more England caps in the process
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Posted on 18 May 2017.
West Ham could make a move for Brighton and Hove Albion keeper David Stockdale who is out of contract with the Seagulls in June. The 31-year-old has been linked with moves to Chelsea, Crystal Palace and Leeds in the past few weeks. Stockdale was named in the PFA and EFL Championship teams of the year and […]
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Posted on 18 May 2017.
Reports that the Irons are set to sign 19-year-old KAS Eupen striker Henry Onyekuru are premature. Owngoalnigeria.com reported yesterday (Wed) that a transfer fee had been agreed at around £7 million and that only personal terms were left to be agreed. The scorer of 23 goals this season has been linked with a move to the […]
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Posted on 17 May 2017.
After confirming our place in next season’s Premier League campaign, West Ham fans will now be desperate for this dreadful season to end. There is just one more game left to play this season and then we can start looking ahead to a better 2017/18 season. In order to do this, our transfer business needs […]
Posted in West Ham WorldComments Off on Four first team ready signings West Ham should go all out to sign this summer
Posted on 17 May 2017.
It is that time of year again when Andy Carroll is linked to a return to his hometown of Newcastle. The Magpies are making a ‘shock move’ for Andy Carroll according to media reports in recent days. Rafa Benitez sees the West Ham striker as ideal to give his team that extra quality as they […]
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Posted on 17 May 2017.
West Ham are set to land an end of season positional bonus of £17.1 million if they can hold on the 12th place after the weekend game against Burnley. The Hammers are unlikely to rise any higher because although they can grab a maximum of 45 points and those teams on that number – Bournemouth, […]
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Posted on 16 May 2017.
Andy Carroll’s amazing overhead kick should have been named the best goal of the Premier League season, so says Sky pundit and former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher. Carroll hit his wonder goal in the 3-0 win over Crystal Palace at London Stadium in January. Other strikes in contention were Liverpool midfielder Emre Can’s recent overhead kick against Watford and a scorpion kick from Arsenal’s Olivier Giroud against Crystal Palace. But Carragher said: “I’ve gone for Andy Carroll. This is better…
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Posted on 16 May 2017.
West Ham’s under 23s tonight turn out at Newcastle in the biggest game of their season – a Play Off Final which could catapult them into the big league alongside the likes of Arsenal, the Manchester clubs Chelsea and the like. After a lost Hammers generation of youngsters over the last 10 years this really […]
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