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Paolo Di Canio has spoken of his undying love for the Irons and how he still nurses an ambition to be involved at the club. The hammers legend – speaking to Sky Sports – discussing the London Stadium said: “To go into a new stadium that looked nothing like the old one was not easy. “It […]

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He has been linked with a potential £13million move to West Ham and, with just a year left on his contract, Leverkusen sporting director Rudi Voller has admitted the Mexican may be allowed to leave.

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Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart has joined West Ham on a season-long loan.

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West Ham have a “good” chance of signing Javier Hernández from  Bayer Leverkusen! However, despite suggestions on Twitter the deal was hours away ClaretandHugh’s senior source revealed it could take some days to conclude. Speaking to us this afternoon – in response to reports by an Italian journalist that the Hammers were just hours away from […]

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Joe Hart has this afternoon indicated his future has been decided by posting a personal message on his Instagram account. And unless there has been  late move by another club it looks as though the England keeper is on his way to the London Stadium Hart declared on Instagram joehartofficial: “on route to the next […]

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Former Hammer Ricardo Vaz Te has signed a 12-month deal with Chinese club Henan Jianye after he was released from Turkish club Akhisar Belediyespor. The 31-year-old has just completed a 18-month contract with Akhisar Belediyespor where he was their top goal scorer. The Portuguese striker started 23 of the 37 games last season playing 2221 minutes and scoring […]

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London Stadium owners, London Legacy Development Corporation have told their staff to restrict their use of the public body’s Executive box at the former Olympic Stadium and have suggested it is sold through an agency when vacate in the future. The LLDC Investment Committee which met today in Stratford updated their advice on business entertaining and hospitality. […]

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Pre-season The team have returned for pre-season training and are currently camped in Austria under what one imagines is a new fitness regime courtesy of our new head coach Gary Lewin. This hopefully does not involve the wearing of leder hosen and the slapping of thighs. Despite speculation to the contrary it would appear that perma-crock Andy Carroll is with the squad, though it’s possible that the Big Man may well be in “recovery” …

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West Ham manager Slaven Bilic says he is “pretty close” to adding to his squad speaking to Sky Sports. The Hammers have been linked with a season long move for England goalkeeper Joe Hart which could be hours away and they haven’t given up hope of signing Stoke winger Marko Arnautovic. “We are pretty close, […]

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The Mirror’s Darren Lewis is tonight reporting the Hammers second bid for Stoke City’s Marko Arnautovic  was pitched at £17 million – not the £20 million reported elsewhere. The Potters bought the Austrian international for £2 million and have let it leak that they want in the region of £25 million but will presumably settle […]

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There have been a number of reports in the English media which have claimed that West Ham are once again eyeing a move for Man City goalkeeper Joe Hart. Those rumours have been gathering pace today as it was revealed that Hart will not be part of Manchester City’s tour of America this summer, despite Pep Guardiola’s […]

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West Ham are working on a compromise deal in the hope that Javier Hernandez will lower his £140k a week wage demands on personal terms. According to most reports the former Manchester United striker – now with Bayer Leverkusen – is available at around the £13m release clause although that would rise should there be […]

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Manuel Lanzini is on the verge of signing a new contract that will see him commit his long-term future to West Ham. The Argentine international’s new deal will propel him into the same wages as Michail Antonio on a basic wage of £70,000-per-week. With add-ons and bonuses, his weekly average wage could reach as high as £90,000 […]

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More than a third of Premier League football fans say they regularly watch matches live online via unofficial streams, according to a  recent BBC survey. The poll suggests younger adults are most likely to say they stream matches via unauthorised providers. Nearly a quarter of all fans surveyed regularly watch matches online via special technology, […]

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I’m probably about to make myself more unpopular  in many areas than is already the case but the CandH news that  manager Slaven Bilic appears to have put the block on Kelechi Iheancho is the right decision. Slaven Bilic is the manager and if at the end of a lengthy process he had second thoughts about […]

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West Ham United have officially announced that Pedro Obiang has signed a new long-term contract until summer 2022. The Spanish midfielder has been rewarded for a fine 2016/17 season, during which he caught the eye with his outstanding all-round qualities and scored his maiden goal in Claret and Blue. And the player has declared to […]

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West Ham’s first game of the Premier League 2017/2018 season with Manchester United at Old Trafford has been rescheduled to Sunday 14th August at 4pm and will be televised Live on Sky sports. West Ham will then face Southampton away at St Marys in a reverse fixture on Saturday 19 August 3pm after the south coast club agreed […]

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Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette is reported to be a medical away from joining Arsenal and that will see the way paved for Olivier Giroud’s departure. Assuming the BBC report is correct, and there is no reason to suspect otherwise, the Giroud deal could be very much on and if that’s the case the Hammers board […]

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West Ham will listen to offers for four Hammers in this summer transfer window. Enner Valencia is available for offers over £5m after his season-long loan with Everton came to an end and they decided against taking up a £10m option. The Ecuador international cost the Hammers £12 million but with two years left on his […]

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Refreshed from a summer break in Los Angeles, Sam Byram is back and ready to get fit for the long season ahead. The right back clearly intends to challenge Pablo Zabaleta hard for a role in the tam but admits he isn’t looking forward to the first week of training. Sam was back at the […]

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West Ham lost interest in continuing negotiations for Anthony Modeste when they were told it would take £40 million to prise him away from Cologne. The Hammers were stunned the German outfit rejected £22 million out of hand for a 29 year old and have since pulled out of talks. Ideally, the club want three […]

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The Hammers  are being linked with yet another new name as the summer transfer window warms up. The Mirror claim that we are now looking at Mexico and Benfica marksman Raul Jimenez who is also reportedly a target for Liverpool. According to this morning’s report the Irons have a long-standing interest in the 26 year […]

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You may remember Peter Odemwingie. He was the bloke  who launched a tirade against against his club West Brom on Twitter accusing them of “reaching into his pocket” before turning up outside QPR trying to force a move into Lofts Road. He was moved on as no offer had been accepted by the Baggies who sent […]

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The Times newspaper has named the 27-year-old midfielder Fabian Delph as a new target for West Ham this summer. Delph joined City from Aston Villa in the summer of 2015 for £8m. The former Leeds United star, who has failed to establish himself with City is under contract at the Etihad Stadium until June 2020. The […]

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This was the sad picture of the Boleyn Ground yesterday when West Ham supporter Laura Stokoe passed on Green Street.  She posted the photo on Twitter saying: “This all but broke my heart today” Former West Ham striker David Cross was first to reply on social media saying “Mine too Laura. Mine too” Another supporter called Paul added […]

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West Ham United are focused on adding quality strikers to the squad as their current forwards continue to struggle with recurring injury problems, the club’s joint-chairman David Gold has said.

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