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West Ham have unlikely rivals in the shape of  Fenerbahce as they continue their pursuit of Nichy Batshuayi – at least according to one Turkish newspaper. Fanatik claims the Turkish outfit want to loan the player for next season and are confident they can beat the Irons to his signature. The ‘paper also reckons  Slaven […]

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Premier League clubs have some of the largest wage bills in the world.  A table from the Daily Mail ranks the leading wage spenders for the 2016-17 season. West Ham are ranked 17th in the world with a wage bill estimated to reach £95m next season. Official financial numbers for the 2016-17 campaign won’t be […]

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The Irons may get the chance to land long time target Martin Braithwaite this summer after the Dane made it clear he is set to leave Toulouse in the summer. Southampton and a number of Bundesliga clubs targeting the international front man who scored 12 goals in all competitions last summer. The 25-year-old has been linked […]

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Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi slammed the interview claimed by Het Niuwsblad. The article quoted Batshuayi as saying: “Honestly, I’m not trying to think too much [about my future]. It will be up to the board and the coach to decide. I’m the player, I go where Chelsea send me.” In response to the article, Batshuayi wrote […]

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West Ham United joint chairman David Gold has taken to social media to reveal that he is hopeful of increasing the capacity of the London Stadium for next season. David Gold tweeted that he is hopeful that West Ham United can go ahead and increase the capacity to 60,000. This would mean an increase of 3,000 […]

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West Ham will face competition from Everton, Southampton, West Brom and Leicester City to sign Man City’s Iheanacho reports claim this morning. The Hammers are reported to have made a £20m bid for the 20-year-old player but there are conflicting reports on how close the Irons are to actually signing the striker. Manchester is said […]

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West Ham Joint-Chairman David Gold has hit back at supporters that claimed we got Pablo Zabaleta on the cheap telling them There is no such thing as a ‘free transfer’. Signing on bonuses, large agent commission fees and larger wages are all common practice in so-called ‘free transfers’ and Zabaleta will have been no different. The […]

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Iheanacho also has interest from Leicester, Everton, Southampton and West Bromwich Albion plus clubs in the Bundesliga. City want to insert a buy-back option into any transfer.

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Pablo Zabaletta passed on offers from Italy and interest from Spain and England  to join the Hammers. And in his first serious interview since arriving at the club he declared: ” I expressed myself to them that to keep playing in the Premier League was a priority. I love the Premier League so much. Of course […]

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Slaven Bilic has revealed that he needs “game changers” added to the squad and will remain in regular contact with co chairman David Sullivan from his Croatian home during the summer break. Speaking ahead of his hospital visit for hip surgery  he said: “We need quality players. Of course you always need quality players but […]

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West Ham have officially announced their first signing of the summer on WHUFC.com later today. And it should come as no surprise that Pablo Zabaleta has signed a two-year contract after agreeing with the personal terms with the Hammers. Zabaleta earned £90,000 per week at Manchester City and his total package with the Irons is said to be similar […]

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Leeds United have appointed West Ham Managing Director, Angus Kinnear as their new managing director. Kinnear is due to leave West Ham in June, where he had been managing director, and presided over the club’s move from the Boleyn Ground to the London Stadium. The move comes in the same week as Andrea Radrizzani’s takeover […]

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West Ham’s players helped launch a stylish new black away kit for the 2017-18 season that celebrates the club’s previous incarnation as Thames Ironworks between 1895-1900.

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EXCLUSIVE: The Argentina right back has left Manchester City after seeing out his contract at the Etihad Stadium. Zabaleta will be Slaven Bilic’s first major summer signing for the Hammers.

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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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David Sullivan’s hunt for the homeless man featured on TV after the Manchester terrorist outrage has proved successful. The Hammers co chairman – speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live said: “It looks like he needs some help, so we are desperate to find who he is and give him six months free accommodation and a little […]

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Martin O’Neill has drafted West Ham teenager Declan Rice into the Republic of Ireland squad for the end of season internationals. Rice, who turned 18 in January, made his Premier League debut for the Hammers as a late substitute in last Sunday’s 2-1 win over Burnley spending four minutes on the pitch. It was the first […]

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West Ham should officially announce their first signing of the summer by Friday and it should come as no surprise to most that Pablo Zabaleta is set to sign a two-year contract after agreeing on personal terms with the Hammers. Well-placed Ken Dyer writing in the London Evening Standard claims it could be completed within the […]

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West Ham United Independent Supporters’ Association (WHUSIA) is conducting an online end of season survey on West Ham’s fortunes both on and off the pitch this season, the results of which will be presented to members of the Hammers board at tomorrow’s Supporters Advisory Board (SAB). The quick survey  designed for WHUISA members can be […]

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The 34-year-old’s second spell at Turf Moor has come to an end, and he has implied that he will consider retirement from the game

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West Ham fans could be banned from parking in streets around the London Stadium on matchdays next season after locals complained they were nabbing their spaces. Hackney Council has launched a consultation asking everyone who lives within a mile of the ground whether they would support the changes, which would come at no extra cost. […]

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Which goalkeeper made the best save in the Premier League this season?

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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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At half time at Turf Moor it is Burnley 1 West Ham 1. Burnley went one nil up on 23 minutes after a poor touch by Lanzini which allowed Andre Gray to cross through James Collins legs which Sam Vokes finished to put the Irons 1-0 down. That lead leap frogged them in 12th spot in […]

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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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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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