Up The Hammers – Latest West Ham United FC News

by Pete Ellis Social medi-arrgggghhhh!!!! Before I begin, imagine the music from the the old Hovis adverts, the brass band playing that old slow sad song….are you with me? Ok. I miss the days of teletext. The anticipation of waiting for page upon page of stuff you had no interest in, & taking longer to […]

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West Ham have completed the signing of Swansea City forward Andre Ayew for a club record £20.5million fee.

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The completion of left back Arthur Masuaku and the impending signing of Andre Ayew and Jonathan Calleri will mean we will have two players for every position for the start of the premier league season against Chelsea on Monday 13th August. Goal Keeper:  Adrian/Randolph Right Back: Antonnio/Byram Left Back: Cresswell/ Masuaku Centre backs: Ogbonna/Collins   […]

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West Ham has officially confirmed the signing of French left-back Arthur Masuaku. The 22-year-old arrives from Greek Superleague champions Olympiacos on a four-year contract for a transfer fee believed to be around £6m. The Lille-born defender, who has won back-to-back domestic titles with the Piraeus club, has played more than 100 senior games despite his tender […]

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West Ham lose 3-2 to Italian champions Juventus as the Hammers’ new home, the London Stadium, is officially opened.

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Angelo Ogbonna is thrilled to be welcoming his former club to the London Stadium for tomorrow’s massive prestige friendly as we officially kick off life in our new home. Juventus is about as big as it gets and Oggy couldn’t be happier to see the Italian giants providing the opposition in front of a capacity […]

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Tickets for the UEFA Europa League play-off round home leg against Astra Giurgiu are now on sale. After a record-breaking 53,914 Hammers fans flocked to London Stadium to watch Slaven Bilic’s men ease past Slovenian side NK Domzale in the third qualifying round, adults will again be able to purchase tickets in bands four and five for […]

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Diafra Sakho’s failed move to West Brom has left the Irons with a  signing dilemma! Manager Slaven Bilic has admitted that the striker failed a medical and we now understand Sak is keen to settle down under a new programe of fitness and rehab to ensure that he makes a complete recovery from his back […]

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The manager, backroom staff and squad have made the switch from Chadwell Heath to Rush Green. The new training headquarters have been dramatically upgraded over the summer and the players are  able to train on four brand new pitches and enjoy top class facilities throughout the complex. Speaking to the official site, Slav said:  “Rush Green […]

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West Brom’s move for West Ham striker Diafra Sakho has fallen through, according to Sky sources.

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Exclusive David Gold admits he’s as excited today as he can recall in a lifetime. The co chairman is heading for today’s opening game at the London Stadium with huge optimism and unashamedly sounding like an X-Factor later stages competitor declaring: “I’m living the dream.” ClaretandHugh spoke to him exclusively this morning and his first […]

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When ClaretandHugh emerged as a small blog a few years it’s intention was to provide inside information on transfers and  offer features with players old and new. It wasn’t long before we hit News Now and our audience grew considerably. The comments that came our way weren’t and still aren’t always complementary. That’s the nature […]

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Inter Milan full back Davide Santon has reportedly flown into London ahead of talks and a medical with West Ham say the Daily Mail this afternoon. The 25 year old Italian will discuss a season-long loan which will cost the Hammers aroudn £500,000 with an option to make it permanent for £5m next summer. West Ham […]

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Carols Bacca has until the end of this weekend to decide if he wants to join West Ham United.

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Jonathn Callieri has agreed personal terms at around £40k a week with the Irons. The Argentine – who was hunted by Chelsea last season – has agreed to join the Irons after reported interest from Barcelona and Spurs. The talented 22 year old will need a work permit but that process cannot be completed until […]

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I want to start this article on a positive note. The transfer window doesn’t shut for a long time yet and we’ve already made some quality signings. Håvard Nordtveit looks the real deal; he can play both the defensive midfield role, providing depth and competition for Noble, Kouyate and Obiang, as well as centre back,

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The club’s insider is back to tease us with transfer news and hints.  He starts by confirming the Calleri loan: “I can reveal that another new signing is set to be announced in the near future as a deal has been agreed with Argentine forward Jonathan Calleri. The talented striker needs to obtain a work […]

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West Ham’s Europa League game against Domzale in the second leg of the third qualifying round this Thursday evening has officially sold out this afternoon after entering general sale on Saturday. All 54,000 seats have now been sold. The Betway cup friendly against Juventus has also sold out for second time after 3,000 extra seats […]

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West Ham supporters are asking how travel website Lastminute.com were able to advertise West Ham tickets for sale across the whole season. It seems all nineteen Premier League games at the London Stadium are availabe before they have gone on-sale to Claret members. Last week, Lastminute.com were freely advertising match tickets across the entire West […]

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Jonathon Calleri’s move to West Ham has finally been sorted accoring to player quotes emerging out of the Argentine media this evening. Curently at Sao Paulo on loan, the Deportivo Maldonado striker Jonathan Calleri,  on loan at Sao Paulo, had the choice of Inter Milan Spurs or West Ham. And tonight the 23-year-old told ESPN Argentina: “All […]

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West Ham are stong second favourites to sign Liverpool misfit Christian Benteke this summer. The Hammers have long been interested in the former Aston Villa target man but the prohibitive transfer fee of £31 million and wages in excess of £100k a week had thought to have stimied the deal. However, Sky Bet have hm […]

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Darren Randolph has signed a new four-year contact with the Irons killing speculation that he could be on his way to Southampton. After a great Euro 2016 by putting pen to paper at the Hammers’ new Rush Green training base earlier today. “I’ve had a good first year at West Ham and this is another […]

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A report that the Irons are keen to do a loan deal for “Manchester United’s left back Cameron Borthwick-Jackson are wide of the mark. The club have made it clear to ClaretandHugh that the injury to Aaron Cresswell will see them sign a regular Premier League performer with Hull City’s Andy Robertson top of their list. […]

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West Ham have had made an improved offer of £20 million bid for Swansea’s Andre Ayew which is what the Welsh club demanded after our initial bid of £15 million was knocked back However, the Swans have “gone missing ” over the last 24 hours after we decided not to haggle towards a conclusion but […]

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Rumours that the former Olympic Stadium is about to renamed the Tesco stadium are completely wide of the mark ClaretandHugh understands. The news broke earlier this week in a Daily Mail report but sources close to Stadium owners E20 Stadium LLP insist Indian company Mahindra remain firmly in pole position to sign the sponsorship deal and as […]

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