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With the end of the transfer window drawing nearer each day, you cannot help but get the impression that we are light in a couple of areas. Deadline day always brings plenty of excitement but clubs often pay over the odds for players that are not as thoroughly scouted as they look for last minute… Read more »

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Despite reports from Sky Sports News saying that West Ham have ended their interest in Sunderland striker Connor Wickham, many are claiming that we still remain in the hunt for the promising young forward. When I first heard the news that the owners had tabled a bid of around £4million for Wickham I was excited… Read more »

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All the promises of a new attacking style of football before pre-season have been all but ruined by the seriously lacklustre and uninspiring performances and results this summer. The transfer business has been pretty decent, but we’re still yet to see any signs of the attacking flair the owners have demanded from Sam Allardyce after… Read more »

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There is no doubt that, despite our defence having a good season, it certainly needs strengthening, especially in the left-back position. The popular figure of Pablo Armero looked like the answer but Big Sam’s reluctance to make the Columbian’s loan deal permanent meant that West Ham would be looking for at least one new left-back… Read more »

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After weeks of speculation, West Ham are expected to announce the £7million capture of Anderlecht defender Cheikhou Kouyate today. The 24-year-old Senegal international passed a medical yesterday and is believed to have penned a four-year deal at the club. The club have been linked with the highly-rated defender for a number of weeks now and… Read more »

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Silly season is well and truly upon us and we’re being linked with every single player and his agent right about now. The chances of most of them being true are extremely slim, but there are are a few we should be looking at if we aren’t already. But that doesn’t include buying in one… Read more »

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If reports on Goal are to be believed, West Ham are amongst a number of clubs looking at Borussia Dortmund striker Julian Schieber. The 25-year-old is out of favour at Dortmund after registering just one goal in 20 Bundesliga appearances last term, having struggled to keep Robert Lewandowski out of the team. And now it’s… Read more »

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Well, not exactly.  We’re all well used to some of the most outrageous transfer rumours flying around during a window, and we occasionally see a couple happened for real (Carlos Tevez coming to West Ham wasn’t exactly a run of the mill transfer rumour that became reality). But while Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool and Man… Read more »

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West Ham are reportedly well in the race for free-agent Bafetimbi Gomis, according to reports this morning. The 28-year-old’s Lyon contract expires this summer and is regarded as one of the hottest free agents on the market this summer after netting 17 goals in 43 appearances for the French side last term. And amid reports… Read more »

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Now that we know Sam Allardyce will be with us for the foreseeable future, attention has rapidly turned to how he can implement the promise of more attacking football. The board have admitted that they will have the final say on transfers this time around, which isn’t too surprising, and they’re already in the market… Read more »

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Premier League survival is guaranteed and we can all breath a sigh of relief knowing that after long and tedious season, we just about did enough to stay up. But despite three wins over Tottenham, a Capital One Cup semi-final and an unbeaten February, the season has to be considered something of a disappointment. That… Read more »

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Reports over the weekend linked the Hammers with a move for Granada left-back Guilherme Siqueira. Our left back role has been something of an achilles heel for us over the past couple of seasons and we’re crying out for a solid player to fill in for the ageing George McCartney. Siqueira, 27, is currently on loan… Read more »

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Sam Allardyce loves a transfer window bargain and, with the club not exactly flush with money, he’ll no doubt be under orders to find some gems this summer. And there are scores of top Premier League players who are currently running down the last few months of their contracts before being released at the end… Read more »

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We raised this question yesterday on the @WHUFCTV twitter page, and we had a great response. But we’ve got to be realistic, a number of the players featured on the below list wouldn’t consider joining the Hammers in the summer. Now, we are aware of free agents who are currently plying their trade in the… Read more »

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It emerged yesterday that West Ham were preparing to offer on-loan defender Pablo Armero a permanent deal in the summer, despite not yet featuring for the first team. The wing-back has reportedly impressed both the management and the players during training and is said to completely understand Allardyce’s inability to change a winning team. But… Read more »

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West Ham appear to have secured the loan signing of Napoli left-back Pablo Armero on loan until the end of the season. After Joey O’Brien‘s season was ended by a dislocated shoulder picked up in the 0-0 draw at Chelsea on Wednesday night, Sam Allardyce was forced to dip in to the transfer market for… Read more »

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West Ham have signed former Manchester City midfielder Abdul Razak on a short-term contract. The 21-year-old Ivory Coast international came through the youth ranks at the Etihad Stadium, making his City debut against West Brom in February 2011 under Roberto Mancini. He moved to Anzhi Makhachkala in an initial loan move in September 2013 and… Read more »

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West Ham have secured the loan signing of Roma striker Marco Borriello until the end of the season. The 31-year-old becomes the second Italian to sign for the Hammers today following the arrival of AC Milan’s Antonio Nocerino in a similar loan move. Borriello began his career at AC Milan in 2002, scoring 18 goals… Read more »

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Reports in Spain suggest West Ham are in talks with Osasuna defensive midfielder Raoul Loe ahead of €2.2million move. The 24-year Cameroon international is thought to be in London to have talks and a medical with the Hammers and is Sam Allardyce’s pick to replace the injured Mohamed Diame. Diame has been an inconsistent performer… Read more »

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Roma striker Marco Borriello has dropped a huge hint that he is ready to complete his move to West Ham this weekend. The 31-year-old is reportedly in London this weekend for a medical ahead of six-month loan move and it is believed the club are close to announcing his signature. And after weeks of January… Read more »

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West Ham are reportedly close to securing loan deals for AC Milan midfielder Antonio Nocerino and Roma striker Marco Borriello, according to several reports in Italy. Nocerino, 28, and Borriello, 31, are both regarded as surplus to requirements at their respective clubs and have been linked with a move to East London throughout the current… Read more »

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West Ham a ready to hold talks with former Chelsea midfielder Raul Meireles, according to MailOnline. The 30-year-old is currently plying his trade with Turkish side Fenerbahce but is open to a return to the Premier League having only made nine appearances this season. And Sam Allardyce is thought to be in the market for… Read more »

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