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With events apparently speeding up in the Hammers summer window here’s our weekly look at the state of play on the current transfer activity.   Jack Wilshere has passed a medical and is expected to sign later today and hopefully on his way to Switzerland by this evening.     South American central defende and […]

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Manuel Pellegrini has told his squad that week of intense work awaits them after what he described as “a useful game” against Winterthur this afternoon (Sun). But he added: ““I hope that, next week, or before we finish July, the fans of West Ham will have good news. We are trying to build a strong squad […]

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Kick-Off 2pm First Half XI: Adrian; Zabaleta, Masuaku, Oxford, Rice; Obiang, Coventry; Fernandes, Holland, Haksabanovic; Carroll Second Half XI: Trott; Fredericks, Diop, Ogbonna, Byram; Noble, Cullen; Snodgrass, Samuelsen, Browne; Hugill

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  HALF TIME: FC Winteruhr 2 Hammers 1 The Hammers went in 2-1 down at half time after Andy Carroll had equalised an early goal with a tap in from Edi Fernandes’s pass before the Swiss regained the lead and then hit the wood work for the second time in the game. But after Zaba […]

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Manuel Pellegrini has confirmed he will field a different XI in each half in Winterthur at 2pm, with a mixture of seniors and youngsters in each team. The only players not available for selection will be Michail Antonio and Winston Reid, who have been working on their rehabilitation from hamstring and knee injuries respectively.   “We […]

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Hammer Mark Noble took to Twitter following England’s progression to the World Cup Semi-Finals to slam keyboard warriors who want England to crash out Nobes said “It’s so sad that there is so many English keyboard warriors waiting for England to fail so they can hammer the players, not this time people“ Even Chicharito seems […]

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Brazilain club Corinthians have confirmed that West Ham have activated Fabián Balbuena’s release clause thought to be £4m and the centre-back will now undergo have a medical with the Hammers. The club released a statement saying “The Sport Club Corinthians Paulista informs that it received a proposal from West Ham United, of England for player […]

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West Ham will play FSV Mainz 05 in the pre-season Betway Cup clash this summer. The Hammers and Mainz will meet on Tuesday 31st July at Kufstein Arnea in Tyrol in Austria. The 2018 Betway Cup match will kick off at 18:30 CEST (17:30 BST). The 2018 Betway Cup will be the fourth time the […]

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Jack Wilshere was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire and lived in nearby Hitchin, where he grew up and captained his school team. He captained The Priory School football team to County Cup and District Cup glory from Year 7 through to Year 10, and also added the Under 15s National Cup to his list in Year 8. Wilshere joined the Arsenal Academy in […]

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West Ham United will kick-off the 2018/19 season one day later after the away trip to Liverpool was moved to Sunday 12 August with a 1.30pm kick-off. The Hammers’ trip to Anfield will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in one of four fixture changes for Manuel Pellegrini’s side across August and September. West Ham’s second away […]

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Dimitri Payet has been offered back to West Ham and Manuel Pellegrini has discussed the option with senior players. At the same time as CandH was being briefed on the option, which currently stands at around 10 per cent according to our sources, the Guardian journalist Jacob Steinberg wrote on Twitter: “West Ham have been offered […]

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Manuel Pellegrini today saw his staff  put the Irons squad through  three intensive pre-season training sessions at the Switzerland pre-season camp.on Thursday. The official site reports: ‘The squad at the Sportplatz Ri-Au home of Swiss 3. Liga club FC Bad Ragaz at 8am for the first session of the day – interval training – before heading […]

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Sassuolo defender Gian Marco Ferrari is wanted by both West Ham and Everton claim the Italian press. The Italian centre-back had a successful loan at Sampdoria last season in Serie A. Calciomercato.com say the player has a €13 million release clause, and there was plenty of talk in May that Napoli would snap him up, but it appears that […]

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Various reports this afternoon suggest that Jack Wilshere’s representatives are in advanced talks with West Ham over a three-year deal worth around £100,000 per week to the 26-year-old former Arsenal midfielder. Wilshere is now a free agent after turning down a £100,000 per week offer to stay at Arsenal although the combined signing on and […]

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ITK @EXWHUEmployee has given his weekly transfer news on radio show Phoenix FM last night. Ex claims that West Ham has a number of central defender targets which include Craig Dawson, Yerry Mina, Jannik Vestergaard, Adil Rami and Aymen Abdennour. He said Jack Wilshere has held talks with Manuel Pellegrini & Mario Husillos. West Ham offered him […]

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By David Gates The rumour mill has gone into overdrive and West Ham have been linked with ambitious moves for several exciting stars. Yerry Mina, Felipe Anderson, Mateo Kovacic, Jack Wilsure and Bruno Fernandes are among the names linked with a move to the London Stadium as the Hammers prepare to bolster Manuel Pellegrini’s ranks. […]

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Luke Thomas is not returning from Derby County’s training camp in Tenerife early to speak to West Ham, The Derby Telegraph claims this morning. It has been reported by GloucestershireLive last night that the 19-year-old winger was flying home after being given permission to talk to the Hammers about a potential move to East London. […]

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The Hammers fully intend bringing in two more midfielders before the transfer window closes in  early August. Currently there are FIVE on a list compiled by Manuel Pellegrini and his director of football Mario Husillos and they are aiming to bring them both in as quickly as possible. Sporting Lisbon’s Bruno Fernandes at £25 million […]

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Declan Rice is currently set to start the new season on the same financial terms as he finished the last one – £3k a week and £10k a a game appearance his money. We understand that the player’s advisers are still unprepared to do a deal with the club which sees his basic salary rise […]

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Premier League clubs are understood to regret voting to bring forward the end of the transfer window in a World Cup year says the Daily Mail today. The summer window will close on Thursday August 9th at 5pm ahead of the first round of top-flight fixtures two days later. But all Premier League clubs are finding […]

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The bookies are convinced Jack Wilshere is on his way to West Ham tonight and have him priced at 1/8 to be wearing the claret and blue next season. The odds crash is obviously based on reports that the Arsenal free agent has had face to face talks with Manuel Pellegrini but quite what the […]

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Jack Wilshere is tonight being reported as having had face to face talks with Manuel Pellegrini over a move to West Ham. The former England midfielder is also being chased by Fenerbache but in a widely reported piece it seems that the player is fancied by the new Hammers management. The Mirror reports: “The Istanbul […]

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Manuel Pellegrini  mounted another 100 minute pass-and-move drill and technical work in Switzerland today (Wed). Once again – as it had done on Monday – the session ended with an eleven-a-side match on a one-third size pitch. The game started with the players being allowed just one touch each, before going ‘all-in’ and then restricted to […]

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As I watched Colombia try to kick the living s..t out of England last night my mind wandered back over 50 years to an afternoon at Wembley when a bunch of Argentinians performed in much the same way against us. It was July 23, 1966 and Antonio Rattin had been ordered off for foul language […]

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West Ham’s pre-season training started in Switzerland yesterday without Winston Reid and Michail Antonio being involved. The squad went through a 00-minute session which ended with an an eleven-a-side training match, on a one-third size pitch. The official site reports that initially the players were allowed just one touch, further testing their technical and movement […]

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Nathan Holland will be aiming to complete a West Ham breakthrough that’s been regularly predicted over the next four weeks. The youngster hits his 20th birthday on June 20 – the perfect time to make a real impact at the club where he has become an under 23 sensation. Academy boss Terry Westley once described […]

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