The Hammers are tonight being linked with Borussia Monchengladbach centre-back Jannik Vestergaard by Sky Sports. Whilst Southampton have apparently held talks with the player, the Hammers are in the hunt for a defender who was part of Denmark’s World Cup campaign. Vestergaard is a no messing defender who at 25 is at the perfect age […]
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Report: Bundesliga defender interests Hammers
Posted on 03 July 2018.
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Decision time for Pellegrini
Posted on 03 July 2018.
Manuel Pellegrini is facing two important weeks as he assesses who stays and who goes from the Hammers squad. With the exception of those who have been involved int World Cup action plus Marko Arnautovic – who was playing for Austria in June and has been given extra time off – the new boss will […]
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Hammers hold first training session
Posted on 03 July 2018.
Manuel Pellegrini and his backroom staff have put the Hammers through their paces for the first time in Switzerland on Tuesday morning. Having arrived in the Alpine nation on Monday evening, the players took to the training pitch at the home of local Swiss 3. Liga club FC Bad Ragaz. Pellegrini gathered the 30-man group together […]
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Report: Irons make bid for Real Madrid midfielder
Posted on 03 July 2018.
Reports in Italy claim they West Ham have submitted a formal bid for Real Madrid midfielder Mateo Kovacic. The report on Tuttomercatoweb.com claims Serie A clubs including Roma, Juventus and Napoli are also tracking the midfielder as well as several unnamed Premier League teams but says the Hammers are the only club to submit an official offer. […]
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Mark Noble: ‘We are all ready to get down to work’
Posted on 03 July 2018.
Mark Noble says West Ham players are ready to get down to work at the start of their pre-season training. Speaking to WHUFC.com before flying to Switzerland yesterday Nobes said: “All the lads have come back fresh from the summer break and are all ready to get down to work” “It’s my 15th pre-season as […]
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West Ham squad return to Rush Green
Posted on 02 July 2018.
The West Ham squad returned to Rush Green this morning to be weighed and tested after their holidays. After the weigh-in and measurements by medical staff, under the guidance of new head of Medical Richard Collinge and his team. They will undergo extensive fitness testing which forms the part of every pre-season. The first team will […]
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Report: Former Irons target to join Saints
Posted on 02 July 2018.
Reports this morning that West Ham have been beaten to the signature of Barcelona’s Marlon give the impression the Hammers were genuinely after the player in recent weeks. However, the club dropped all interest in the player weeks ago and focused their attention instead on former Toulouse star Issa Diop who has since arrived at […]
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Not guilty plea from Hammers
Posted on 02 July 2018.
West Ham have NOT made a £27m bid for Nice striker Alassane Plea. Sky Sports claimed that the Hammers had lodged a formal bid while they added that Newcastle, Fulham and Spurs are also all on the hunt for the services of the 25-year-old French forward, who scored 20 goals last season. It is understood […]
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Chicharito decides to copy Arnautovic, Lanzini and Messi
Posted on 02 July 2018.
Hammer Javier Hernandez has been the latest West Ham player to dye his hair blonde copying his West Ham teammates Marko Arnautovic and Manuel Lanzini. The trend amongst footballers started in the summer of 1998 when the World Cup was held in France. The Romanian national team captured the hearts of many due to a slight […]
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Four players finally leave West Ham
Posted on 01 July 2018.
James Collins officially ended his employment as a Hammer yesterday and is now a free agent as he woke up today. Most football contracts and loans run until 30th June and the same was true for Joe Hart, Patrice Evra and Joao Mario who all ended their West Ham stints with the club yesterday. Mario’s last […]
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Anderson not on his way to West Ham just yet
Posted on 01 July 2018.
Photos of Felipe Anderson at an airport on Instagram this evening together with the Brazilain saying his goodbyes on Twitter do not mean the 25-year-old is London bound just yet Claret and Hugh have learnt The Lazio midfielder has been on holiday in Brazil for the past two weeks and was saying goodbye to his […]
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Hammers say ‘thanks but no thanks’ for central defender
Posted on 01 July 2018.
West Ham have inquired about a move for Lyon’s Brazilian defender Marcelo but have been shocked at the price being demanded. The 31 year old – who switched from Beskitas to the French Ligue 1 club last season was seen as the second central defender the Hammers required. Having moved from the Turkish club last […]
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West Ham squad return on Monday
Posted on 30 June 2018.
West Ham first team players have just one day remaining of their holidays before they must report for duty to kick off West Ham’s pre-season schedule. The first team squad along with a number of Academy players will fly out to Switzerland on Monday afternoon with Manuel Pellegrini and his new backroom team. Those on International […]
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Meet the West Ham backroom team
Posted on 30 June 2018.
West Ham Assistant Manager Argentine Ruben Cousillas has been Pellegrini’s right-hand man for nearly 20 years at eight different clubs. The 61-year-old has earned the nickname El Flaco, or ‘Skinny’ and has been at his side since Argentinian side San Lorenzo when Pellegrini replaced Oscar Ruggeri. At the time, San Lorenzo turned to the relatively unknown Chilean […]
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Report: Lazio president met with West Ham officials
Posted on 30 June 2018.
Italian media claim Lazio’s President Claudio Lotito met with West Ham United officials last night as an agreement for Felipe Anderson to move to the Hammers draws ever closer to completion. According to Italian website Tutto Mercato, Lotito met West Ham representatives last night. The Sullivan family flew out to Italy on a private plane from London […]
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More Pellegrini player decisions on the way
Posted on 30 June 2018.
Manuel Pellegrini is pushing for several more new players even should he finally land his top priority signing, Felipe Anderson. As reported here, the Lazio attacking midfielder is the subject of a new bid from the Hammers which if successful would push the club’s spending towards £70 million so far this summer. Issa Diop at […]
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‘Fab’ gets set for Irons after World Cup disappointment
Posted on 30 June 2018.
Lukasz Fabianski will take a short break after his bitter World Cup disappointment before linking up with the Irons squad ahead of an important season under new boss Manuel Pellegrini. The Hammers new keeper was bitterly disappointed with Poland’s early exit from the World Cup of course but made his priority absolutely clear after the […]
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Report: West Ham offered Italian attacking midfielder
Posted on 30 June 2018.
Italian media claim that Inter Milan attacking midfielder Antonio Candreva could join the Hammers. According to Tutto Mercato Web, Inter have enquired as to whether West Ham would be interested in Candreva. The former Lazio winger looks to be on his way out of the San Siro with Matteo Politano his replacement. And Inter Milan intermediaries are […]
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Boleyn Ground action film release date announced
Posted on 29 June 2018.
Michael Knox (Dave Bautista) is an ex-soldier who must use all his military skills to save the 35,000 capacity crowd at the Boleyn Ground, one of which is the daughter of his fallen comrade, when the stadium is suddenly seized by a group of heavily armed criminals demanding ransom. The film was first announced in […]
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Reece Oxford in PSG shirt
Posted on 29 June 2018.
Hammer Reece Oxford has posted a photo of himself on social media in a PSG football shirt with the words ‘Ally Pally’. The 19-year-old has just returned from a holiday in Marbella, Spain after a season-long loan with Borussia Mönchengladbach in Germany. He is due to join the first team squad on the aeroplane on Monday […]
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West Ham ‘target’ on verge of joining Saints
Posted on 29 June 2018.
Southampton will sign former West Ham transfer target Marlon Santos from Barcelona in the near future, according to claims from Spanish news outlet Diario SPORT. Reports from Spain today claimed that Kia Joorabchian was finalising Barcelona’s sale of Marlon to West Ham adding that an agreement was made between all parties for €15m but there are still minor details which need to be […]
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Hammers up their offer for ‘marquee’ signing
Posted on 29 June 2018.
EXCLUSIVE West Ham have breathed new life into the bid for Felipe Anderson by increasing their bid for the Lazio midfielder to £35 million plus add-ons. Manuel Pellegrini is pushing hard for the man who he sees as key to turning the Hammers around – possibly in much the same way as happened when Dimi […]
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Mooro time capsule reburied at Boleyn
Posted on 29 June 2018.
The Bobby Moore time capsule has been reburied at the site of the Boleyn Ground. It was originally placed by Bobby’s widow Stephanie in 1993 during the building of the Bobby Moore Stand and was retrieved in June 2017 by contractors reaching the final stages of the demolition process at the redeveloped site. Now the […]
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Sullivan’s meeting won’t solve the big problem
Posted on 28 June 2018.
A planned meeting between David Sullivan and London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) Chairman Sir Peter Hendy later this Summer is unlikely to resolve the long-running issue over an increase in the London Stadium capacity. West Ham’s concessionaire agreement with stadium owners E20 Stadium LLP defines a minimum football capacity of 54,000 but there is no […]
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The Pellegrini pursuit – how and when it really happened
Posted on 28 June 2018.
West Ham’s pursuit of Manurl Pellegrini began over a year ago. Whilst the name of Rafa Benitiez was being thrown around like metaphorical confetti along with various others, hard work had begun well in the background well before, all aimed at bringing the Chilean to the London Stadium. That he was on around a King’s […]
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No approaches for Irons midfielder despite rumours
Posted on 28 June 2018.
West Ham insist there has been no approach for midfielder Pedro Obiang despite reports claiming there is much interest from Italy. The new manager is keen to reshape the Irons midfield but as yet there have been no approaches for any of our players. Reports surfaced recently that the former Spain under 21 was very […]
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Howard Webb explains why he thinks VAR Michael Oliver was WRONG to make penalty call which led to Erik ten Hag’s Man United sacking
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Howard Webb admits VAR was WRONG to send David Coote to pitchside monitor over West Ham’s winning penalty against Man United in game that got Erik ten Hag sacked – as referee chief urges officials to ‘make own judgement’
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West Ham star Michail Antonio misses Jamaica’s clash with the USA after losing his PASSPORT, reveals boss Steve McClaren
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Jarrod Bowen scores within SECONDS after coming off the bench during England’s clash with Ireland – as West Ham star bags with his first touch in Nations League game
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Chelsea LGBTQ+ supporters group lash out at ‘hateful comments’ directed at Sam Kerr and her fiancee Kristie Mewis after announcing they are expecting their first child
