West Ham have made a new €25m bid for an unnamed striker last night and the board await an answer from his parent club this morning. The name of the player isn’t being released until the deal is successful to avoid alerting other clubs into making late bids. Last week the Hammers failed with €25m bids […]
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Hammers make €25m bid for striker
Posted on 06 July 2017.
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Valencia deal is done
Posted on 04 July 2017.
Mexican outfit Tigres UANL have finally completed a deal with West Ham to sign Enner Valencia this evening. An Official announcement from both clubs should follow by Friday this week assuming a medical is passed and the contract is signed by the Ecuador international. He is said to have already agreed personal terms with the Mexican team. West […]
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Newham’s London stadium losses continue
Posted on 03 July 2017.
Newham Legacy Investments (NLI) which owns forty percent of the London Stadium lost another £2.5m in the financial year up to April 2017 new figures released by the council this morning. The latest £2.5m loss is on top of a reported £41.6m loss last year for the company setup by Newham Council. NLI now have […]
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West Ham hold Hernandez talks
Posted on 03 July 2017.
West Ham United have held talks about signing Javier Hernandez from Bayer Leverkusen, according to Sky sources.
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Hammers eye Confederations Cup marksman
Posted on 03 July 2017.
The Hammers are being linked with yet another new name as the summer transfer window warms up. The Mirror claim that we are now looking at Mexico and Benfica marksman Raul Jimenez who is also reportedly a target for Liverpool. According to this morning’s report the Irons have a long-standing interest in the 26 year […]
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Price for Oliver Giroud increases
Posted on 01 July 2017.
West Ham will need to lodge a club record club transfer bid to land Oliver Giroud. Initially, a price tag of £20m has been quoted in most stories about the 30-year-old Arsenal striker linking him with a move to West Ham but that valuation is set to increase under fierce competition for the front man […]
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West Ham ready to lock horns with Premier League trio in battle to sign Serie A star
Posted on 30 June 2017.
AC Milan star Suso is the latest name to be linked with a move to West Ham United. According to The International Business Times, AC Milan midfielder Suso is attracting attention from West Ham and a trio of other Premier League clubs. Tottenham Hotspur are thought to be the favourites to sign Suso. However, West […]
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Cresswell’s Pablo delight
Posted on 29 June 2017.
Aaron Cresswell is thrilled that Pablo Zabaleta has joined the club recalling his “fantastic ” record at Manchester City. The Hammers’ England international declared: “Watching him throughout his time with Manchester City, which was nearly a decade, the things Pablo Zabaleta did for that club were fantastic, winning Premier League titles cups and the like. He […]
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Scout Report: Olivier Giroud
Posted on 28 June 2017.
The West Ham / Olivier Giroud link has been rolling on for much of the summer already and it is not going away. This could be good news for Hammers fans as the club look to fill their problematic striking position. West Ham have already been linked with other forwards so far during the summer window but have seen them move elsewhere. Of the players profiled in past editions of this column Henry Onyekuru has recently …
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Everton are welcome to him
Posted on 27 June 2017.
West Ham desperately needs a striker for this coming season and not one in one or two season’s time. There appears to be an uproar among fans that West Ham let Everton get one over of them with the imminent the signing of Nigerian kid Henry Onyekuru who was often linked in the media with […]
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The case for an Iheanacho buy back clause
Posted on 26 June 2017.
Sean’s view on that buy back affair Beggers can’t be choosers goes the saying and in a seller’s market for Premier League strikers they can dictate the terms. Personally, I see no problem in buying Iheanacho for £20m with a £30m buy back clause for City. We are not a top six club and therefore we are […]
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Where Are They Now?: Stars Of The 2008/2009 Season
Posted on 26 June 2017.
The 2008/2009 Premier League campaign was a fantastic season for any West Ham fan, but just who were the key players? And where are they now? David Di Michele The swashbuckling Italian forward was instrumental during the 2008/2009 campaign, when his goals helped us to a ninth placed Premier League finish, but where is he now? The former Italian international’s spell with us would only last a season, but his impact would last …
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Forget Adama Traore: West Ham should sign one of these four wingers instead
Posted on 22 June 2017.
West Ham have been heavily linked with a move for Adama Traore in recent times with reports suggesting that the potential move is at various stages. The Northern Echo, for example, believe that the deal could be finalised as soon as this week. All reports seem to suggest that the Hammers won’t land Traore for […]
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Leicester prepared to gazump Hammers over Iheanacho
Posted on 22 June 2017.
Craig Shakespeare is plotting a £25million bid for Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho, as Leicester prepare to spend big this summer claims the Telegraph. The new Leicester manager is prepared to better an offer made by West Ham for the Nigeria international. Iheanacho is free to leave the Etihad Stadium ahead of the forthcoming season, […]
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Season Ticket Price Rises by over 200%
Posted on 20 June 2017.
West Ham have raised the cost of new season tickets for the coming season. Although 47,000 season ticket holders had their ticket prices frozen, 5,000 new season tickets at the London Stadium must pay an increased price range. Prices have risen above the rate of inflation seeing between a 5% and 6% added on to […]
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New interest in Hammers striker
Posted on 18 June 2017.
Enner Valencia could be on his way to Mexican outfit UANL according to morning reports. The Hammers are desperately hunting for a club to take the player who has been a major flop over the past two seasons and is no longer required at the club. Sources close to the player have revealed that the […]
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Let’s Discuss: Goalkeepers
Posted on 16 June 2017.
In the next episode of our new series Geo sits down with Tom and Danny to discuss the goalkeeping situation at West Ham. Is Adrian our number one? Should Randolph be sold? Is Joe Hart worth the inflated wages that are widely reported? Should we even be looking to improve that position at all?
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Batshuayi set for crunch talks
Posted on 15 June 2017.
Michy Batshuayi is set for crunch talks with Chelsea in the coming days according to reports which say he wants assurances over his future after struggling to make enough first team starts in his first season. Diego Costa has already been told he has no future at the club by Antonio Conte and is expected […]
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West Ham in pole position to land £10m PL winner
Posted on 14 June 2017.
According to The Daily Star, West Ham United have emerged as front runners in the race to sign Chris Smalling. Manchester United are willing to sell Chris Smalling this summer and the Hammers are now in pole position to snap him up. Chris Smalling has been pushed to the periphery of the Manchester United squad […]
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Transfer Rumours: Defenders
Posted on 13 June 2017.
As has been stated previously, our defence during the 2016/17 season was as leaky as Julian Assange’s outbox, so whole scale changes should be the order of the day surely? Um, well no actually. Injuries to key players took their toll. Aaron Cresswell – despite being called up for England duty this weekend – looked half the player that he had been prior to his pre-season ligament problem, Angelo Ogbonna was out for practically the whole …
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Hart’s extraordinary wages set to see off Hammers
Posted on 13 June 2017.
Joe Hart’s’s incredible £175k weekly personal terms are likely to leave him in limbo at Manchester City. Slaven Bilic is know to want to beef up his goalkeeping situation but the Hart option has never really been a goer given the wages situation. And with strikers the main priority, even a £75,000 drop in his […]
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Man Utd winger Adnan Januzaj wanted by Real Sociedad
Posted on 12 June 2017.
THE TRANSFER COLUMN: Adnan Januzaj is a target for Real Sociedad. The Spanish club have discussed an £8.8m offer with Manchester United keen on a buy-back option.
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Committed Obiang ready for Rush Green return
Posted on 10 June 2017.
Dedicated Hammer Pedro Obiang is returning to Rush Green “in a few days” to ensure he is 10 per cent fit for the pre-season. The midfielder explained: “I’m coming back to Rush Green to continue my fitness work in a few days because I have to work for to be ready for the fifth of July. […]
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Hammers head race over Arsenal to sign striker
Posted on 08 June 2017.
West Ham has moved ahead again in the race to sign striker Henry Onyekuru from Belgian club KAS Eupen, say Sky Sports in a new report. They claim the 20-year-old Nigerian is due to fly to England with his agent on Monday June 12th for talks with a number of interested Pclubs. Seven Premier League sides […]
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Where Are They Now?: Mid 2000s Stars
Posted on 07 June 2017.
With the high turnover of players it’s very easy to lose track of those players who wore the claret and blue in the past. Here are 3 examples of our heroes who moved on from West Ham and perhaps out of our consciousness: Nigel Reo-Coker 2004-2007 Signed from Wimbledon in January 2004, Reo-Coker was one of the most promising English midfielders of his generation. Widely recognised for his leadership qualities Reo-Coker established himself in…
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Lanzini, Messi and Luiz
Posted on 06 June 2017.
West Ham fans will be hoping that Hammer Manuel Lanzini will not have his head turned by his new found friendship with Chelsea’s David Luiz and Barcelona’s Lionel Messi. David Luiz posted a photo of himself on Instagram with Lanzini watching the Champions League final on a laptop in Dubai’s airport onSaturday. The pair appear to have […]
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