Investment banker Keith Harris says there are a host of star players who would not have played in the Premier League last season had the United Kingdom already left the European Union.
Posted on 24 June 2016.
Investment banker Keith Harris says there are a host of star players who would not have played in the Premier League last season had the United Kingdom already left the European Union.
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Posted on 23 June 2016.
West Ham remain in negotiations with Besiktas over a deal for winger Gokhan Tore, according to Sky sources, despite having a loan bid rejected.
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Posted on 23 June 2016.
West Ham captain Mark Noble expects Dimitri Payet to stay at the club amid reports his eye-catching performances for club and country have attracted the attention of some of Europe’s top clubs.
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Posted on 23 June 2016.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been criticised for his poor free-kick taking at Euro 2016 – but the Portugal captain actually has a better set-piece record in club football than Lionel Messi, Gareth Bale and Dimitri Payet.
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Posted on 22 June 2016.
West Ham coaches Julian Dicks and Chris Woods have signed new two-year contracts with the club.
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Posted on 22 June 2016.
West Ham midfielder Reece Oxford has been offered a £20,000-a-week contract by Bundesliga club Red Bull Leipzig, according to Sky sources.
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Posted on 22 June 2016.
• 24-year-old striker also target for Wolfsburg, Leicester and others • Zaza came off the bench in Italy’s 1-0 Euro 2016 win over Sweden West Ham are preparing a bid for the Juventus and Italy striker Simone Zaza, believed to be in the region of €20m (£15m). The Premier League club faces stiff competition from Wolfsburg among others, with the German side having already submitted an offer of €25m up…
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Posted on 22 June 2016.
Even during Euro 2016, transfer speculation is still rife, but which big deals will get over the line this summer?
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Posted on 21 June 2016.
Hammer Stephen Hendrie has joined Blackburn Rovers on loan for the 2016/2017 season. We ran the news on Sunday giving it a 8/10 rumour rating but the news was made official today. After completing his move to East Lancashire today, Hendrie told the Rovers official website: “I’m absolutely delighted to put pen to paper, Obviously it’s […]
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Posted on 21 June 2016.
Blackburn have signed West Ham defender Stephen Hendrie on a season-long loan.
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Posted on 21 June 2016.
Sources close to Lacazette’s agents have confirmed our story this morning that any Lacazette deal is off as the player has no interest in joining either West Ham or Spurs. Football website HITC Sport has followed ClaretandHugh by reporting that any move to the Olympic Stadium is a non starter. We reported our own sources as […]
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Posted on 21 June 2016.
The Olympic Stadium Founders Wall will actually be a series of walls around the stadium in the common concourse areas in the transformed stadium. Baroness Brady of Knightsbridge revealed an image last Thursday saying “Walls inside the concourse with every name of every season ticket holder, our founders, is featured…” A source close to stadium transformation […]
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Posted on 21 June 2016.
West Ham have been told that Alexandre Lacazette has no desire to join West Ham United. Amid widespread rumours of another bid going in – with one or two sites claiming it would be of £37 million – ClaretandHugh has been told categoically this morning: “That is not going to happen.” Our top insider revealed: […]
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Posted on 21 June 2016.
Unbelievably we are just 15 days away from our first game of the season – in America. We have become so preoccipied with Euro 2016 that the trip to the States has slipped almost out of our minds. But here’s a great image of the stadium – built 20 years ago – awaiting to welcome […]
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Posted on 20 June 2016.
David Sullivan has admitted life will improve for him once he has signed a top class striker. The co chairman – despite having a lot of cash to spend – and has regularly admitted it but as yet has failed to get his man. Speaking to the official site the boss said: “Once we sign […]
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Posted on 19 June 2016.
Liverpool winger Jordon Ibe has become the surprise bookies favourite to join West Ham this summer. The young winger is 5/2 to join the Hammers with bookmaker Paddy Power. Swansea are 4/1, Stoke are 5/1, Watford, Southampton, Palace and Celtic are all 8/1 while Spurs are 10/1. Jordon Ibe has fuelled speculation linking him with […]
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Posted on 19 June 2016.
West Ham defender Stephen Hendrie is close to joining Blackburn Rovers on a season loan says the Daily Mail. The 21-year-old left-back had a spell on loan at Southend United last season but has yet to make a senior appearance for West Ham after joining for £1m from Hamilton. Hendrie made five appearances for the […]
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Posted on 18 June 2016.
ClaretandHugh’s Rumour Rater has been busy today with a number of reports emerging of possible targets. Here – in a few words – is the story and how the rater assesses its worth.Nice midfielder Nampalys Mendy reported to be at centre of an £11 m plus bid from Hammers. Rumour Rater 4/10 AC Milan not willing to […]
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Posted on 18 June 2016.
West Ham have AGAIN been linked with Juventus striker Simone Zaza and apparently Southampton and Everton are also after the striker. The new report comes from Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio and with Slaven Bilic getting a close up look at the player as an ITV pundit interest may be real. Slav is keeping an […]
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Posted on 18 June 2016.
No West Ham players made it into the England team but that has not stopped West Ham fans going out to France to fly the flag in the Euro 2016 championships. TV Cameras picked up a West Ham English flag in the Republic Ireland v Sweden match last Monday in which West Ham stopper Darren […]
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Posted on 18 June 2016.
West Ham continue to be linked with a huge number of strikers and Slaven Bilic can’t wait to get his chosen front man on board. The biggest rumour of the ast 24 hours – reported here and elsewhere – is that Alexandre Lacazette is at the centre of another Hammers offer. And it was confirmed […]
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Posted on 17 June 2016.
West Ham are listening to offers for James Tomkins but should they? The club has turned down two bids of £8 million and £9 million so far with insiders telling ClaretandHugh Slav is ready to let him go as he is unhappy with being on the bench. CandH Facebook members at https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ have been giving […]
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Posted on 17 June 2016.
Slaven Bilic believes West Ham will be genuine contenders for a Champions League spot if they can sign a top-quality striker over the summer.
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Posted on 16 June 2016.
Exclusive West Ham have rejected bids of £8 million and £9 million from two Premier League clubs for James Tomkins. And although there is no official confirmation from inside the club, the home grown central defender now looks to be a certain departure this summer. There was much speculation last summer that he was […]
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Posted on 16 June 2016.
West Ham published photos of a dummy at the former Olympic Stadium as part of a new partnership with Hawes & Curtis who are set to become the Club’s official tailor this season replacing Apsley. The new partnership will be officially unveiled for the Hammers’ European match in the third qualifying round of the UEFA […]
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Posted on 15 June 2016.
Manchester City are the shortest-priced favourites on the Premier League’s opening-day coupon following the release of the 2016/17 fixtures .
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