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Exclusive Sporting Lisbon boss Jorge Jesus has paved the way for William Calvalho to leave the club. And the Portuguese media are widely reporting that the 25 year old midfielder is now on his way to West Ham. ClaretandHugh confirmed earlier this afternoon the Hammers had made a record 30 million euros bid for the […]

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Owner and Chairman of Aston Villa Dr Tony Xia says rumours about his club’s interest in Hammer Robert Snodgrass are made up. Reports in the Sun yesterday claimed Bruce was ready to offer Snodgrass an escape route. TalkSPORT presenter Sam Matterface said on social media “(Steve) Bruce just told me “no money to buy someone […]

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West Ham have bid  €30 million (£27.1m) for Sporting Lisbon midfelder William Carvalho. The club has confirmed national reports to ClaretandHugh within the last few minutes declaring that club representatives  are indeed in Lisbon at this moment trying to close the deal. Lisbon want 40 million euros(£36.1m) but the Hammers won’t go that high but […]

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Manuel Lanzini will miss the first two games of the season against Manchester United and Southampton according to the well connected Ken Dyer from the London Evening Standard. The Argentinian picked up a know in training out in Germany and has been working in the gym to regain his fitness. The journalist says “The Argentine picked up […]

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The often reliable Jason Burt from the Telegraph claims West Ham have bid a club record €30 million (£27.1m) for the highly-rated Sporting Lisbon midfielder William Carvalho. He says club representatives are currently in Lisbon attempting to close the deal for the Portuguese international and negotiations have been going on for more than a week. Sporting […]

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West Ham have dropped down to Second Place finish in the Premier League Table of Season Ticket Affordability 2017/18. Fish4jobs has calculated how long it would take football fans to afford a season ticket at their local Premier League club for the 2017/18. The values were calculated based on the average hourly wage for that […]

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19-year-old Ezra Walian has completed his trial with West Ham. The youngster can play as a central striker or on either wing and is a free agent after his contract ran out at the end of June. He scored 11 goals in 22 games for Jong Ajax last season. Born in Amsterdam, Walian represented Holland at U19 […]

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There remain many sceptical Hammers fans who fear that Manu Lanzini is about to become Phillipe Coutinho’s replacement should the Reds play maker depart to Barcelona. And let’s be clear that is a very big SHOULD indeed for he only signed a new five year deal at Anfield last year with Jurgen Klopp making him […]

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  Javier Hernandez is very unlikely to be celebrating if he scores against Manchester United at the weekend. Chicharito makes one of those coincidental footballing journeys back to the ground where he was adored and can be assured of a wonderful welcome such was his popularity. He won  two titles in three years under Sir […]

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West Ham kicks off their Premier League season away to Manchester United this Sunday at Old Trafford. Head to head Man United have won 64 games, West Ham have won 43 and 30 games have resulted in a draw. Bookies odds for the result are Man Utd to win: 2/7 West Ham to win: 10/1 […]

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European Football Journalist Graham Hunter has recorded an in-depth interview with Slaven Bilic, completed at West Ham’s pre-season camp in Germany. Graham says “This interview will leave Hammers fans loving their manager even more than they already do – and will also, I’m sure, have everyone else feeling exactly the same way. In the first part […]

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West Ham co-owner David Gold has once again rejected any suggestion that he and co-owner David Sullivan are in the club purely to make a quick buck – and has hinted that the names Gold and Sullivan could stay at the club long after the current owners have gone. In an exclusive interview with Blowing […]

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Michail Antonio will make his return to match action against Everton in the opening under 23s competitive fixture of the new season. And that could well set the Hammer of the Year up for his targeted return match against Southampton next weekend fully recovered from his hamstring injury. Antonio’s return is a boost for the […]

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Javier Hernandez is ready for his return to Old Trafford as he kicks off the next chapter of his Premier League career as a Hammer. The club’s big summer signing declared: “I’m very happy and very glad at the prospect of playing my first game for West Ham on Sunday. “It’s the best way for me […]

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West Ham United are tonight being reported as being ready to launch a £25 million bid for Sporting Lisbon midfielder William Carvalho. And this would fit with regular reports from CandH that Slaven Bilic has rejected the chance to buy a new striker because he is far more interested in reinforcing his midfield. According to the […]

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West Ham midfielder Robert Snodgrass is reportedly wanted by Aston Villa on a loan deal with a view to a permanent move next summer. And it’s likely should Steve Bruce make his interest official the Irons will try to do a deal but it will need to be on a wage sharing arrangement. The Hammers […]

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Now it’s our turn to get the Nigel Kahn treatment in his new video series where nothing is sacred in the West Ham world. Nige has always had a sceptical eye on all things Hammers and his lifelong support gives him the right to extract the Michael here and there should he choose. And in […]

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Diafra Sakho is anxiously awaiting a decision on whether he will travel with the squad to Manchester on Sunday or be involved in the Under 23s opening Division One fixture against Everton on Friday night. Sak came through an hour of his first game in months for the under 23s against Spurs in the behind […]

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Welcome to a touch of comedy gold  and some real genius from lifelong Hammer Nigel Kahn. Nige has produced the first two episodes of what will become a long running series of videos called “Mock the WHU Week” – modelled on the top BBC series. Anyone who knows Nige realises that he has in the […]

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The thoughtful and intelligent FourFourTwo.com has produced a top feature on the strengths and weaknesses of every Premier League team this season. And it’s very difficult to argue with their assessment of the Hammers as we look to climb into a top eight or ten spot after a busy summer whilst allowing for more inward […]

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Pep Yakubu started for the Hammers Under 19’s on Tuesday night as they faced AFC Hornchurch in a friendly. He is said to be the son of famous Nigerian footballer Yakubu affectively known as ‘the Yak’. Now thirty four of age his father played for Portsmouth, Everton, Middlesborough, Leicester City and Blackburn Rovers. In more recent […]

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Stadium operators have yet to find a technical partner to provide free supporter WiFi in the London Stadium next season admitting no contract has been awarded to date.  Originally, an Indian company called Mahindra was supposed to provide free Wifi as part of their naming rights deal but that deal collapsed last year. Likewise, Vodafone […]

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West Ham will give up their share of the gate receipts to the opposing club if they are drawn at home for the EFL Carabao Cup on Thursday as a condition of reversing their second round cup fixture should it be needed. West Ham managed to get a record capacity 39,877 for the last EFL Cup game […]

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West Ham have fielded a team of near unknowns for their friendly at Billericay Town this evening with Martin Samuelsen the only recognisable face on view. Meanwhile Steve Potts’ under 18s are involved in a match against Hornchurch under 18s which sees son of a famous father, Pip Yakabu – who is on trial with […]

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EXCLUSIVE By Hugh Southon David Sullivan has sent a brief five word but straight to the point message to Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp! With misinformed speculation still swirling around the media that Manuel Lanzini is on the Kop radar Sullivan told ClaretandHugh exclusively: “Manu Lanzini is not for sale – it’s as straightforward as that.” […]

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West Ham’s new signing  “wonderkid” Sead Haksabanovic won’t be thrown straight into first team duty after signing his  five-year deal. Such was the greeting and announcement on the official website that one could be forgiven for believing that new new Ronaldo had arrived. We read: “Blessed with searing pace, outstanding technical ability and vision and […]

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