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Ashley Fletcher is reported to be on his way to Middlesbrough for a stunning £7 million fee. And we can confirm that the young striker has left the Hammers training ground in Germany to have his medical with the Championship club where he will be reunited with Darren Randolph. We were told just a few […]

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Marko Arnautovic’s lack of loyalty to Stoke City has been blasted by the Potters chairman Peter Coates. The Hammers have grabbed the forward player for £25million after he slapped in a transfer request and Coates is absolutely furious. City made made him their best-paid player on a long-term deal 12 months ago but Arnautovic insisted […]

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James Collins is today reported as being a wanted man with the new season just over a fortnight away. Everton been hit by injury to Ramires Funes Mori who will miss most of the new campaign and manager Ronald Koeman has allegedly turned his gaze on The Ginger Pele. It is also believed that the 33 […]

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West Ham are bracing themselves for a fight in holding onto Adrian after Palace made their first moves to take the Spaniard to Selhust Park. The Eagles had made an initial £3 million for offer for the keeper but we have been told tonight that this will be upped to £5 million the next couple […]

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Exclusive Frankie McAvennie has hailed the arrival of Chicharito as the arrival of Tony Cottee Mark 11. But the former Hammers striker turned Sky Sports pundit is far to modest to agree with his old mucker. However, speaking exclusively to ClaretandHugh TC explained that the little Mexican is certainly the first natural goalscorer to join […]

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Chicharito is due to fly to Germany on Thursday to meet his new team mates but is unlikely to feature in the Betway cup against Werder Breme in a two legged final on Friday and Saturday. The Mexican is already match fit after finishing his international duty in the Confederations Cup earlier this month. His last competitive match […]

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Middlesbrough are said to have entered the race to land Ashley Fletcher from West Ham new reports claim today. With the arrival of Javier Hernandez and Diafra Sakho said to be 100% fit Fletcher was expected to go out on loan this season to get some game time. Those who want him on loan are said […]

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Chicharito is desperate for the season to get underway as he ponders a return to Manchester United. The Little Pea could hardly be happier having made the switch to us and told West Ham TV: “Of course I will be very happy to go back there and play. Hopefully I can do as well in that […]

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Reports suggest Crystal Palace are in talks in an attempt to get Adrian to swap London clubs with West Ham getting a transfer fee of around £3m in return. Palace has reportedly turned their attentions to the Spaniard after failing in initial move to land Jasper Cillessen. Adrian has been at the Hammers for four years […]

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Sofiane Feghouli was missing from training in Germany yesterday with a club source insisting he was injured and it is not a smoke screen to mask his imminent exit. Speculation says Feghouli days are still numbered at West Ham as he prepares for a summer exit. Stade Rennais are the latest team who are said to be […]

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David Sullivan has made a claim that Javier Hernandez could be one of the greatest players to have ever signed for the club. And given the Mexican’s record at the top of the game it would be very hard to disagree with such an assessment. Chicharito becomes the 33rd striker signed by the club since […]

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Chicharito scored 11 league goals from 20 starts in the Bundesliga last season for Bayer Leverkusen last season and overall he has scored 28 league goals from 45 starts for the German outfit since joining from Manchester United in 2015. For Man United he scored 37 goals from 49 starts and managed 7 league goals […]

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Chicharito all the rage in top scorer betting market in the last 24 hours. Since the news of Chicharito’s move to West Ham was confirmed, Oddschecker punters have been piling in on the Little Pea to top the goal scoring charts next season. Mexico’s all-time record goalscorer also boasts the fifth best minutes-per-goal ration in […]

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Slaven Bilic has confirmed the ‘One out, one in’ policy for the remainder of the summer transfer window. Speaking on WHUFC.com yesterday evening he said “Now, something else can happen, if someone goes then someone will come in, but the majority of the team and squad are set. It’s exactly what I said at the […]

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Slaven Bilic has revealed how two years of patience has paid off in spades with the Irons landing supertar Javier Hernandez. The manager is ecstatic over his arrival and those of three other top starts telling the official site: “I am happy that the deal is complete as it’s a great signing for us. “I spoke […]

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A majority of West Ham fans have voted that Slaven Bilic’s new-look team are booked for a top ten finish which will carry them into seventh or eighth place in 2017-18. A ClaretandHugh poll of 2,239 fans saw 42.5 per cent (952) claim that would be the club’s finishing position at the end of the […]

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I’ve reached the end of my tether with Andy Carroll. In 2013 we made him our record signing investing £15.5m in the striker, made him our top earner with a basic of £85,000 per week and an overall package understood to be closer to £100,000 per week. We have been patient, we have been tolerant, […]

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Andy Carroll is back in the U.K and is back in rehab at Rush Green training ground. The player has been noticeably absent in official West Ham photos and videos in Germany but Claret and Hugh have been told he is now concentrating on getting fit back in England. The news comes a couple of […]

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David Sullivan has tipped Arthus Masuaku and Edmilson Fernandez to come good this season. And he has admitted that he has been under intense pressure to get the transfer window right this summer after last year’s horror show. He admitted: “Yes there was a lot of pressure but in Masuaku and Fernandez who cost around […]

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West Ham Chairman David Sullivan has talked about last summer’s transfer signings insisting two of them will still come good for the club while voicing his disappointment about the two strikers he took on loan last season. David Sullivan told Jim White and Tony Cottee on Talk Sport radio: “I like a couple of players we signed […]

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West Ham Chairman David Sullivan has admitted he knew Dimitri Payet was a flawed individual before they bought him but added he was a fantastic servant to the club for the first twelve months. Speaking to Jim White and Tony Cottee about Payet on Talksport this morning Sullivan said: “I think we knew Dimitri was flawed when […]

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West Ham Chairman David Sullivan went on Talksport radio this morning to speak to Jim White and former Hammer Tony Cottee about the transfer window for West Ham. Sullivan told White and Cottee “We have been working very long and very hard on them, eight days ago we had one deal in the bag with […]

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West Ham will operate a ‘one out, one in’ policy for the remainder of the Summer transfer window following the £16m signing of Javier Hernandez yesterday. The Hammers have now reached their upper annual wage budget as well as having a full squad of twenty-five players. With the primary transfer business done the club will […]

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Slaven Bilic believes the club now has enough strikers at the club and will not be investing in anymore. Diafra Sakho is now back in full training with the squad and “looking very strong indeed ” which looks set to give the manager another big option. However, Andy Carroll remains on the first team sidelines […]

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The exciting signing of Chicharito has not been welcomed by every West Ham supporter. A handful of fans made silly online wagers on social media believing the Hammers would never sign the 29-year-old Mexican in a million years. Ben Pattison said on twitter on 14th July “If West Ham sign Javier Hernandez I will give everyone […]

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David Sullivan tonight finds himself in the unaccustomed position of being a Hammers fans hero. He will accept that with the same unworried shrug as when a vociferous section were calling for his head a few weeks ago  and claiming the club was heading for relegation if he didn’t get his finger out. One thing […]

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