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Adrian’s days as the Hammers Number One keeper look well and truly numbered with the club’s move for Lukasz Fabianski. The trustworthy Wales on Line has reported the Hammers have had an offer knocked back for the Polish international player who wants out of Swansea and has just a year left on his current deal. […]

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Hammers youngster Dan Kemp has agreed a new three year deal with the club. The 19-year-old winger is set to remain until 2021 and with Nathan Holland, will be looking for a first team breakthrough next season. Kemp is currently recovering from a cruciate injury but is expected to be fit for the start of […]

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Manu Lanzini’s desperate injury will leave manager Manuel Pellegrini needing to reassess his transfer market requirements this summer. The manager is believed to have wanted to bring in two central defenders  but the play maker’s injury means that some of the £75 million funds available will need to be diverted in that direction with Joao […]

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Marko Arnuatovic has repeated  insisted that he has heard absolutely nothing about a much discussed move to Manchester United. And with West Ham doing the same it seems that the speculation which has been doing the rounds is almost based entirely based on agent chat. The Hammer of the Year has been linked regularly with […]

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    By Hugh Southon     If you are feeling bad tonight multiply the feeling 100 times and you may just feel as bad as poor Manu Lanzini. What terrible, devastating, horrendous news and right here, right now ClaretandHugh sends him absolutely all the very best in the world on a day of devastation […]

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West Ham have been hit by the worst possible update on Manu Lanzini’s injury after contacting Argentine national team medics. The club believed they were ready for the worst when hearing he had ruptured the cruciate in his right leg but were stunned when the full extent of the damage was revealed to them this […]

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West Ham continue to negotiate with Lazio over Felipe Anderson’s possible switch to the London Stadium with the player’s personal terms unlikely to be a problem. We understand that the right sided midfielder – currently earning around £48k a week in Serie A – is looking for £80k which is well within the Hammers budget […]

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West Ham’s hopes of signing Mario as a loan replacement for Manu Lanzini have been hit by Inter Milan’s determination to raise cash for their midfielder from a permanent deal. The Italian’s have quoted a price of £25 million transfer fee for last season’s loan signing and are as keen to get him off the […]

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West Ham have reportedly had bids for Alfie Mawson and Lukasz Fabianski turned down by Swansea City. According to the usually reliable Wales Online the defender and Poland goalkeeper are expected to leave but the Swans board consider the Hammers bids below their valuation. Mawson, 24, has two years left on his deal and is […]

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West Ham’s earlier interest in Jonny Evans is now dead following his move to Leicester City on a three year deal today. Under David Moyes there was great interest in the former Manchester United central defender who was relegated with West Brom last season. But the speculation went entirely quiet when Manuel Pellegrini’s appointment ended […]

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West Ham remain relaxed that negotiations between themselves and Declan Rice’s new representation team will see a new deal agreed. And the club is also keen to ensure that new boss Manuel Pellegrini is involved in talks with club and player before moving too far ahead with negotiations. Pellegrini is still away on a summer […]

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West Ham are being linked with Barcelona’s Brazilian midfielder Rafinha in some European media outlets this morning. The twice capped international midfielder played 17 games on loan with Inter last season in a deal which included an option to buy at around £35 million. He played 17 times for the Serie A outfit in the […]

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Marko Arnautovic’s links to Manchester United refuse to go away with claims tonight there have been texts swapped between Jose Mourinho to the Hammer of the Year’s brother and agent Danijel. The speculation has been growing since the Manchester United boss arrived at the Austria v Russia friendly international which resulted in the Arnie claiming he […]

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    By Allen Cummings     Few players divided opinion more last season than Cheikhou Kouyate. The former fan’s favourite who had the honour of scoring West Ham’s very first competitive goal at the London Stadium, in a Europa League game against NK Domzale on 4th August 2016, found himself under intense scrutiny and on […]

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West Ham and Lazio along with various intermediaries are still talking about a deal which would see Lazio’s Felipe Anderson become a Hammer. Reports earlier this week suggested the Italian club had snubbed a £33m bid  but last night another report claimed the initial bid was closer to £22m with £4.4m in  add-ons. Today reports from Italy […]

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Online broadcaster Amazon will show 20 Premier League matches a season for three years from 2019, after winning one of the final two TV broadcast packages. The online streaming service has won the rights to show one round of midweek games and one round from a bank holiday. The matches will be available to Amazon […]

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Over eighty-two percent of 1,600 readers voting in a Claret and Hugh poll say no West Ham player should earn £200,000 per week.  The poll was in response to reports that Javier Pastore from PSG wants between £190,000 to £200,000 to join West Ham, a similar wage he already enjoys at French champions PSG. Full results: […]

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Manuel Pellegrini – the affable 64-year-old Chilean usually is a man who keeps himself to himself if you overlook his recently media outbursts! “Tactician” would be the first word that springs to mind when considering the man’s character over a career which has seen him manager in Argentina, Chile, and finally – in 2004 – […]

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West Ham have this morning claimed they have offered Declan Rice a basic wage of nearly double the £8 million which is being reported in the mainstream media. ClaretandHugh has been told the 19-year-old defender has three years – with options – left on his current deal and the club say he has been offered […]

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Reports that West Ham are interested in signing AC Milan Fabio Borini are unlikely to be true! Calciomercato.com reported last week that West Ham have joined  Napoli in the race to sign the forward. AC Milan have just made the player’s loan move permanent for a fee close to € 6 million but new Napoli boss Carlo […]

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Former West Ham goalkeeper Stephen Bywater has been found not guilty of swinging a sword above the heads of two delivery men at his luxury home. The verdict was returned after deliberations of just 14 minutes by a jury after a four-day trial at Chester Crown Court, which concluded yesterday afternoon. Bywater had pleaded not […]

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Manuel Pellegrini is keen to sign a top class name to West Ham and the player he is particularly keen to get into the club is Paris St Germain’s Javier Pastore. The Argentinian, however, is currently reported to be earning around £190-£200k a week which is as much and more as most players involved in […]

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Manuel Pellegrini is stoking up the pressure on the Hammers board to spend big and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that – in fact it’s exactly what he should be doing! Every good manager makes sure he’s bang in the faces of the people who hold the purse strings – it’s what they do from […]

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Ryan Fredericks has revealed that new boss Manuel Pellegrini is confident the Hammers will be enjoying a far more successful season than they experienced in 2017/18. The new signing – giving an interview with West Ham Tv after his move from Fulham – said: “I’ve spoken to him and he doesn’t think what happened last […]

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Sometimes over reaction and intense knee jerks become boring. That’s the summer for you  when the merest of molehills is presented as a mountain bigger than Everest allowing a fever to descend on some in claret and blue. Last night some quotes emerged from Manuel Pellegrini claiming  he was trying to get the Hammers owners […]

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West Ham have received no offers at this stage for Robert Snodgrass despite rumours that Cardiff City boss Neil Warnock is interested in signing the midfielder. At this stage the Scot will be on his way back to the London Stadium after a highly successful loan spell with defeated Championship play off finalists Aston Villa. […]

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