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Javier Hernández reportedly wants £140,000 per week to rejoin the Premier League.  The 29-year-old Mexican knows he has one more pay day left in him and therefore a four-year deal for the striker would cost up to £24m in wages on top of the reported modest £13m transfer fee. So the real investment for the Hammers could be as […]

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West Brom boss Tony Pulis is showing a keen interest in Andre Ayew according to well informed Black country newspaper the Express and Star. Indeed the ‘ paper says that the Baggies boss is now ready to make a bid for the club’s current record signing who cost the Irons £20 million last summer from […]

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Sky Sports News reporter Kaveh Solhekol claims Stoke City winger Marko Arnautovic has handed in a formal transfer request amid West Ham interest. He chose to release the news via his verified Twitter account and it came as ClaretandHugh was told by an Irons insider  “We are concentrating on signing strikers and a speedy winger […]

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Every single West Ham player was on the plane to Austria this morning whether they were 100 per cent fit or not. Pedro Obiang has told the official site that he returned to training early to ensure he would be on the plane for Europe. But it seems the new head of medicine Gary Lewin […]

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Speculation that West Ham are closing in on Senegal midfielder Badou N’Diaye is untrue The club has been widely linked with the £8.5million player who it is claimed also interests Crystal Palace but we have been told the Selhurst Park club have the field to themselves. We were told the only circumstances under which he – which […]

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Pedro Obiang has cause for a double celebration – a new five year deal and being on course to be fit for the start of the new Premier League season. Having undergone surgery on his ankle he was back at  Rush Green early to build up his strength and fitness ahead of the squad’s return […]

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West Ham are being widely reported today as having revived their  interest in Senegal midfielder Badou N’Diaye. It’s claimed we have been the 26-year-old for the past season and have been in touch with his Turkish club Osmalispor about a deal.. Osmanlispor want £8.5million for Senegalese N’Diaye who has scored 16 goals from midfield over […]

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The bookies have made Stoke City’s Marko Arnautovic a big favourite to sign for the Irons this summer. Bookmakers’ odds on novelty bets can sometimes be very wayward indeed and they are probably responding to widespread press speculation the Austrian is on his way to the London Stadium.. Arnautovic only signed a new four-year deal […]

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Watford have added former Hammers goalkeeping hope Sam Howes to their Development Squad. The 20 year old stopper was pushed into the shadows at the Hammers by outstanding young prospect Nathan Trott who has seen as one of the new big things at the Irons. Trott has now firmly established himself as the club’s U23s […]

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West Ham are refusing to rule Olivier Giroud out as a striker signing this summer. The Hammers are beginning to show their desperation to add at least two front men but continue to believe that whilst the Frenchman has declared his determination to stay at Arsenal events could change rapidly over the next three or […]

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Diafra Sakho is understood to be receiving the special attention of the Hammers new head of medicine Gary Lewin as intensive pre-season training approaches. The injury stricken striker has returned with Andy Carroll for the opening days of the campaign and will travel to Austria as the serious work starts. Both players have received positive […]

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Sky Sports have been running the rule over the fitness routines adopted by Premier League managers following the return to training by clubs this week. And in their report on the Irons they say that after a check-over by new head of medical services Gary Lewin, the  players kicked off their training at Rush Green on […]

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I can understand all the frustration and growing anger but as the ” sack the board…sack Bilic… sack the tea lady…sack ANYBODY” cries start let’s just take a hold. Yes, we appear to be missing out on targets either because players don’t want to leave their clubs (Giroud), the board won’t pay the first price asked […]

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Leading Turkish News Agency Hurriyet are today reporting that the Hammers have accepted a €5m bid from Galatasaray for Sofiane Feghouli. However they add that although the Algerian is close to agreeing personal terms his West Ham signing on fee is holding up his move to Turkey. Hurriyet claim the Hammers agreed a €4.5m signing […]

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West Ham are working on a compromise deal in the hope that Javier Hernandez will lower his £140k a week wage demands on personal terms. According to most reports the former Manchester United striker – now with Bayer Leverkusen – is available at around the £13m release clause although that would rise should there be […]

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24 hours on and the dust has settled on the Iheanacho debacle but our fans still have plenty to say and opinion is divided. Some back the managers decision whilst others are concerned that Slaven Bilic would turn down the opportunity to sign one of the Premier Leagues most prodigiously talented youngsters. What it has […]

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West Ham are tonight being reported as having made a £23million for Sampdoria’s Columbian striker Luis Muriel. TuttoMercatoWeb – an Italian newsite – say the Hammers are looking to hijack Sevilla’s move for the 26-year-old, after it was reported the clubs had agreed to a £17 million deal and that personal terms had been been settled. […]

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Slaven Bilic has reportedly slammed the door on a move for Manchester City’s Kelechi Iheanacho after a deal had been done. The player is now believed to be close to joining Leicester City. Here’s the reaction from ClaretandHugh’s followers @https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ O This just makes no sense whatsoever. Why, Slaven, why? O He better have an […]

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Manuel Lanzini is on the verge of signing a new contract that will see him commit his long-term future to West Ham. The Argentine international’s new deal will propel him into the same wages as Michail Antonio on a basic wage of £70,000-per-week. With add-ons and bonuses, his weekly average wage could reach as high as £90,000 […]

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Adrian returned to training in highly positive mood and looking forward to pre-season. And he reminded the squad of the importance of “training well and playing strong in the friendly games” That will be well received by the fans who remember last season when the team produced some lack lustre performances followed by accusations at […]

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More than a third of Premier League football fans say they regularly watch matches live online via unofficial streams, according to a  recent BBC survey. The poll suggests younger adults are most likely to say they stream matches via unauthorised providers. Nearly a quarter of all fans surveyed regularly watch matches online via special technology, […]

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Yesterday’s rescheduling of three matches for West Ham in August and September prove again that match going fans come second in the modern game of Premier League football. The Premier League claim they always give a minimum of six weeks notice except for exceptional circumstances for any fixture changes to allow match going fans to […]

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Javier Hernandez could price himself out of a move back to the Premier League because of his wage demands. Although the transfer fee is affordable his agents are thought to be asking for a wage deal of £140,000 per week basic plus performance related bonuses for their client to join the Hammers. A deal at […]

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Well the news came from out of the blue and the response from the fans has been rapid. Here we have four fans giving their thoughts on the news that Slaven Bilic has chosen to call a halt to the pursuit of striking target Kelechi Iheanacho. It would be fair to say that most are far […]

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I’m probably about to make myself more unpopular  in many areas than is already the case but the CandH news that  manager Slaven Bilic appears to have put the block on Kelechi Iheancho is the right decision. Slaven Bilic is the manager and if at the end of a lengthy process he had second thoughts about […]

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West Ham United have officially announced that Pedro Obiang has signed a new long-term contract until summer 2022. The Spanish midfielder has been rewarded for a fine 2016/17 season, during which he caught the eye with his outstanding all-round qualities and scored his maiden goal in Claret and Blue. And the player has declared to […]

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