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West Ham’s New head of medical Gary Lewin has already been hard at work for four weeks to prepare for the coming season. Lewin started work at Rush Green a few days after the announcement of his appointment on 30 May. Pedro Obiang, Sam Byram and Angelo Ogbonna all returned early to the training ground to […]

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It’s been slow going in the transfer window thus far and it’s probably fair to say that most fans have been divided in their opinions of the various strikers we’ve found ourselves linked with. There has also been a healthy dose of cynicism whenever it has been rumoured that we are pursuing stellar forwards with […]

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Time and again I see the same question on various forums – why are Everton being so successful in the window and we are doing nothing? Is this a question that anyone really believes need a serious answer? However,  first and foremost we are not doing nothing although apart from one free signing I’m aware […]

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Newham Legacy Investments (NLI) which owns forty percent of the London Stadium lost another £2.5m in the financial year up to April 2017 new figures released by the council this morning. The latest £2.5m loss is on top of a reported £41.6m loss last year for the company setup by Newham Council.  NLI now have […]

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West Ham lost interest in continuing negotiations for Anthony Modeste when they were told it would take £40 million to prise him away from Cologne. The Hammers were stunned the German outfit rejected £22 million out of hand for a 29 year old and have since pulled out of talks. Ideally, the club want three […]

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West Ham have confirmed they are chasing six attacking players at the moment but insist they are in the hands of other clubs completing their own business. The six on the current priority list are: O Kelechi Iheancho O Javier Hernandez O Olivier Giroud O Michy Batshuayi O Andre Gray O Theo Walcott Sources inside […]

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Everton remain very much in the frame  to rival the Hammers – for the signature of Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud. The Hammers continue to cast their net far and wide for new front men  but are ready to go in hard for the Frenchman the minute Arsenal finally land a new striker – believed widely […]

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The Hammers  are being linked with yet another new name as the summer transfer window warms up. The Mirror claim that we are now looking at Mexico and Benfica marksman Raul Jimenez who is also reportedly a target for Liverpool. According to this morning’s report the Irons have a long-standing interest in the 26 year […]

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Much has been made of what is sometimes called a West Ham scatter gun approach to the summer transfer window. The cynics claim there is no plan – that we are going for anything and anybody and  that we will end up with nobody or somebody very inferior. It’s an understandable reaction among Irons fans, […]

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There’s a noticeable club change of strategy in this summer transfer window with co chairman David Sullivan and his son Jack remaining  remarkably quiet this summer. DS has shunned his normal media interviews this summer. He has made no grand promises of marquee signings or the amount of money we will  spend either on the official website or elsewhere. […]

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West Ham casting their net far and wide for a new striker or strikers and are reportedly ready to launch a   £15 million move for Burnley’s unsettled Andre Gray. The Hammers saw a similar offer turned down  in January but could be successful this time around. The club is moving on a variety of […]

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You may remember Peter Odemwingie. He was the bloke  who launched a tirade against against his club West Brom on Twitter accusing them of “reaching into his pocket” before turning up outside QPR trying to force a move into Lofts Road. He was moved on as no offer had been accepted by the Baggies who sent […]

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Bookies odds where West Ham are linked with a transfer (10-1 and under)   Source: Sky Bet Chris Smalling  West Ham are 9/2  favourites. To Stay at Manchester Utd 1/2 To Stay at Manchester Utd 1/2 Davide Santon 7/2  West Ham and Palace Joint Favourites To stay at Inter Milan 8/11 Dustin Tadic West Ham […]

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The Times newspaper has named the 27-year-old midfielder Fabian Delph as a new target for West Ham this summer. Delph joined City from Aston Villa in the summer of 2015 for £8m. The former Leeds United star, who has failed to establish himself with City is under contract at the Etihad Stadium until June 2020. The […]

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Former Arsenal and England Doctor Ian Beasley has joined West Ham following the departure of Dr. Tamim Khanbhai who spent two years with the club. The change is part of a shake-up of medical staff following the appointment of Gary Lewin as West Ham’s new head of Medical Science. Dr Ian Beasley was the Head […]

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West Ham have confirmed that bids for  Cologne striker Anthony Modeste (right) and the Villarreal forward Cedric Bakambu have been rejected. Telegraph Sport reported last night that we had made  offers of 25 million euros (£22million) for each of the two forward players which is more than they they paid to sign Andre Ayew from Swansea […]

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West Ham player Michail Antonio married his partner Debbie Whittle over the Summer in a private family wedding. The ceremony took place at Hoar Cross Hall near the villages of Hoar Cross and Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire. The player held a stag do in Las Vegas in which he took a physio but says he didn’t […]

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New reports have suggested that Leeds are interested in joining a group of clubs interested in signing Robert Snodgrass and bookies have made them forth favourites at 12/1 to sign the Scotsman. Robert Snodgrass was formerly a Leeds player, playing four seasons with The Whites until he was sold to Norwich City in 2012. Snodgrass joined […]

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Toni Martinez has one aim this season – to make it into the first team squad. Having enjoyed a magnificent season which saw him score the two goals which landed promotion at Newcastle, Toni can’t wait for the season to start. He said: “I am really excited to get going again and get back on the […]

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West Ham will need to lodge a club record club transfer bid to land Oliver Giroud. Initially, a price tag of £20m has been quoted in most stories about the 30-year-old Arsenal striker linking him with a move to West Ham but that valuation is set to increase under fierce competition for the front man […]

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Committed Angelo Ogbonna returned to Rush Green earlier this week to work on his fitness ahead of the start of the pre-season training next Wednesday. A video was posted online by Italian journalist to show the player working hard on his own in the West Ham gym. Yesterday the club rewarded Ogbonna’s commitment with a […]

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Manchester City face the prospect of a transfer ban if they are judged to have broken rules around the signing of a foreign teenage player at a court case due to be heard next week. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will convene on Monday to hear Argentine club Velez Sarsfield’s claims that City […]

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This was the sad picture of the Boleyn Ground yesterday when West Ham supporter Laura Stokoe passed on Green Street.  She posted the photo on Twitter saying: “This all but broke my heart today” Former West Ham striker David Cross was first to reply on social media saying “Mine too Laura. Mine too” Another supporter called Paul added […]

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According to Jason Burt in the Telegraph,  West Ham have failed in club record bids for the Cologne striker Anthony Modeste and the Villarreal forward Cedric Bakambu. Telegraph Sport says that the Hammers has made offers of 25million euros (£22million) for each of the two forward players which is more than the £20.7m they paid […]

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Arsenal are said to be close to agreeing on a deal to sign former West Ham transfer target Alexandre Lacazette from Lyon. Lacazette’s move is expected to be for a club-record fee of around £50m. Last season Lacazette was at his most prolific as he found the net 28 times in Ligue 1, a tally bettered […]

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Reports claim that Wenger as no intention of selling Theo Walcott to West Ham or anyone else this summer as he remains firmly part of his plans for next season. Walcott is the current longest serving player at Arsenal having joined as a 16-year-old and he keen to see out his career at the Gunners. […]

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