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West Ham won’t be travelling thousands of miles or playing in flashy tournaments against big named teams pre-season.  Slaven Bilic has told the board he isn’t interested in commercially attractive offers for West Ham to play in Asia or America and has instead requested the squad will stay in Europe to prepare. West Ham will next […]

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Argentina secured a deserved 1-0 win over Brazil via a goal from Gabriel Mercado with West Ham’s Manuel Lanzini coming on as a late substitute to make his debut. Granted Brazil was missing several stars including Neymar, but both sides had a crack in a physical contest in front of 95,569 fans at the MCG in […]

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West Ham and Arsenal target Henry Onyekuru is reported to have claimed he will only join a club where he is guaranteed first team football next season. The Irons are keen on the striker but it is extremely unlikely that boss Slaven Bilic will be ready to concede to such a demand. Meanwhile Sky Sports […]

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Robert Snodgrass is very likely to move on this summer with Newcastle United the most fancied destination. Rafa Benitez was keen on the right sided midfielder before he moved to the London Stadium and is looking for half a dozen players new signings this summer. The Geordies are also being linked with Andy Carroll  but […]

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Michy Bashuayi  is a wanted man but needs Chelsea to sign a new striker before he knows whether he will be on the move. With Diego Costa set to move on after being told he is no longer wanted Chelsea are now believed to be set to pay around £90 million for Romelu Lukaku. West […]

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Research conducted by ticketgum into a Home Office news release reveals that while football-related arrests have decreased over the last five seasons, the number of incidents on the transport network has risen for a fourth year running with West Ham the worst offenders. The three most common football-related offences are public disorder (60%), alcohol offences (20%) and violent disorder […]

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Chelsea’s Diego Costa has claimed the south west London outfit no longer want him and that will cause massive interest at the London Stadium as the club eye Michy Batshuayi Only yesterday ClaretandHugh revealed that a massive domino effect could be about to be set in process should the champions make a move for Romelu […]

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West Ham reckon they may have a couple of trump cards in their pursuit of striker target Chris Wood. Although the club has Michy Batshuayi and Kelechi Iheanacho as their main targets the 25 year old came under the closest scrutiny as he grabbed 30 goals in Leeds’ failed pushed for promotion last season. And […]

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West Ham, Glasgow Rangers, French side Monaco and Sevilla of Spain are all keen to snap up the 23-year-old Michy Batshuayi this summer with the player insisting he needs regular game next season. Chelsea refusing to allow wantaway Michy Batshuayi’s transfer until they sign a new striker. Batshuayi has reportedly said: “Everyone knows that I […]

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West Ham has moved ahead again in the race to sign striker Henry Onyekuru from Belgian club KAS Eupen, say Sky Sports in a new report. They claim the 20-year-old Nigerian is due to fly to England with his agent on Monday June 12th for talks with a number of interested Pclubs. Seven Premier League sides […]

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West Ham’s Managing Director, Angus Kinnear left his role at the Irons today to take up a similar role at Leeds as their new managing director starting from tomorrow. The move comes as part of Andrea Radrizzani’s takeover of the Championship club. “Angus has an excellent track record at Arsenal and West Ham and I am […]

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West Ham have been valued at £491m by US Forbes Magazine which makes them the 15th most valuable football club in the world. Manchester  United take number one spot valued at £2.85bn with Manchester City in the fifth spot valued at £1.61bn. Arsenal grabs the sixth place at £1.49bn, Chelsea is seventh at £1.42bn and Liverpool […]

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A Turkish media report claims Besiktas are interested in taking Enner Valencia on a season loan in the summer transfer window. The Ecuadorian international spent the last season on loan at Everton but they decided they wouldn’t be making a £10m offer to make his move permanent at Goodison Park. Slaven Bilic has no plans for next […]

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Lukaku looks certain to leave Everton this summer and has revealed that he has already made a decision about his next move. Chelsea are eager to bring the big Belgian back to Stamford Bridge and are working hard to beat rivals Manchester United and are said to be willing to pay up to £80m although […]

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West Ham proudly announced they have the biggest TV screen in Europe when they moved to the London Stadium last summer.  The high-definition (HD) screen on the outside of the former Olympic Stadium measures 83m wide by 12m high. Many mocked the Hammers for this claim to fame but soon their bragging rights will be […]

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The Hammers are at the front of a queue to sign striker Henry Onyekuru from Belgian club KAS Eupen according to Sky sources. The 20-year-old Nigerian is due to fly to England on Monday June 12 for talks with interested clubs. Arsenal, West Ham and Swansea City are believed to be in line to talk […]

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Some high powered targets are appearing on the West Ham radar – from the bookies anyway! Even Romelu Lukaku – who is apparently available at £80k – finds himself quoted at 50/1 for a move to the London Stadium which demonstrates just how out of touch the bookies so often are in their hunt for […]

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West Ham are anxious that Enner Valencia may be set to price himself out of a move away from the London Stadium. The Ecuador international has now returned to the club after his loan spell at Everton where boss Ronad Koeman chose not to activate the £12 million “buy” clause in the deal. Slaven Bilic […]

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West Ham have categorically denied any interest whatsoever in Mexican winger Jurgen Damm. The Mexican was widely reported to be in talks with the Hammers after the story first appeared in the unreliable Sun. And as explained by ClaretandHugh in a recent report, the club simply aren’t looking at midfielders given the urgent need to […]

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The future of the Hammers Social club will once be the topic of discussion this weekend. A  new General Meeting will be held this Sunday at 12.30pm in the Centenary Bar of the Castle Street premises. Only current members of the club are invited to attend the meeting and a full card check will take place on […]

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The summer transfer window opens for English clubs this Friday but in reality, most players, staff and agents remain on holiday following the end of the long football season in May. West Ham are no different with most players away with their families on holiday apart from those on international duty who will be given extra […]

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West Ham are reported to be in talks for Mexican winger Jurgen Damm with some outlets  claiming a £4 million bid has been lodged. Damm is currently playing for Tigres in Mexico and is keen to move to the Premier League this summer, despite a bigger bid from Mexican rivals Chivas. The wide man has […]

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Many believe the Summer Transfer window does not open until 1st July but in fact, it opens this week for English and Scottish clubs. No English club is able to complete a signing until Friday, June 9th when the summer transfer window opens. The transfer windows across many of the other major European leagues, including […]

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West Ham are ready to offload Robert Snodgrass this summer after the Scot disappointed big time in the second half of the season following his arrival from Hull. The club believes it can its money back on the winger who is understood to have cost £8 million when arriving at the club following Dimitri Payet’s […]

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West Ham fans will be hoping that Hammer Manuel Lanzini will not have his head turned by his new found friendship with Chelsea’s David Luiz and Barcelona’s Lionel Messi. David Luiz posted a photo of himself on Instagram with Lanzini watching the Champions League final on a laptop in Dubai’s airport onSaturday.  The pair appear to have […]

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The Hammers have joined the race for Montpelier forward Steve Mounie according to some reports this morning. The 22 year old is fancied by a number of clubs but the Irons have particularly good links to the French market and could steal a march in the chase . Watford are reportedly particularly keen but although […]

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