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West Ham’s strength in the left back position has been demonstrated again following Aaron Cresswell’s England call-up. Cressie may not have enjoyed the greatest season of his career but improved considerably towards its climax to ensure that England boss Gareth Southgate . He may well have had our back-up left back Arthur Masuaku to thank […]

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West Ham will not stand in the way of James Collins if he receives an offer during the summer. The Hammers are considering their defensive resources which are now more plentiful than for many years and The Ginger Pele is always likely to attract offers. Sam Allardyce is a big fan and such Championship outfits […]

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Sofiane Feghouli’s West Ham future remains very much in the balance as Slaven Bilic considers his forward options over the summer. Bilic is still not entirely convinced that – despite a fine game against Burnley – the Algerian has the speed or level of consistency he requires. There is the added issue of knowing that […]

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West Ham will face competition from Everton, Southampton, West Brom and Leicester City to sign Man City’s Iheanacho reports claim this morning. The Hammers are reported to have made a £20m bid for the 20-year-old player but there are conflicting reports on how close the Irons are to actually signing the striker. Manchester is said […]

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The future of the Hammers Social club remains in the balance after the resignation of the executive committee and the chairman. An Annual General Meeting (AGM) earlier this month failed to come to a conclusion on its long-term future and financial accounts for the year were rejected by the twenty plus members present in Castle-street. Three […]

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Bookmaker Betvictor has opened books on two West Ham stars leaving this summer despite the board insisting it is not interested in selling either one and would reject any approaches. Liverpool are 3/1 favourites to sign Manuel Lanzini with Spurs as second favourites at 4/1. Everton are 6/1 and Arsenal 8/1 while Chelsea, Manchester City […]

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West Ham have enquired about RB Leipzig striker Davie Selke, according to German Magizine Kicker. The report claims that the player’s agent Akeem Adewunmi is said to be in the UK this week to try in an attempt to seal a deal to the Premier League. The German magazine says that Swansea City are the likeliest […]

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Over two-thirds of supporters who voted in Claret and Hugh’s Bank Holiday poll believe West Ham should cut their losses on Robert Snodgrass and sell him if an offer comes in this Summer. Almost two thousand fans voted in the poll with 1,341 (67.97%) saying we should sell him and recover as much money as possible. […]

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West Ham have decided goalkeepers are not a priority signing this summer transfer window and will stick with Adrian and Darren Randolph for next season. The Hammers have been linked with interest in stoppers Jordan Pickford, John Ruddy and David Stockdale in recent weeks but a source close to club says Slaven Bilic is happy […]

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There was a little discussion going on elsewhere as to whether Sam Byram was in competition with Pablo Zabaletta for the right back role next season. Trust me it was offered as a serious question and I’m told there was even a poll run on the issue. Quite why the matter was even under being […]

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West Ham has the eighth largest average attendance in the whole of Europe this past season and third largest in England figures by Talksport have revealed. With all games technically sold out, West Ham achieved an average league attendance (tickets sold) of 56,970 just 30 below their 57,000 London Stadium capacity. Borussia Dortmund tops the European table with an […]

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The agent of  Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho says the 20-year-old won’t be joining French giants PSG following reports of a bid for his services by the Ligue 1 side. The new report claims Iheanacho’s move to West Ham is all but sealed for a fee in excess of 20 million pounds but several issues […]

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West Ham is interested in signing Juventus midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah, according to reports Italy. The 28-year-old, whose contract with Juve runs out in 2018, has made 23 appearances in all competitions for the Italian champions this season, creating two goals. Asamoah has been linked with a move away from Juventus this summer, with Turkish giants […]

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West Ham striker Andy Carroll is expecting a second baby with his celebrity fiance Billi Mucklow. Mucklow took to Instagram to share the happy news with her followers.  With a picture of her son holding her baby bump, the TV reality star revealed the news to her 389,000 followers on social media. She wrote:”Suns Out Bump […]

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Robert Snodgrass is reportedly wanted by newly promoted Brighton & Hove Albion who are said to be considering a £8million bid for the West Ham winger. The 29-year-old moved to the London Stadium in January for £10.2 million after impressing for Hull City in the first part of the season. However, he has failed to […]

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Media reports have suggested that Robert Snodgrass is wanted by newly promoted Brighton & Hove Albion who are said to be considering a £8million bid for the Scotland international. The 29-year-old moved to the London Stadium in January for £10.2 million after impressing for Hull City in the first part of the season. However, he has failed to […]

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West Ham are set to have Monaco as rivals s they bid to land Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi this summer. The Irons are keen to make the Belgian their No 1 signing after missing out to the losing FA Cup finalists last year. However, the French outfit have been following events at Stamford Bridge and […]

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Reports in the Sunday Star repeated by other papers this morning that the Hammers are lining up a bid for Roos Barkley are likely to be pure speculation as West Ham concentrates on striker targets.Barkley will enter the final year of his Everton contract next month and is yet to agree terms over an extension […]

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West Ham have no interest in signing new midfielders during the summer transfer window. The club has been linked with various names in that area of the pitch – notably Manchester City veteran Yaya Toure but the club has made it clear to ClaretandHugh it is happy with its resources in that area. And in what […]

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West Ham have again confirmed their interest in Manchester City’s Kelechi Iheanacho but the possibility of signing the young Nigerian remains some way off. Rumours have arisen that the player has been on his way to London for a medical after reports arose on Sky Sports and the internet. But they are wide of the […]

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PSG are thought to be preparing a bid to bring Manchester United’s Anthony Martial back to France.  Reports in France suggest they are prepared to pay €50 million (£43.5m) for the 21-year-old. The Frenchman believes Jose Mourinho is using him as a scapegoat for what went wrong at Old Trafford last season and is attempting to […]

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West Ham Joint-Chairman David Gold has hit back at supporters that claimed we got Pablo Zabaleta on the cheap telling them There is no such thing as a ‘free transfer’. Signing on bonuses, large agent commission fees and larger wages are all common practice in so-called ‘free transfers’ and Zabaleta will have been no different. The […]

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Pablo Zabaletta passed on offers from Italy and interest from Spain and England  to join the Hammers. And in his first serious interview since arriving at the club he declared: ” I expressed myself to them that to keep playing in the Premier League was a priority. I love the Premier League so much. Of course […]

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One of the reasons that West Ham’s new signing Zabaleta was photographed on the London Eye instead of the London Stadium is the stadium currently resembles a building site again.  The stadium car park and a section of land outside of Pudding Mill Lane DLR station are full of sections of seats as the stadium is […]

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Supporters who bought Champions Stones after March 2016 are still waiting for them to be installed some 14 months later. Over 12,000 stones were installed at Champions Place outside the London Stadium before the 14th March cut-off but thousands of supporters who purchased stones after that date have been left in limbo. West Ham hopes to install […]

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Reports over the past few days have suggested that West Ham could make a cheeky bid for Manchester United’s Anthony Martial over the summer. Martial has scored 15 goals in 56 Premier League appearances since joining the Red Devils in the Summer of 2015 from Monaco for £42.5m (€50m) However, the deal struck with next boss Ranieri […]

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