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Slaven Bilic has confirmed the story brought to you by ClaretandHugh seven days ago. We revealed that our own sources on December 22 that the club’s priority in this window was to “Buy British” at http://www.claretandhugh.info/exclusive-irons-january-signing-policy-explained/ And that was followed by the news that Sunderland’s Jermain Defoe was indeed a target although there were reservations whether Sunderland […]

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Slaven Bilic has sent a big message of sympathy to Bob Bradley following the sacking of the former Swansea boss. The Hammers 4-1 win at the Liberty Stadium saw the American’s sort 11 game reign come to an end and Bilic said: “In such short amount of time, basically you depend totally on luck. “People are […]

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Jermain Defoe will have to put in a transfer request to push through any move to West Ham – and even then Sunderland may block it claims Simon Jones in the Daily Mail this afternoon. Earlier today Slaven Bilic refused to dismiss speculation that West Ham are interested in the 34 year old saying:”He is […]

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West Ham are tracking RB Leipzig striker Davie Selke according to Sky Sports. The Germany U21 international has been linked with a move away from Leipzig, who sit second in the Bundesliga, after finding his first-team opportunities limited this season. Selke has scored two goals this season but has only started one game for Ralph Hasenhuttl’s […]

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A Chinese club has announced the signing of Tevez from Argentinian side Boca Juniors on Thursday in a statement on their official website. Shanghai are reported to have agreed a deal worth £70million for the forward, including a basic salary of more than £500,000 a week making him the world’s highest paid football player. “Shanghai […]

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Slaven Bilic has insisted West Ham will not panic buy in the January transfer window and has told reporters the club will sign two or a maximum of three players in the winter window. Bilic told reporters at his pre-match press conference on Thursday morning: “The January window is not the great one, you would […]

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Slaven Bilic has spoken about former Hammer Jermaine Defoe during his pre- match press conference this morning but refused to dismiss the rumour that West Ham are interested in signing the 34 year old striker, who was born in Stratford. Slav told reporters “He is a very good player of course, the way he is […]

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Slaven Bilic has told reporters he will look for players that tick all the boxes when asked a question about the transfer window at this morning’s pre-match press conference: “You want to tick all the boxes” replied Slav “You want players that are young, that are cheap. that are good players, they score goals and […]

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Slaven Bilic has been quick to reject any move by West Ham for left back Patrice Evra. Asked about the Evra rumour at this morning’s pre match press conference Bilic exhaled a deep sigh of frustration and said: “We are the club that are linked with the most players in Europe, every player that is […]

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West Ham manager has given his pre-match press conference ahead of the trip to Leicester City and given an injury update. Bilic told reporters: “Lanzini will train with us today and we will see for the Leicester  game because he received a knock in the first half of the game against Hull and he missed the […]

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West Ham are close to terminating Álvaro Arbeloa’s one year contract by mutual consent after offering a compensation package for his remaining eight months of wages. The 33 year former Real Madrid right back signed a one year deal with the Hammers on 1st September this year on wages believed to around £65,000 per week matching what […]

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Simone Zaza’s father who is also his agent has told  Corriere dello Sport that his son’s time at West Ham is over and that he would be very happy with a move to Valencia: Antonio Zaza told the Italian paper: “The adventure of Simone at West Ham is finished and we are considering different situations […]

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Atlético Madrid will  follow in West Ham foot steps by moving into a converted athletics stadium next season and have recently revealed a redesigned club badge just like the Hammers did before they moved home. The new rounder badge pays homage to the first ever logo used by the club after its founding in 1903. […]

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The latest edition of Blowing Bubbles Magazine is on the way! And the blockbuster January edition is an absolute belter with some of the best features and stories on the West Ham scene. ClaretandHugh is very proud of its partnership with a great mag and highly talented team of writers and is bringing you a […]

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Who is the greatest Hammer of all time? Who would make your top 10? Or even your top 25? These are just a few of the questions Blowing Bubbles Monthly has attempted to solve as it kicks off 2017 with a countdown of the 40 greatest Hammers of all time. A panel of influential West […]

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One of the biggest requests from West Ham season ticket holders is to move the London Stadium retractable seats closer to the pitch. Just before Christmas the joint stadium owners London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) confirmed an extra £21m was spent on the doomed retractable system last year and estimated costs could each as high […]

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We’ll be hosting our new feature ‘Cup of Tea with Geo & Gonzo’ at 8:30pm tonight which can be watched live here on Claret and Hugh. The topic for debate tonight is the now confirmed interest from energy drinks company Red Bull to try and gain ownership of our beloved West Ham United. The whole […]

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West Ham’s chances of signing Jermain Defoe from Sunderland have dipped dramatically after CandH discovered details of the striker’s contract. The Hammers would be keen to sign the former striker next month but know there is little chance of grabbing the Black Cats top scorer. Hopes had risen that a deal could be on after […]

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The Hammers finished off former Swansea boss Bob Bradley’s reign at the club on Saturday and now an ex Hammers manager wants to take the job. American Bradley had been thin ice for a long time but Slaven Bilic and the team took an axe to the piece he was standing on with their 4-1 […]

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The Sun newspaper claim West Ham are set to sign veteran Patrice Evra on loan from Juventus. The report claims that the Hammers are close to striking a deal to return striker Simone Zaza with Evra  coming back on loan the other way after falling out of favour under manager Max Allegri this season. The left-back spent […]

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West Ham joint Chairman David Gold brushed off an insult on social media from West Ham fan David Cater. After a spate of recent celebrity deaths including Rick Parfitt, George Michael and Carrie Fisher, Mr Cater wrote to David Gold and Karren Brady on twitter saying: “Hopefully Karren Brady, David Gold and Sullivan will be the […]

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Former Hammer Shaka Hislop told viewers on ESPN that Marcus Rashford should consider joining West Ham in the January transfer window. Asked whether Rashford should make a loan move to the Hammers Hislop quickly answered: “Absolutely… ! There is no club better at bringing through youngsters through than West Ham. There is no bigger club in […]

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Toulouse has refused an offer worth around ten million euros for Martin Braithwaite from West Ham according to RMC Sport. Braithwaite has 7 goals in 16 games this season in Ligue 1 for Toulouse. The Danish striker was a target for the Hammers in the Summer after scoring 12 goals last season for the French side. […]

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Gokhan Tore will remain at West Ham after the January transfer window after his parent insisted that the Hammers honour their season long loan and pick up his rehabilitation costs following his recent operation which will keep him out of action for the rest of the season. Tore was hoping to return Besiktas in January but […]

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West Ham are once again being linked with a January move for Manolo Gabbiadini from Napoli after the Italian club intimated they are now ready to let him go. According to a report in the Daily Mail yesterday the Hammers along with Stoke, Everton and Crystal Palace are following developments closely. Napoli have been asking for […]

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West Ham are interested in Croatian striker Nikola Kalinic according to a report in Italian newspaper Corriere Dello Sport. The 28 year old player has Premier League experience from scoring 13 goals in 53 games for Blackburn Rovers, before heading to Ukraine with Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in 2011. The striker moved on to Italy with Fiorentina scoring 25 […]

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