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Michail Antonio’s amazing England call-up is a reward for dedication and hard work says the man who helped him in his early days – former Three Lions winger  Steve Coppell.   The kid who started out at started out at Tooting & Mitcham was recommended to Coppell when he was manager of Reading by manager […]

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Lyon turned down an offer of £43million of Alexandre Lacazette from West Ham this summer, according to Lyon’s owner. Sky Sports’ Journalist Kaveh Solhekol posted on his personal Twitter account today that Lyon’s owner Jean-Michael Aulas told French channel SFR Sport he had personally turned down the offer from the Hammers. “Lyon owner Jean-Michel Aulas tells […]

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The agent of Pedro Obiang admits they’re still waiting for concrete offers to be made to West Ham this summer. The midfielder has been linked with Roma and AC Milan in recent days ahead of the transfer deadline on Wednesday. However, Jose Maria Gonzalez told laroma24.it: “At the moment there is nothing with Roma and I have […]

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Aston Villa owner and chairman, Dr_Tony Xia has ended  speculation linking Enner Valencia to the club after watching him in action for three games. Like West Ham chairman David Gold, Doctor Xia has taken to twitter to answer fans questions on social media. Fan site ‘The Villa Zone’ held a twitter poll with 4,292 Villa […]

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Tony Pulis has not ruled out a fresh move for West Ham striker Diafra Sakho before the transfer window closes claim the Birmingham Mail. Sakho came very close to joining West Bromwich Albion last month with a £16 million fee agreed by both clubs and personal terms agreed. The transfer fell through after detailed medical checks […]

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Angelo Ogbonna played under Chelsea manager Conte at both Juventus and Italy and now says the new Blues manager’s ability to turn the forunues of clubs around is his defining attribute. The West Ham defender said Conte has a great ability to bring passion and character out of his players declaring:  “I call Antonio the ‘Tailor’ […]

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French newspaper L’Equipe confirms that Dimitri Payet had already travelled to Paris ahead of France’s internationals as this picture shows. They explain he has been troubled by a pain at the top of his thigh but the club and the player didn’t want to take any chances to worsen it. L’Equipe say that since the Chelsea match, […]

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West Ham have announced the ballot process for the West Ham v Watford game on 10th September at the London Stadium. The ballot will be open to Claret members who have parted with up to £40 for  annual membership. This home game will once again be restricted to a 57,000 capacity meaning less than 2,200 […]

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Former Hammer, Modibo Maiga had his contract terminated by Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr last Thursday. The Mali international forward spent three years at West Ham, during which he scored seven goals in 45 appearances pocketing £6m in wages in the process. Signed from Sochaux in July 2012 for £4.7m, the 28-year-old had two loan […]

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Michail Antonio has admiited he is completely out of words and doesn’t know what to say after being selected for England. But then the brilliant wideman found plenty as he attempted to get close to verbalising his feelings declaring: “I’m overwhelmed. I got slightly emotional when I found out. “It’s just one of those things that […]

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David Sullivan has tonight sent a personal message of congratulation to Michail Antonio after the brilliant Irons winger clinched a spot in the first squad named by England manager Sam Allardyce. Michail’s magical moment has been shared by everybody associated with the club over the last couple of hours and David has now added his […]

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This time last season we had lost the Betway cup to Werder Breman, We beat Arsenal at the Emirates on the first day of the Premier League season but went on to lose the next two matches against Leicester City and Bournemouth at the Boleyn ground and we were dumped out of the Europa League by […]

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There has been much debate on social media over Dimi Payet’s continuing absence and what it may mean with the transfer  deadline day so close. Given that  the original news was the French midfield maestro had taken a “small knock” in the match against Chelsea, the conspiracy theorists have been out in force. Many believe […]

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Sergio Aguero is facing a potential retrospective ban ahead of next month’s derby against Manchester United after swinging an elbow at West Ham defender Winston Reid. The Argentine could be ruled out for three games for violent conduct if the FA choose to review the incident in Manchester City’s 3-1 win. Pep Guardiola insisted he didn’t […]

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Manchester City 3 Irons 1 At last we can feel confident for the first time since the lads re-assembled in pre-season. It seems odd to be talking like that after a 3-1 defeat but for the first time since last season we really started to play with purpose and passion in the second half and […]

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West Ham have spent £35m more in transfer dealings this summer than for the whole of last season figures have revealed. West Ham co-chairman David Gold wrote on WHUFC.com earlier today that summer transfer spending has now reached £60m. Yesterday Vice Chairman Karren Brady wrote in her Sun Football diary “So far this summer have spent […]

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West Ham has officially confirmed the signing of Simone Zaza and the finances included in the deal. Zaza will cost £4.2m (€5m) fee, with a permanent fee of £17m (€20m) automatically triggered after 15 or 16 Premier League appearances this season plus a further (£2.5m) €3m in performance related payments totalling £23.8m. Because the deal is […]

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And so – as we told you – it’s job done. The beaming Simone Zaza poses for the now traditional pic with David Sullivan displaying himself as the latest Hammer. Negotiations started at 7.30 am this morning and it was at around 9pm this evening that a text appeared on my phone from a source close to […]

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CandH Exclusive Enner Valencia is dithering about a move to Aston Villa despite being made a massive personal terms offer. The new Chinese owner businessman Dr Tony Xia is desperate to sign the Ecuador striker and has offered the Irons around £10 million over three years. ClaretandHugh has learned that Valencia’s personal terms would dwarf what […]

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West Ham remain locked in negotiations with Simone Zaza and his advisors this evening as the two sides try to edge towards a deal which will see the Italy international become a Hammer. As is always the case in these circumstances the social networking systems – Twitter in particular – are alive with stories that […]

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Manu Lanzi will definitely be part of the squad for tomorrow afternoon’s clash with Manchester City but there remain doubts surrounding Dimi Payet’s fitness. Lanzini may feature from the start but given the manager’s care with returning players more likely as a sub with Gokhan Tore possibly the one to be subbed or dropped depending […]

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Mark Noble is expected to be available for the clah at Manchester City tomorrow after saving himself the embarrassment of being a part of the horrible midweek defeat by Astra. And Arthur Masuaku will take over from Reece Burke at left back after being Cup tied for the Europa Cup clash. Manager Slaven Bilic indicated […]

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Martin Samuelsen has joined Blackburn Rovers on a season-long loan but plans are on hold to send out Ashley Fletcher.The 19-year-old Norwegian – , who has signed a new four-year contract with the club, will link up with fellow Hammer Stephen Hendrie, who is also on loan at Ewood Park, for the 2016/17 campaign. Samuelsen […]

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On the face of it – having seen everything we think we need to see – you would have to be utterly crazy to back the Irons to get anything at Manchester City tomorrow. We have been poor – very poor – lethargic, injury hit and unable to pass their way into anything but quick […]

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West Ham are still keen to bring Wilfried Bony to the club on a potential loan deal despite the imminent signing of Simone Zaza. Slaven Bilic is determined to sort out the striker problems before the transfer window deadline but remains angry at the Europa League humiliation by Astra Giurgiu. He will spend the final week […]

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