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Hammer Stephen Hendrie has joined Blackburn Rovers on loan for the 2016/2017 season. We ran the news on Sunday giving it a 8/10 rumour rating but the news was made official today. After completing his move to East Lancashire today,  Hendrie told the Rovers official website: “I’m absolutely delighted to put pen to paper, Obviously it’s […]

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This morning, the Liverpool Echo claimed to have solved the mystery of Liverpool player Jordon Ibe photographed in a West Ham shirt which went viral on the internet on Monday. The Echo claimed this morning “The ECHO understands that the photos are genuine but it wasn’t a sign that Ibe is about to join Slaven Bilic’s men was […]

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West Ham have quickly rubbished suggestions that Real Mardid representatives have met with Dimi Payet’s agent. A jounalist @EmaGiulianelli claimed on Twitter that the meeting took place in London yesterday (Tuesday). Giulianelli  describes himself thu on Twitter  as a football writer and journalist. Tribal Football columnist, cooperate with FIFA Weekly, Panenka, FourFourTwo, La Gazzetta dello […]

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ClaretandHugh was the first site to break the news today that the chase for Alexandre Lacazette is dead. We were told by a senior insider that  he has made it 100 perc cent clear through his agent that he has no interest in joining us. Here’s how CandH Facebook Forum members at https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ reacted to the […]

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Sources close to Lacazette’s agents have confirmed our story  this morning that any Lacazette deal is off as the player has no interest in joining either West Ham or Spurs. Football website HITC Sport has followed ClaretandHugh by reporting that any move to the Olympic Stadium is a non starter. We reported our own sources as […]

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Former Hammer Harry Redknapp believes Dimitri Payet will remain a Hammer after the Summer while bookies and commentators believe he will off if a large offer comes in from a Champions league club during the summer transfer window. On the same week of the BREXIT referendum being held on Thursday we also ask a very […]

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The Olympic Stadium Founders Wall will actually be a series of walls around the stadium in the common concourse areas in the transformed stadium. Baroness Brady of Knightsbridge revealed an image last Thursday saying “Walls inside the concourse with every name of every season ticket holder, our founders, is featured…” A source close to stadium transformation […]

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Unbelievably we are just 15 days away from our first game of the season – in America. We have become so preoccipied with Euro 2016 that the trip to the States has slipped almost out of our minds. But here’s a great image of the stadium – built 20 years ago – awaiting to welcome […]

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The club’s insider is back this afternoon to confirm most of what we already knew. They start  by confirming “David Sullivan have made it clear that the Club are looking to bring in a top quality striker who can score 20 goals a season.” Yes, I think he may have mentioned that a few hundred times […]

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France fans singing “We’ve got Payet” ahead of tonight’s group finale against Switzerland: pic.twitter.com/q2J5aJClx7 — West Ham News (@WHUFC_News) June 19, 2016   It’s taken a while but the French have finally caught up. With Dimi Payet the talk of the country and Europe, the fans have finally started singing the song created by Hammers […]

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It’s  impossible to be critical of David Sullivan after last season’s incredible success in the summer transfer market. By common consent across the whole of the fan base, we made a series of brilliant signings – not one of which failed to do the business whenever they were called upon. Every one of them surpassed […]

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West Ham Chairman’s son, Jack Sullivan has discredited rumours about Liverpool winger joining West Ham saying on twitter “The ibe rumours are not true! We are not signing him.” Ibe became a surprise bookies 5/2 favourite over the weekend with Bookmakers Paddy Power after images of Ibe circulated around the Internet of him in a West […]

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Besiktas Chairman, Fikret Orman is said to be furious that West Ham has asked for a season loan deal for Gökhan Töre with an option to buy.  A source close to Besiktas told Claret and Hugh “Bilic (has) made a mistake. Our president (has) gone crazy. Bilic wanted to loan Töre” It is claimed that […]

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West Ham have had no approaches and will not be selling Enner Valencia to Swansea. A morning report has been entirely rubbished by the Ecuadorian international’s joint agent Barry Silkman to ClaretandHugh within the last few minutes (Sun). The story appeared in the Sun this morning but Silkman – talking to us – said: “It’s […]

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Besiktas President Fikret Ormanhas claimed West Ham have beid three million euros for Atiba Hutchinson and that it has been rejected. He said: “Bilic, offered 3 million euros for Atiba. We rejected this proposal and thanked him, ‘‘ Speaking to the Turkish media,the  Besiktas president said the club don’t want to sell Hutchinson or  Gokhan Tore. […]

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Liverpool winger Jordon Ibe has become the surprise bookies favourite to join West Ham this summer. The young winger is 5/2 to join the Hammers with bookmaker Paddy Power. Swansea are 4/1, Stoke are 5/1, Watford, Southampton, Palace and Celtic are  all 8/1 while Spurs are 10/1. Jordon Ibe has fuelled speculation linking him with […]

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Swansea are set to make  a £10million move for West Ham’s striker, Enner Valencia according to the Sun newspaper today. The twenty-six year old striker knows he is likely to lose his starting place in West Ham’s side this coming season and would find himself increasing down the pecking order.Slaven Bilic used him sparingly last season […]

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David Gold agrees that the Hammers are very much contenders for serious glory next season and admits we’ll need to spend ‘big’ to do so.. The upbeat co chairman – a Twitter regular – believes that the Hammers will definitely be serious contenders for the Champions League next term. Despite David Sullivan’s determination to watch […]

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New images appear to show the Olympic Stadium undergoing yet another modification to its £190m new roof.  In 2014 costs to rebuild the roof soared by £36m after the conversion hit complications. At the time,  stadium joint owners LLDC said “We have agreed to increase the value of the Balfour Beatty contract by £35.9m to £189.9m.” […]

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Dimi Payet heads into the clash against Switzerland tonight as Europe’s  best player. The Player Barometer uses data considered such as successful passes, key passes and crosses a the core stats for an attacking midfielder like Payet. According to the official site via the Barometer algorithm is used to Payet’s stats from all matches, both […]

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According to the French Media, Juventus are claimed to have put in a low bid for West Ham summer transfer target Michy Batshuayi. Tuttosport say Juventus have told Marseille they are unwilling to pay more than €25million Euros (£20m) for the striker. The issue for Marseille is that they have already received a reported bid from […]

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ClaretandHugh’s Rumour Rater has been busy today with a number of reports emerging of possible targets. Here – in a few words – is the story and how the rater assesses its worth.Nice midfielder Nampalys Mendy reported to be at centre of an £11 m plus bid from Hammers. Rumour Rater 4/10 AC Milan not willing to […]

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According to French newspaper L’Equipe Premier league champions, Leicester City are in pole position to beat West Ham to Nice midfielder, Nampalys Mendy. The French media claim the Hammers submitted a bid of €15m (£11.8m) to sign Nice star Nampalys Mendy but he instead he looks set to join Premier League rivals Leicester City. The French paper […]

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AC Milan are not willing to consider any proposals for West Ham striker target, Carlos Bacca that are below 26 million Euros (£20.5m) reports in Portugal media suggest today. Previous reports suggest West Ham  had a £15m bid for  the AC Milan striker rejected last month. Bacca scored 18 league goals in his first season with the Rossoneri […]

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West Ham have AGAIN been linked with Juventus striker Simone Zaza and apparently Southampton and Everton are also after the striker. The new report comes from Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio and with Slaven Bilic getting a close up look at the player as an ITV pundit interest may be real. Slav is keeping an […]

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Reece Oxford is in line for a season-long loan to Newcastle United in the Championship according to the Sun newspaper. The 17-year-old has been linked with transfers to Manchester United , Manchester City and Arsenal in the past, but is now touted for a move to the relegated Magpies. Newcastle manager Rafa Benitez  si claimed […]

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