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West Ham United will kick-off the 2018/19 season one day later after the away trip to Liverpool was moved to Sunday 12 August with a 1.30pm kick-off. The Hammers’ trip to Anfield will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in one of four fixture changes for Manuel Pellegrini’s side across August and September. West Ham’s second away […]

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A majority of West Ham fans would like to see Dimi Payet back in a West Ham shirt but probably not by a big enough margin to encourage  much activity in that direction. West Ham ITK ExWHUemployee started a rumble of excitement when tweeting that a former Iron could be on his way back to […]

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A photo claiming to be West Ham’s third Umbro kit of the 2018/2019 season has been leaked on the Internet. The White Hammers kit features grey on the shoulders and a Claret section under the arms as well as a Claret Umbro logo and West Ham crest. The photo was leaked by Twitter user Israeli Hammer […]

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Declan Rice is at the centre of some great reports coming back from the Switzerland training camp and is thoroughly enjoying life under the new management regime. Speaking of his first few days away he said: “It’s really good to be back. After a positive end to last season, then going away for some international games […]

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Jack Wilshere has now been fit to play regular football since September 15, 2017 after a career ravaged by injuries. As we reported last night (Thurs) he faces one of the most stringent medicals ever at West Ham today where he stands on the brink of a three year deal with the club. Both Wolves […]

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A rumour that West Ham has been offered Dimitri Payet back at more money than we sold him to Marseille has got the Internet all of a flutter today. ExWHUEmployee started the rumour yesterday on his radio show by suggesting that a former Hammer had been offered back to the West Ham but refused to […]

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Manuel Pellegrini today saw his staff  put the Irons squad through  three intensive pre-season training sessions at the Switzerland pre-season camp.on Thursday. The official site reports: ‘The squad at the Sportplatz Ri-Au home of Swiss 3. Liga club FC Bad Ragaz at 8am for the first session of the day – interval training – before heading […]

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Hammers fans have given a big thumbs up to the prospect of signing Jack Wilshere. The free agent appears to be on his way across London from Arsenal to what  at one time was considered a pretty controversial mix of opinions from Irons supporters. His injury issues and images of him caught smoking by a […]

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Sassuolo defender Gian Marco Ferrari is wanted by both West Ham and Everton claim the Italian press. The Italian centre-back had a successful loan at Sampdoria last season in Serie A. Calciomercato.com say the player has a €13 million release clause, and there was plenty of talk in May that Napoli would snap him up, but it appears that […]

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West Ham transfer target Craig Dawson is training on his own at relegated West Brom after slapping in a transfer request says Daily Mirror journalist James Nursey. Defender Dawson last week refused to go on the club’s training camp to Portugal and faces a fine. 28-year-old Dawson wants to quit and handed in a transfer request this week […]

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Former  head of player recruitment Tony Henry has received a 12 month suspension from all football and the game’s related activities. The Football Association has imposed the sentence on Henry, 60, after the club did the same before sacking him after e mails emerged in which he said the club did not want to sign any […]

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Various reports this afternoon suggest that Jack Wilshere’s representatives are in advanced talks with West Ham over a three-year deal worth around £100,000 per week to the 26-year-old former Arsenal midfielder. Wilshere is now a free agent after turning down a £100,000 per week offer to stay at Arsenal although the combined signing on and […]

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Former Hammer Dean Aston has told Sky Sports News viewers this lunchtime that signing Jack Wilshere on a free transfer would be a waste of time for both West Ham and Wilshere himself. Ashton said: “I think it would be a waste of time for the club and the player, it would put pressure on him straight […]

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Luke Thomas is not returning from Derby County’s training camp in Tenerife early to speak to West Ham, The Derby Telegraph claims this morning. It has been reported by GloucestershireLive last night that the 19-year-old winger was flying home after being given permission to talk to the Hammers about a potential move to East London. […]

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The Hammers fully intend bringing in two more midfielders before the transfer window closes in  early August. Currently there are FIVE on a list compiled by Manuel Pellegrini and his director of football Mario Husillos and they are aiming to bring them both in as quickly as possible. Sporting Lisbon’s Bruno Fernandes at £25 million […]

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Declan Rice is currently set to start the new season on the same financial terms as he finished the last one – £3k a week and £10k a a game appearance his money. We understand that the player’s advisers are still unprepared to do a deal with the club which sees his basic salary rise […]

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The bookies are convinced Jack Wilshere is on his way to West Ham tonight and have him priced at 1/8 to be wearing the claret and blue next season. The odds crash is obviously based on reports that the Arsenal free agent has had face to face talks with Manuel Pellegrini but quite what the […]

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Jack Wilshere is tonight being reported as having had face to face talks with Manuel Pellegrini over a move to West Ham. The former England midfielder is also being chased by Fenerbache but in a widely reported piece it seems that the player is fancied by the new Hammers management. The Mirror reports: “The Istanbul […]

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Manuel Pellegrini  mounted another 100 minute pass-and-move drill and technical work in Switzerland today (Wed). Once again – as it had done on Monday – the session ended with an eleven-a-side match on a one-third size pitch. The game started with the players being allowed just one touch each, before going ‘all-in’ and then restricted to […]

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West Ham’s pre-season training started in Switzerland yesterday without Winston Reid and Michail Antonio being involved. The squad went through a 00-minute session which ended with an an eleven-a-side training match, on a one-third size pitch. The official site reports that initially the players were allowed just one touch, further testing their technical and movement […]

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West Ham are expecting to take a big hit on Jordan Hugill when he finally walks away from the club after having had little chance to show what he’s got. His only real Hammers outing was in a fund raiser for Dagenham and Redbridge last season when, whilst failing to inspire, the former Preston and […]

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Pedro Obiang has bigged up his new manager Manuel Pellegrini while talking to the official website. Obiang told WHUFC.com “I remember him because he was the manager of the Villarreal of dreams with [Juan Roman] Riquelme and with Diego Forlan, who scored a lot of goals and he came to play in Atletico Madrid when […]

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Reports in Italy claim that West Ham are closing in on a loan deal for Napoli striker Roberto Inglese. Il Mattino says West Ham are keen on taking Inglese on loan from Napoli. The striker was signed from Chievo for €10m a year ago, but remained with them on loan for the rest of the season as part of that […]

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Manuel Pellegrini and his backroom staff have put the Hammers through their paces for the first time in Switzerland on Tuesday morning. Having arrived in the Alpine nation on Monday evening, the players took to the training pitch at the home of local Swiss 3. Liga club FC Bad Ragaz. Pellegrini gathered the 30-man group together […]

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According to Gazzetta dello Sport, former Hammer Joao Mario has interest from Everton and Bournemouth. The Portuguese spent the second half of last season on loan at West Ham which technically finished 4 days ago but despite an initial interest in retaining him, the Milan based newspaper report they are no longer interested while reporting […]

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Manuel Pellegrini and the West Ham first team squad plus invited Academy players touched down in Switzerland yesterday early evening.  The West Ham private chartered jet from People’s Viennaline airline took off London Stansted airport arriving at St. Gallen Altenrhein Airport which 45 minutes away from their hotel by coach. The squad are staying in the Grand […]

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