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The Mirror is today reporting that West Ham are keeping an eye on Aleksandar Dragovic’s situation with Leicester City. Leicester have the option to sign the centre back on a permanent deal for around £15 million from Bayer Leverkusen, However, Leicester have recently signed Jonny Evans from West Brom. As a result, Leicester may not feel the […]

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Andy Carroll has returned to training early to work on his fitness with a video posted on him working on West Ham’s training ground with a member of the medical staff. Both Edimilson Fernandes and Robert Snodgrass have also made early returns to pre-season training ahead of the new season. The injury-plagued £17.5m £85,000 per […]

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London Borough of Newham safety officials say they continue to be concerned with the persistent standing by West Ham supporters in the upper tier blocks of 215, 216 and 217 of the London Stadium due to the rake and height. They told members of the London Stadium Safety Advisory Board in April that: “Steps taken so […]

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Lazio want £40 millio and another £10 million in add-ons for Felipe Anderson to join West Ham taking the possible final cost up to £50 million. The Irons have bid £31 million plus another £6 million in add-ons. In today’s Claret and Hugh poll we ask whether the Hammers should fork out up to £50m […]

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Sam Byram my get one last chance in the form of a season-long loan to a Championship side this coming season. Byram has found himself way down the right-back pecking order after Ryan Fredericks joined on a free transfer this summer and Pablo Zabaleta had a great season for the Hammers last term. The defender left […]

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New reports claim West Ham have had very positive contacts with some intermediaries for Bernard, who will leave Shakhtar Donetsk on a free transfer. Manuel Pellegrini previously wanted to take him to China and his agent is Kia Joorabchian – who also represents Felipe Anderson. Bernard claims to have attracted interest from a number of […]

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West Ham are this morning reported to have had a  £12 million bid for West Brom defender Craig Dawson turned down. The Daily Telegraph says  Dawson is a target for a number of Premier League clubs and West Ham have seen an opening offer ­rejected, with Albion understood to be rating the 28-year-old at more […]

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Minutes from April’s London Stadium Safety Advisory Board (SAG) chaired by Newham Council reveal the real attendance for the West Ham v Southampton game at the end of March was just 43,000 from an official attendance of 57,000 tickets sold The game was first home game after the Burnley unrest but questions have to answered […]

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The Save Our Supporters’ Club campaign has commenced legal action against the Executive committee of the West Ham United Supporters’ Club. An update sent to campaign supporters today said: “An 11 page letter has now been sent to the Executive Committee of the West Ham United Supporters’ Club and its individual members outlining the legal position […]

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Manuel Lanzini will miss ALL of next season with his knee injury and the club has learned the midfielder could be out for as long as 15 month. Most had wiped out next season as an option for the player but according to the Mirror has now learned that can’t expect to return until around […]

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So what are the real disputes between West Ham and the public London Stadium owners? The first category of disputes is related to what West Ham believe they are entitled to under their agreement namely under their London Club comparable clause. The clause allows them to have the stadium be compared with Chelsea, Arsenal and […]

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West Ham are reportedly showing an interest in Napoli striker Roberto Inglese. According to Sky sources in Italy the 26-year-old spent last season on loan at Chievo and  is allegedly keen to secure a permanent transfer. Those sources are claiming tha tthe Hammers are the latest club to make contact over a deal for Inglese. Inglese […]

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Robert Snodgrass will be among the players returning to Rush Green early next month as the squad get down to serious pre-season training. The Scot is determined to make an impact on Manuel Pellegrini and has already released images of himself working hard on the treadmill while on holiday under a caption: “Does it ever […]

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Spurs forward Son Heung-min left the World Cup game against Mexico in tears after failing to qualify for the next round. Chicharito’s winning goals left the Spurs player upset for more reason for one. Son scored a late goal in South Korea’s 2-1 defeat to Mexico at the World Cup on Saturday , but the loss has all […]

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Injured Manuel Lanzini has decided to dye his hair blonde such like Hammer of the year Marko Arknautovic. Lanzini is recovering from surgery by Dr Ramon Cugat on his torn anterior cruciate ligaments. He has been staying at Hospital Quirón Barcelona in Spain under the watchful eye West Ham’s new head of medical, Richard Collinge. Lanzini became […]

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Cheik Kouyate and Lukasz Fabianski go into World Cup action on Sunday when Senegal and Poland sides take on Japan and Colombia respectively. Senegal meet  Japan, with a 4pm kick-off in Yekaterinburg. Senegal got their World Cup campaign off to the perfect start by defeating Poland 2-1 on Tuesday, with Kouyate coming off the bench […]

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Sam Byram has predictably been linked with a move back to his former club Leeds as he has dropped drop the pecking order at the right back position after the signing of Ryan Fredericks to join Pablo Zabaleta ahead Byram. The defender left Elland Road in 2016 to seal a move to West Ham for a […]

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Reports that West Ham had a new bid for Fulham’s captain Tom Cairney have been described as recycled at best and fabricated at worst.  The Hammers long-term transfer target was scouted under both Slaven Bilic and David Moyes and two bids reportedly worth £15m and £18m were rejected last January by Fulham. Intermediaries enquired again at […]

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Adrian’s future at West Ham looks to be a thing of the past. And despite the club having to juggle the finances to fill key positions with a goalkeeper lower on their priorities than perhaps he was a month ago, he needs to be allowed to move on. The Spaniard has suffered two hugely frustrating […]

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The new manager and his team have their first face to face meeting with the board since the summer break on Monday with several questions needing to be addressed. Manuel Pellegrini and Director of Football Mario Husillos head for ‘Sullivan Mansions’ knowing that they will need to act quickly on several fronts as June heads […]

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By David Gates When the 23-man squads were announced ahead of the World Cup, four Hammers were called up by their national teams: Javier Hernandez for Mexico, Manuel Lanzini for Argentina, Joao Mario for Portugal and Cheikhou Kouyate for Senegal. Unfortunately, Manu Lanzini has sustained a knee injury, so he is out of the tournament. […]

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West Ham say they are working closely in partnership with Barratt London to develop future plans for the Memorial Garden, situated close to the Boleyn Ground site. A statement on WHUFC.com says “Hammers fans from all across the country regularly visit the Memorial Garden on Green Street to pay respects to their loved ones, whose […]

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West Ham have made an enquiry for Sevilla attacking midfielder Joaquin Correa according to reports. The 23-year-old played just 21 minutes in the Spanish club’s final four matches of the campaign under interim Coach Joaquin Caparros, who is now the Director of Football. Estadio Deportivo cite a report in Tuttomercatoweb which confirms the player’s change […]

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West Ham are looking to spend over £100m this summer in transfers but will look to bring £30m back in outbound sales to balance the books. The Hammers have invested over £40m so far in transfer, signing on and agent fees on Ryan Fredericks, Issa Diop and  Lukasz Fabianski but will look to spend in excess […]

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Club insiders are bemused at the latest report involving the Hammer of the Year Marko Arnautovic. A club insider told Claret and Hugh:  ‘Marko is going nowhere‘ adding: ‘He is not for sale!‘ Fresh stories emerged in Italy overnight after his brother was photographed in Milan with the Italian media claiming the agent was meeting […]

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Marko Arnautovic’s agent Danijel Arnautovic has been spotted in Italy allegedly meeting with Inter Milan management. A photo was posted just before midnight last night by Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio. Danijel Arnautovic is Marko’s brother and agent and he runs Arna Sports Management whose only client is Arnie. The report accompanying the photo says […]

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