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  Regular CandH blogger Allen Cummings introduced us to his Hammers mate ‘Vinny’ a couple of weeks back who was worried about the way Mr Pellegrini is handling things at the moment. Vinny is in Benidorm while the boss and lads are in Switzerland and remains an extremely worried man. READ ON!   I’ve been keeping […]

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West Ham are tonight being reported as having agreed a deal to sign Paraguay international Fabian Balbuena from Brazilian giants Corinthians. The 26 year old central defender signed for Corinthians in 2016 from Paraguyan outfit Libertad and has been attracting interest across Europe for some time. But according to this evening’s reports it seems the […]

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The West Ham squad stepped up their training to yet another level in Switzerland today (Fri) as they prepare for their first competitive match of pre-season against FC Winteruhr on Sunday. The club intend to show the game live on their Facebook page with coverage starting at 2 pm ahead of the 3pm kick off.- […]

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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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Dimitri Payet has been offered back to West Ham and Manuel Pellegrini has discussed the option with senior players. At the same time as CandH was being briefed on the option, which currently stands at around 10 per cent according to our sources, the Guardian journalist Jacob Steinberg wrote on Twitter: “West Ham have been offered […]

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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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Jack Wilshere will face the toughest medical of his career tomorrow as he faces the final hurdle to become a West Ham player. The doctor will leave turn no stone unturned as Wilshere undertakes a compressive medical review and MRI scans. Should the 26-year-old pass his medical he should be announced within 24 hours possibly […]

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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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West Ham is said to be advanced talks to sign free agent Jack Wilshere on a possible 3-year deal worth £100,000 per week to become a Hammer. Former Hammers Dean Ashton and Sir Geoff Hurst have already advised against the move claiming he is injury prone although in reality, he has made 67 appearances over the past […]

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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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ITK @EXWHUEmployee has given his weekly transfer news on radio show Phoenix FM last night. Ex claims that West Ham has a number of central defender targets which include Craig Dawson, Yerry Mina, Jannik Vestergaard, Adil Rami and Aymen Abdennour. He said Jack Wilshere has held talks with Manuel Pellegrini & Mario Husillos. West Ham offered him […]

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By David Gates The rumour mill has gone into overdrive and West Ham have been linked with ambitious moves for several exciting stars. Yerry Mina, Felipe Anderson, Mateo Kovacic, Jack Wilsure and Bruno Fernandes are among the names linked with a move to the London Stadium as the Hammers prepare to bolster Manuel Pellegrini’s ranks. […]

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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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Premier League clubs are understood to regret voting to bring forward the end of the transfer window in a World Cup year says the Daily Mail today. The summer window will close on Thursday August 9th at 5pm ahead of the first round of top-flight fixtures two days later. But all Premier League clubs are finding […]

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Toni Martinez has been given extra time off after the Spanish League finished in mid-June.  The Academy striker has been on a season-long loan at Real Valladolid in the Spanish second tier who last game of the season was played on 16th June. Martinez have been given extra time off and is scheduled to return […]

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