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Sky Bet have made West Ham bookies favourites to sign Alfie Mawson, Felipe Anderson, Joao Mario and Javier Pastore. Bookies have stopped taking bets on Lukasz Fabianski joining West Ham who was 4/1 with Bet Victor before Claret and Hugh broke the news of his impending transfer. West Ham are the odds on 4/9 favourites to […]

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French newspaper L’Equipe today claims that Issa Diop’s move to West Ham should be completed in the next few days. The report claims West Ham and Toulouse have reached a €25m (£22m) agreement for the player and adds that Diop will travel to London early next week and sign a five-year deal with the Hammers. […]

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Manuel Pellegrini has issued his first comments on the Hammers summer transfer window activities declaring: “I will work hard with the director of football to try to make a very strong squad.” Speaking to the official site he has made it clear he wants a balanced squad – not simply a decent first team. The manager […]

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Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio has changed his story yet again on Felipe Anderson now saying the two sides are just £4m apart in their valuations of the player. Earlier this week the Sky Italia Journo said the deal was done with Lazio and it would be announced within 48 hours only to backtrack just […]

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Manu Lanzini’s devastating injury has changed the landscape as far as the Hammers summer transfer market business is concerned. The midfielder underwent surgery on his cruciate ligament injury in Barcelona on Thursday night as manager Manuel Pellegrini ponders where to go for a replacement. It’s a tough call and several names have entered the frame so today’s […]

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West Ham have tightened up considerably on the ‘leaks’ that are popularly believed to have spoiled our chances in the transfer market. Since Manuel Pellegrini’s arrival as the new manager there has been a ‘curtains drawn’ policy introduced which has seen – by and large – only the ‘usual suspects’ named in the media. Quiet […]

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Mexico legend and former Bolton Striker Jared Borgetti believes Javier Hernandez’s mentality will help him succeed at the 2018 World Cup. “Chicharito’s mentally is very strong and he has a lot of confidence in himself and in what he can do,” Borgetti said in an interview with ESPN FC in Moscow. “He’s been in two […]

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Lukasz Fabianski flew to London before joining the Polish squad in Russia to take a medical with West Ham. The 33-year-old keeper had been training with the Polish national team at their pre-World Cup camp at Arłamów, a mountain resort in southeastern Poland. That training camp finished on 7th June and Fabianski is understood to have […]

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A Paris United report that claims West Ham are edging closer to signing Argentinian attacking midfielder Javier Pastore has some flaws and should be treated with caution. The report claims Pini Zahavi and West Ham owner David Gold are currently negotiating a deal, with the player’s agent Marcelo Simonian supposedly willing to bring Pastore’s salary demands […]

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Portugal play Spain in the World Cup Group B tonight at 7 pm on BBC 1 Joao Mario is still technically a West Ham player as we hold his registration until the end of June under the terms of his season-long loan. The Inter Milan player played 14 games in all competitions for the Hammers scoring two […]

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West Ham have become big odds on favourites to sign Swansea City defender Alfie Mawson. A story to that effect has appeared in Wales On Line which has been well ahead with the news concerning  Mawson and goalkeeper Lukaz Fabianski. Their latest story declares: “It seems the Hammers’ pursuit of the 24-year-old has intensified this […]

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Manuel Lanzini has begun his rehabilitation after undergoing successful surgery to repair his injured right knee WHUFC.com have confirmed. Head of Medical Richard Collinge, who attended an appointment with Dr Cugat alongside Lanzini ahead of the operation, has explained the process which will ultimately lead to the 25-year-old’s return to action on WHUFC.com. “Manu had […]

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West Ham United Ladies have signed two former Chelsea players. The Ladies announced the signing of England international Claire Rafferty from Chelsea F.C. Women. Rafferty signs for the Hammers after spending the last 11 seasons with Chelsea; a run in which the left-back helped the Blues claim the FA WSL title and FA Women’s Cup […]

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Beyonce and Jay Z on the run tour comes to the London Stadium tonight and Saturday night. It follows the recent success of the Rolling Stones tour which saw 115,000 rock fans attend the venue. However, like many West Ham games, there might be lots of empty seats this evening. Touts reportedly gave away free tickets […]

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The fight to save the 70-year-old West Ham United Supporters club carries on. This week Save Our Supporters club committee wrote to their members saying “A member of the SOSC Campaign Committee met with a firm of solicitors on Monday and following a very positive meeting they have now been engaged to act on behalf of the […]

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The Board of the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) who own the London Stadium are due to meet next Tuesday. Board papers published online in advance of the meeting reveal the financial performance of the Stadium as well as the risk of ongoing operating challenges. Accounts reveal that LLDC injected £19.1m of capital to E20 Stadium […]

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Reports that Dave Sullivan Junior has hinted at West Ham’s next signing have been corrected the younger generation of Hammers saying that Dave’s use of the word ISSA is just youth slang. Sullivan Junior is on holiday in Marbella, Spain with his brother Jack and father posted a photo in a restaurant saying ‘Issa a vibe’ […]

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A number of changes have been announced for the new season which affect the Carabao Cup. Games in the competition that were level at 90 minutes were followed by a period of 30 minutes of extra-time, with penalties then deciding the winner if the score remained level. Next season that will change with all games  going […]

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There is so much fake West Ham transfer news doing the rounds that this morning decided to give the very latest round up on it all as we have learned from inside the club.     Jack Butland: Inquiries made but things on hold until England’s World Cup destiny sorted.       Felipe Anderson: […]

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Manuel Lanzini spent the night at the Hospital Quirón Barcelona in Spain after his surgery on torn anterior cruciate ligaments by pioneering orthopaedic surgeon Dr Ramon Cugat last night. He will be visited today by West Ham’s new head of medical, Richard Collinge and should soon be discharged to begin his recovery. West Ham expect to find […]

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Yesterday we revealed that a deal for Felipe Anderson to join West ham not as close as some media outlets would have us believe. Some incorrectly reported a transfer fee had been reached and a deal would be announced in 48 hours but we were told that was untrue. Now reports in Italy have caught […]

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West Ham are said to have shown interest in Lazio defender Jordan Lukaku according to the Daily Mail. The Hammers claimed to be keen on the brother to Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku, is a left back who can also be used in an advanced position out wide on the left flank. The 23-year-old made Belgium’s preliminary squad […]

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Mark Noble is more than happy with the Hammers opening fixture of the new season at Liverpool. Speaking after the Hammers programme for the new campaign became apparent he said: “Playing  at Anfield is always special and everyone always looks forward to the opening game of the new season, so it should be a really good […]

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Reports that Mark Arnautovic has fractured his wrist in the game between Austria and Brazil on Sunday have been denied. The Austrian was pictured playing with a wrist protector as his team lost 3-0 to the Brazilians but Claret and Hugh have been told by club insiders it was purely a precaution after the player suffered […]

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Manu Lanzini heads into surgery to repair his anterior cruciate ligament in Barcelona tonight. Hopes rose initially that the damage is not as extensive as at first feared but until the midfielder goes under the knife there is no confirmation of the true extent of the injury. Manu will be operated upon by pioneering orthopaedic surgeon […]

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West Ham will be keeping an eye on Anthony Martial this summer after the Manchester United striker’s agent has revealed the striker wants out of Old Trafford. With speculation still in the air regarding a possible Marko Arnautovic switch to Old Trafford  Martial could be seen of a player plus cash swap deal should they […]

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