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Bookmakers are no longer taking bets on the next permanent West Ham manager.  Manuel Pellegrini was the odds-on favourite at 1/5 yesterday but Bookies have closed their markets today considering it almost a done deal. Hebei China Fortune announced today that Pellegrini will cease to be their manager from midnight tonight. His team won 2-1 in his […]

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Reports have emerged in China that Manuel Pellegrini has left as manager of Hebei China Fortune. If confirmed it now appears to be an odds on bet that the former Manchester City boss will be installed as the Hammers boss next week. A statement from the Chinese club reprinted in the form of a tweet […]

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West Ham has an obligation to send the Premier League a list of out of contract players by Saturday 19th May. A club insider has confirmed to Claret and Hugh this morning that James Collins did receive an email from club secretary Andy Pincher on Tuesday informing him his West Ham contract had ended and he was […]

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Manuel Pellegrini is expected to take the first available flight out of China today following his team Hebei China Fortune’s final game against Chonqing Lifan before a seasonal break (kick off 12.35). The timing of the Hammers move for the former Manchester City boss looks perfect given the break with the campaign kicking off again on […]

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Rumours have resurfaced in recent days that Manuel Lanzini is Liverpool bound for £50m this summer, some recent social media rumours even suggested he had packed his West Ham bags, said his goodbyes and would be joining the Merseyside team this week. Club insiders have dismissed these stories as recycled wild media speculation and say no formal […]

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Reports have resurfaced today that Crystal Palace are planning to make a move for West Ham winger Michail Antonio over the Summer even though he remains injured. Palace are said to be willing to cash in on Wilfred Zaha getting up to £50m from Liverpool and would then move for Antonio who the London rivals greatly […]

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West Ham’s head of Fitness Nick Davies has left West Ham, less than six months after being appointed. Davies left Norwich last June, following four years at the club to help improve the squad fitness. He had previously been Head of Sports Science at Charlton and Birmingham and also served the Hammers during a previous spell […]

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Talksport presenter Georgie Bingham claims this morning that West Ham defender James Collins was dumped by the club via email following the end of his contract quoting his source as Tony Cascarino. Bingham claimed “Cas has it on good authority that not only has James Collins been released by West Ham after 11 years without […]

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That Manuel Pellegrini is on his way to London and expected to arrive on Monday for an interview at West Ham United is massive and for the first time in months I’m excited. There is no doubt  that the former Manchester City boss – and architect of same of the most beautiful football you could […]

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West Ham’s decision to spend big on either Manuel Pellegrini or Rafa Benitez as their next manager means they and won’t see much change out of around £25 – £30 million over a two year deal for either. Manuel Pellegrini – currently on €18 million net – is understood to want out of China and […]

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A report in the Spanish media today claims that West Ham goalkeeper Adrian gave the West Ham board an ultimatum that he wanted to leave if David Moyes was to stay in charge after the Summer. Spanish media outlet Estadiodeportivo says Adrián made it clear to the club that if Moyes continued he would look […]

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If Manuel Pellegrini is appointed as West Ham manager next week his first signing could well be his old player Yaya Toure.  The Chilean manager is expected to land in London on Monday for talks with the Hammers with a possible announcement on or before Wednesday. Toure previously put his stamp on Man City’s 2013/14 […]

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    By CandH’s Allen Cummings     So at least one decision has been made. It won’t be David Moyes we’ll be looking to, to take us forward to that often quoted “Next Level”. An over-used cliche so many seem ready to throw out there on a regular basis. But whether it’s likely to […]

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Manuel Pellegrini is currently earning 18 million Euros per year in China which converts to over £15.7m. That mega pay package makes him higher paid than any other current Premier League manager. Pep Guardiola is paid £15.3m annually closely followed by Jose Mourinho at £15m per season. Outgoing manager Arsene Wenger earns £8.5m, Jurden Klopp £7m […]

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It hasn’t taken long for the discussion to start  without anybody yet having been appointed as the new West Ham boss. It seems that in our perfect world it is now a straight fight between Rafa Benitez and Manuel Pellegrini. Many have already made their minds up so ClaretandHugh – with help from Wiki – […]

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Paulo Fonseca, who was interviewed for the West Ham manager’s job on Monday evening, has signed a new two-year contract at Shakhtar Donetsk. Shakhtar officially announced on Thursday night that the 45-year-old had committed his future to the club. Shakhtar president Rinat Akhmetov said on the club website: “Paulo Fonseca is at Shakhtar and I’m delighted […]

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Rafa Benitez could walk away from Newcastle without paying his £6million severance penalty because his lawyers believe he has a case for constructive dismissal the Daily Mail claims. The Mail says his camp are not denying an interest in the West Ham position but it is also thought their preference is to negotiate the best terms […]

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West Ham are making progress in getting Manual Pellegrini in front of David Sullivan for an interview to become the next West Ham manager. But the former Manchester City boss is currently still in China although it looks likely he will be arriving in England to consider the possibility of taking over at the London […]

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Fresh reports have emerged out of Chile overnight that Manuel Pellegrini could be announced as the next West Ham manager on Monday. Pellegrini has been in charge of Chinese Super League outfit Hebei China Fortune for the past two years, failing to achieve similar success to his time at Manchester City at the Etihad. However, according to Chilean […]

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West Ham are tonight as reported as being ready to make a formal approach for Rafael Benítez. According to The Guardian we are now giving serious consideration to triggering the £6m release clause in the Spaniard’s Newcastle contract. The report follows David Sullivan’s official website statement claiming the club would have a PL and European experienced […]

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So the guessing game on who will become the new Hammers boss reached new levels this evening when David Sullivan announcing the Board are extremely confident of appointing a high-calibre first-team manager, who has a proven record both in the Premier League and European football. There’s a few candidates if we are to believe that and […]

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David Sullivan has used the club’s official website to claim the club is entirely confident of appointing a “high profile” manager. And he adds that he can explain that the chosen one will have a “proven record in Premier League and European football.” In an unusual move, the co chairman announced the club expects to […]

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Claudio Ranieri has given himself a chance of becoming a shock late managerial candidate for West Ham with his departure from Nantes today. The former Premier League Leicester City boss has parted company with French Ligue One outfit after leading them into tenth place last season. And with the Hammers very much in the market […]

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ITV and BBC Sports presenter & journalist Jacqui Oatley is one of a number media people to criticise the West Ham board after yesterday’s statement confirming the departure of David Moyes. The Women in Football ambassador said:  “Everything I hear from people who work at West Ham (or have left) is that it’s “carnage”. Referring to […]

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It’s always easy to be wise after the event but the David Moyes passing has raised the usual West Ham post mortem which refuses to go away. It’s now well known that just a few hours after David Gold had gone public with his hopes of a” Moyes stay” the axe was reported to have […]

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Pedro Obiang has apologised to the Hammers fans for the suffering they were made to endure last season. But he was delighted to step onto the pitch again for the final heart-warming result against Everton on the final day. Speaking to West Ham TV the midfielder said: It was a perfect way to end the season. […]

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