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West Ham have confirmed that midfielder George Dobson has joined Dutch club Sparta Rotterdam for an undisclosed fee. Dobson, a boyhood Hammers fan, joined the club from Arsenal in July 2015 and quickly became an integral part of Terry Westley’s U21 squad. He played a key role as the team won the Premier League Cup in […]

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Once again it’s your turn to voice your concerns about all things West Ham with our show featuring fans video clips. I never know what I’m going to get sent my way via the inbox but it’s clear that fan frustration is building regarding our lack of strikers. It’s not just the lack of transfer […]

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WHUFC.com have published the squad which will play into tomorrow pre-season friendly against FK Sturm West Ham United: Randolph, Adrian, Anang, Byram, Zabaleta, Cresswell, Masuaku, Collins, Ogbonna, Burke, Rice, Makasi, Kouyate, Lanzini, Feghouli, Snodgrass, Obiang, Noble, Fernandes, Cullen, Holland, Ayew, Fletcher, Martinez FK Sturm Graz II: Giuliani, Strametz, Unterlader, Wiegele, Handl, Seidl, Gantschnig, Ehrenreich, Gruber, […]

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The Daily Express today claims while Hart has had a medical with the Hammers there remains a dispute over a loan fee. The tabloid say: “West Ham have agreed to pay 90 per cent of his £130,000-a- week wages but have yet to agree a loan fee.City, who are keen to offload Hart, want £5m while […]

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Adrian’s future will be on thin West Ham ice should the club complete the expected transfer of Joe Hart to the club on loan over  the next few days. There has been an ongoing debate about which of him and Darren Randolph could be on their way should Hart make his expected arrival. And it […]

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West Ham are playing for him a cagey game in the pursuit of Stoke City winger Marko Arnautovic. The Potters are holding out for around £25 million for the player but the Irons do not see any other clubs in the race for him and will allow the situation to cool before returning for him. […]

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West Ham are still deeply involved in trying to bring Javier Hernandez to the London Stadium. With Olivier Giroud now almost certainly on his way to Marseille, Slaven Blic is pulling out all the stops on his No 1 priority and is desperately keen to see the former Manchester Unite striker added to his squad. […]

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Andy Carroll and Diafra Sakho are  likely to be held back from an taking an active role in the Hammers pre-season games. The Irons kick off their friendlies against a Werder Bremen development side on Monday evening but the front men are unlikely to be involved in that or the match against Fulham on Thursday […]

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has announced he intends to appoint Sir Peter Hendy CBE as the new Chair of the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) which runs E20 Stadium LLP which owns the London Stadium with Newham. In November last year the then LLDC Chairman David Edmonds resigned after a further £51m over spent […]

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Reports in Mexico suggest Chelsea are willing to rival West Ham for the signature of Javier HernandezPublimetro  claims Chelsea have now joined the race for the former Manchester United star. The publication says Chicharito, faces a choice between the “rich” Blues and the “poor” Hammers. The Mexican report says: “Walking the streets of West Ham is not what you […]

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Here is episode 9 of ‘Your Shout’ which sees the fans react to the imminent signing of Manchester City and England goalkeeper Joe Hart. The supporters are more split on this than I anticipated so we have four varied views from Craig, Jamie, Shane and Your Shout regular Mr B.      

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West Ham open their series of pre-season matches against Fulham next Thursday evening and one question dominates above all other – will Andy Carroll, Diafra Sakjho or both make an appearance? The squad will be involved in a game against a Sturm Graz Developmnt team on Monday evening but the “real action ” gets underway […]

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West Ham are now very hopeful that they will sign Joe Hart over the next few days. Despite reports that an announcement is expected within the next 24 hours, club insiders insist the deal is not quite over the line. We were told: “We are getting closer but it still isn’t done at this stage.” […]

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Reports that the Joe Hart deal had completed yesterday are slightly premature but it is hoped the deal can get over the line this weekend insiders say. Well placed Manchester Evening News has also revealed that West Ham’s option to buy has reduced to £10m after City originally valued their keeper at £25m this summer. […]

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London Stadium owners LLDC have admitted that the cost of honouring contracts with West Ham and UK Athletics will cost them a further estimated £200m of losses in their draft annual accounts presented to their audit committee yesterday. Extracts of the report say: “Forecasts of the partnership’s financial outlook, particularly in relation to the cost of hosting West […]

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Former Hammer Ricardo Vaz Te has signed a 12-month deal with Chinese club Henan Jianye after he was released from Turkish club Akhisar Belediyespor. The 31-year-old has just completed a 18-month contract with Akhisar Belediyespor where he was their top goal scorer. The Portuguese striker started 23 of the 37 games last season playing 2221 minutes and scoring […]

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Indian team Atletico de Kolkata who are known as the Bengal Tigers have announced that it has appointed former West Ham Striker and shooting coach Teddy Sheringham as its head coach for the forthcoming season. Mr. Sanjiv Goenka, Chairman of the RP- Sanjiv Goenka Group and the team’s principal owner said “I am glad to welcome […]

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A former Hammer who burgled a flat while drunk and high on cocaine has been spared jail after telling a Surrey court he believed he was taking part in a treasure hunt. Ex-West Ham midfielder Shaun Newton said he had not slept for two days when he was caught trying to take keys from the property in […]

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London Stadium owners, London Legacy Development Corporation have told their staff to restrict their use of the public body’s Executive box at the former Olympic Stadium and have suggested it is sold through an agency when vacate in the future. The LLDC Investment Committee which met today in Stratford updated their advice on business entertaining and hospitality. […]

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NEWCASTLE UNITED are reportedly set to be offered the chance of signing Darren Randolph once the Hammers have agreed final terms with Joe Hart. It is believed the Irons have beaten off Newcastle’s hopes of signing Hart but we will be ready to do a deal with the Geordies for Randolph according to the Sun.. […]

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Manu Lanzini believes his fellow Argentine Pablo Zabaleta will bring huge experience to the Hammers defence this season and was thrilled to see him swap the sky blue of City for the Hammers claret and blue. Talking to the official site he said: “It is very good for me to have someone from Argentina join the […]

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West Ham manager Slaven Bilic says he is “pretty close” to adding to his squad speaking to Sky Sports. The Hammers have been linked with a season long move for England goalkeeper Joe Hart which could be hours away and they haven’t given up hope of signing Stoke winger Marko Arnautovic. “We are pretty close, […]

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Barcelona front man Munir El Haddadi is reportedly being chased by three Premier League clubs including West Ham. Southampton and Palace are named as rivals to the Irons in the Spanish newspaper Sport – which is the Spanish equivalent to The Sun! El Haddadi spent last season on loan at Valencia after failing to impress […]

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Ashley Fletcher is a man on a mission as and has a double target in mind – playing as many Premier League games as possible and scoring his first goals at the highest level. Despite being linked with loan and permanent moves away from the Hammers, Fletch remains very much a part of things. And […]

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Signing Javier Hernandez would a massive coup which could make or break this summer transfer window for West Ham in the eyes of the supporters. The signing of Pablo Zabaleta on a free transfer and the probable imminent loan signing of  Joe Hart are both massively welcomed and will add the promised quality to the […]

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According to various media reports, Manchester City will subsidise Joe Hart’s £100,000 per week basic wage by fifty percent as part of a season-long loan deal on the table.  City heavily subsided the keeper’s wages last season at Seria A side Torino and have been forced to offer the same again due to lack of interest or competition from […]

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