West Ham fans may be disappointed that a £20 million bid for Stoke City forward Marko Arnautovic has failed (FOR NOW), but there can be no doubt about the club’s ambitions this summer. England goalkeeper Joe Hart seems close to signing and plenty of top level names appear to have been in the mix over the […]
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Top eight beckons but get a move on Irons
Posted on 13 July 2017.
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Report: Sell on clause holds up ‘Arnie’ deal
Posted on 13 July 2017.
West Ham will need to pay £24 million if they want to take Marko Arnautovic from Stoke City. That’s the assessment of Hammers season ticket holder and Daily Mail Head of Sport Lee Clayton who produced an interesting tweet on the situation this morning. Clayton said that another £4m could be enough to seal a […]
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Irons: “Very good chance” Hart will become a Hammer
Posted on 13 July 2017.
Joe Hart tonight looks to be very much on his way to West Ham. The England stopper is at this moment in negotiations with the club which look to be heading for a successful conclusion. Hart has been linked with the club all summer but it has only been over the last four or five […]
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Orbit Slide worth five times as much as London Stadium
Posted on 13 July 2017.
The London Stadium has been valued at just £1.5m by stadium owners London Legacy Development Corporation in a report due to be presented to the LLDC Investment Committee tomorrow. The Arcelor Mittal Orbit with its slide is valued five times as much at £7.7m. The Queen Elizabeth Park has been valued at £195m and even the multi-storey car park owned […]
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Secret meeting to fund the London Stadium
Posted on 13 July 2017.
London Stadium owners held a secret meeting last week to discuss the future funding of E20 Stadium LLP which owns the stadium which continues to make huge losses. The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) called an Extraordinary Meeting of the Board of the LLDC on Wednesday last week but the press and public were excluded […]
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Randy is not for sale
Posted on 13 July 2017.
According to reports from the Sun yesterday, West Ham have snubbed an approach from Middlesbrough’s for Hammers keeper Darren Randolph. Middlesbrough are in the market for a new goalkeeper at the moment after having departed with the services of Victor Valdes and Brad Guzan to leave this summer. Reports now suggest that Middlesbrough inquired about signing Hammers […]
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Former Hammer diagnosed with serious injury
Posted on 13 July 2017.
Former Hammer Gokhan Tore will miss the start of the Turkish season due to a worsening injury situation which will keep him out of action with Besiktas for at least another four months. New cartilage damage has been detected in his right knee and he will now undergo a new operation in Germany with a lengthy recovery period […]
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Former Hammer joins La Liga
Posted on 13 July 2017.
Las Palmas have completed the signing of former Hammer Jonathan Calleri on loan after he completed a medical at the Spanish La Liga club based in the Canary Islands. The 23-year-old Calleri spent last season on loan at West Ham but scored only once in 17 appearances.The Hammers reportedly paid a £4m loan fee for his services […]
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Valencia officially leaves West Ham
Posted on 13 July 2017.
This morning West Ham finally confirmed that Enner Valencia has joined Mexican Liga MX club Tigres UANL for an undisclosed fee believed to be between £6m and £7m. The 27-year-old departs east London after three seasons, during which he scored ten goals in 66 appearances. Valencia joined the Hammers for £12m after a prolific 2014 season […]
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Marseilles take pole position on Giroud
Posted on 13 July 2017.
West Ham look set to miss out on another high profile summer window target in the shape of Olivier Giroud, The Arsenal striker still hasn’t finally decided on whether he will leave the Emirates but has admitted that his departure may well be an option. The Hammers – along with Everton and Marseilles – have […]
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Hammers eye Saints winger
Posted on 13 July 2017.
West Ham have added Dusan Tadic to their list of left wing targets after Stoke City put the block on us signing Marko Arnuatovic. The Hammers are known to be keen on West Brom’s Nacer Chadli but the 28 year old Tadic is also in their sights as the hunt goes on. Tadic had an […]
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Hammers see third £20m bid snubbed
Posted on 13 July 2017.
Stoke City have refused to budge on Marko Arnautovic and the Hammers are now set to turn the attentions to West Brom winger Nacer Chadli. ClaretandHugh has learned that at a third bid of £20 million for the Austrian international was rejected by the Potters as the Hammers chased Slaven Bilic’s prime target. Despite Arnautovic, despite […]
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Slaven Bilic: ‘The money in football is absurd’
Posted on 12 July 2017.
Slaven Bilic has described the money in football as “absurd” West Ham have not spent any money on transfer fees so far in this transfer window and manager Bilic has made an interesting comparison of the amounts that modern players earn in relation to the music industry. Speaking to Nova TV, the West Ham manager […]
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Hammers set to go again in Arnautovic chase
Posted on 12 July 2017.
The Mirror’s Darren Lewis is tonight reporting the Hammers second bid for Stoke City’s Marko Arnautovic was pitched at £17 million – not the £20 million reported elsewhere. The Potters bought the Austrian international for £2 million and have let it leak that they want in the region of £25 million but will presumably settle […]
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Valencia has the longest medical in history
Posted on 12 July 2017.
There is still no official announcement about the transfer of Enner Valencia to Mexican team Tigres despite undergoing medical tests since last Friday. An official tweet from Tigres said on Friday “Enner Valencia arrives to the city to undergo medical exams and chat with the Tigres’ directors,” There has been no official comment since Friday on the […]
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Stoke City reject improved bids for Arnautovic
Posted on 12 July 2017.
The Daily Mirror’s Darren Lewis claims that West Ham have had a fresh bid worth £17million rejected by Stoke for striker Marko Arnautovic. The 28-year-old joined the Potters from Werder Bremen four seasons ago for just £2 million. But Stoke want as much as £25million for him the well-connected journolist. claims. West Ham returned with a […]
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Quina makes it to the final
Posted on 12 July 2017.
Red hot Hammers prospect Domingos Quina helped push Portugal U19s reach the final of the U19 European Championship with a 1-0 victory over the Netherlands in Georgia today. The 17-year-old played the 90 minutes as last year’s U17 European Championship winners – maintained their fine form in the tournament. Portugal took seven points from the […]
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Giroud admits leaving Arsenal is an option
Posted on 12 July 2017.
Oliver Giroud has finally admitted the inevitable – that leaving Arsenal is an option. The Hammers have been chasing the Gunners striker all summer but everything was put on hold when he claimed he wanted to continue his Arsenal journey. However the hammers will be back on red alert today – along with Everton, AC […]
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Feghouli Hammer exit is only a matter of time
Posted on 12 July 2017.
Reports in Turkey this morning say his agent has flown into Istanbul today to meet with Galatasaray president to complete a deal for his transfer. They say Galatasaray have agreed to pay West Ham a €5m (£4m) transfer fee and pay him €2.5m per year in wages which works out around £43,000 per week. Feghouli […]
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Red tape may wreck Irons move
Posted on 12 July 2017.
The Irons fear a move for Inter Milan “wonderkid” Gabriel Barbosa will be ruined by red tape! The 20-year-old Brazilian forward is available for loan, just a year after joining Inter from Santos in his homeland in a £26million deal. However, according to The Mirror his lack of game time since making the switch is the problem […]
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Hammers hopes grow on target
Posted on 12 July 2017.
West Ham are becoming increasingly confident that Marko Arnautovic will become an Iron this summer. Having had one bid rejected, the board are continuing to pursue the left sided wideman and believe that Stoke will be ready to sell. However, the player suffered what has been described as a knee injury in Stoke’s opening pre-season […]
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Hammers: ‘Hart deal hangs on wage deal’
Posted on 11 July 2017.
West Ham are talking to Joe Hart’s representatives in a bid to lower the £120k a week wages wanted by the England keeper. And a club source told us this evening that at this stage the club wouldn’t rate the chances of him arriving at the club at no more than 15 per cent. Hart […]
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Arnautovic’s rap sheet puts AC in the shade :-)
Posted on 11 July 2017.
To claim that Marko Arnautovic has led an over active social life wouldn’t to justice to the winger’s rap sheet And should he join the Hammers in what looks an increasingly likely deal it’s reasonable to expect he could put Andy Carroll’s bad boy reputation in the shade. He arrived in the Premier League […]
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West Ham fans split over Hernandez question
Posted on 11 July 2017.
West Ham are split over whether West Ham should fork out £140,000 per week to land Mexican striker Javier Hernandez. With over 1,500 taking part in the online poll 47% thought the Hammers would pay the 29-year-old want he wants in wages. However, a similar 45% said we shouldn’t be forced to break the existing […]
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Your Shout: The Fans Have Their Say
Posted on 11 July 2017.
We’re back with our weekly show which see’s the fans send in their videos and give their opinions on all things West Ham. This week I had the expected opinions on our recent striking targets and of course the link with Stoke wideman Marko Arnautović but a certain Robert Snodgrass also came in for a bit […]
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Hart rumours rumble on
Posted on 11 July 2017.
There have been a number of reports in the English media which have claimed that West Ham are once again eyeing a move for Man City goalkeeper Joe Hart. Those rumours have been gathering pace today as it was revealed that Hart will not be part of Manchester City’s tour of America this summer, despite Pep Guardiola’s […]
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