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Aaron Cresswell is thrilled that Pablo Zabaleta has joined the club recalling his “fantastic ” record at Manchester City. The Hammers’ England international declared: “Watching him throughout his time with Manchester City, which was nearly a decade, the things Pablo Zabaleta did for that club were fantastic, winning Premier League titles cups and the like. He […]

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Former three times Hammer of the year Scott Parker has announced his retirement from football The 36-year-old started his career at Charlton, before moving to Chelsea for £10m in January 2004. The midfielder enjoyed four seasons in East London between 2007-11, making 129 appearances, scoring 12 goals. “I have enjoyed so many incredible moments during […]

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Manchester City have put a £25m valuation on Kelechi Iheanacho and will battle the Hammers on the size of a buy back clause. The Irons have revealed to ClaretandHugh they ant a 50 per cent clause inserted into any deal but media sources are claiming Pep Guardiola wants it set at 40 per cent. However, […]

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Aaron Creswell wasn’t at his best for much of last season but finished well whilst Arthur Masuaku performed admirably before an injury. Who should start the season? Who should start the season? Cresswell or Masuaku?

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West Ham  fans would be perfectly happy for Kelechi Ihenacho to join the club with a 50 per cent buy back clause attached which could see Manchester City recall him at any time after the first season. The complex transfer – which has stalled because of a legal tussle over who legally represents the player – […]

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The London Stadium Desso Grassmaster million pound pitch has survived the June music concert season of four music gigs which saw up to 300,000 concert goers trample and drink on top of the multi-purpose pitch. Depeche Mode, Guns N’ Roses and Robbie Williams all played there over four summer nights with heavy equipment, light rigs, […]

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Everton boss Ronald Koeman – who has been the most aggressive operator in the summer window – is eyeing a move for Hammers target Olivier Giroud. Clearly expecting to be armed with up to £85 million from any Romelu Lukaku deal, the Toffees manager is prowling around any and every target this summer. Giroud has […]

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Kelechi Iheanacho’s proposed summer move away from Manchester City cannot happen until a legal dispute with his former representatives is sorted out by the courts. As we reported in late May Iheanacho, now represented by Stellar Group, is involved in a lawsuit with his former representatives, U.S.-based First Eleven Management, over his image rights. A […]

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Reece Burke is ready to join Bolton on a season-long loan after  Slaven Bilic is believed to have given the nod. And it is now clear the Hammers central defensive set up will be left in the hands of Winston Reid, Angelo Ogbonna, James Collins, Declan Rice and Cheik Kouyate in emergencies. It’s a huge […]

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Regular speculation that the Irons are keen on a third Arsenal player Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain have been denied by the club. With the club already known to be interested in Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott, there has been frequent mention of Oxlade-Chamberlain as a possible target But ClaretandHugh has learned there is no chance of the […]

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Former Hammer Savio Nserenko has returned to professional football after a year in the German amateur football wilderness. The 27-year-old has signed FC Pipinsried who are in the fifth tier of German football. In 2012 Karren Brady announced that West Ham had begun an investigation into the reported £8.3 million transfer of Savio Nsereko from Brescia in […]

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The head groundsman of the London Stadium is quitting the London Stadium just after the first home game of West Ham’s season he has confirmed this evening. Posting on social media Greg Bolton announced this evening: “Just to confirm, I will be leaving my role as Head Groundsman at London Stadium mid-September. Also, like to confirm […]

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West Ham have turned down an offer for Enner Valencia from Mexican side Tigres, according to Sky Sports this evening. The Hammers are keen to offload the forward this summer to get him off their wage bill and remain hopeful a deal can be struck but the current offer is claimed to be too low. Valencia […]

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West Ham desperately needs a striker for this coming season and not one in one or two season’s time. There appears to be an uproar among fans that West Ham let Everton get one over of them with the imminent the signing of Nigerian kid Henry Onyekuru who was often linked in the media with […]

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Papa Alioune “Badou” Ndiaye is heading to the Premier League, according to his current vice-president. Osmanlispor chief Ender Yurtseven claims the Senegalese no.10 who has reportedly been tracked by a number of English clubs including  West Ham is leaving the Turkish side this summer. Everton and Crystal Palace are also said to be interested in the […]

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West Ham are all hoping to lure Thorgan Hazard, brother of Chelsea star Eden, to the Premier League according to reports in France. The 24-year-old caught had a good season for Borussia Monchengladbach last term scoring six goals in 23 Bundesliga appearances. The winger is claimed to be open to a move away to guarantee more regular […]

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It appears that Everton are close to signing Nigeria striker Henry Onyekuru in a £7m deal from KAS Eupen. The former West Ham striker target scored 23 goals for the Belgian top-flight club last season and has been linked with Arsenal and other clubs throughout Europe. However,  reports claim today that the player undertook a […]

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West Ham are monitoring Sassuolo star Gregoire Defrel, but face competition from Roma for the classy forward claims on Italian site Tuttomercatoweb claim. The 26-year-old has pacey left-footed striker can operate anywhere along to forward line is valued at £18million. Defrel scored 13 goals for the unfashionable Italian outfit who finished a respectable tenth in Serie […]

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Slaven Bilic will make no decision over Ashley Fletcher’s future until he has sorted out his own striker comings and goings. We understand that the manager remains uncertain of the former Manchester United youngster and is unready to make snap decisions. Huddersfield have registered an interest in the player but the manager is adopting a […]

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Juventus midfielder Mario Lemina has rejected an offer to join Lyon and is pushing for a move to England this summer claims the Italian Press. The former Marseille midfielder is prepared to leave Juventus in the upcoming transfer window in search of regular football and has been courting offers from a number of clubs in […]

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West Ham are plotting a move for Luis Muriel, despite the striker signing a new deal at Sampdoria claim the Sun Newspaper. The tabloid says Colombian striker is keen to move on and the Italians were hoping to spark a bidding war this summer for his signature. The striker recently penned a new deal at […]

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West Ham are understood to have received an informal inquiry for Robert Snodgrass from Brighton and Hove Albion. The Scotland international and former Hull City midfielder joined the Irons for £7 million in January but was bitterly disappointing during the last half of the season. The club are ready to unload and although there has […]

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Hammers goalkeeper Nathan Trott has been included in the England U19s squad for the upcoming UEFA European Championship next month. The 18-year-old was a key figure for West Ham’s U23s last season and his form was rewarded by the national selectors in March when he was called-up for the three Elite Round qualifiers against Spain, Norway and Belarus. […]

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West Ham have revealed to CandH that Manchester City will want a buy-back clause inserted into any deal for Kelechi Iheanacho. An Irons insider tells us we would accept nothing less than 50 per cent on top of what they may pay for a deal to be done. Under such an arrangement City could buy […]

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Sean’s view on that buy back affair Beggers can’t be choosers goes the saying and in a seller’s market for Premier League strikers they can dictate the terms. Personally, I see no problem in buying Iheanacho for £20m with a £30m buy back clause for City.  We are not a top six club and therefore we are […]

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