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West Ham remain untroubled by Arsenal boss  Arsene Wenger’s claim that he needs Olivier Giroud to remain at the club next season. The Gooners boss claimed in various reports today that Giroud – despite only starting 11 games last season – was an important member of his squad and that he wanted the Frenchman striker […]

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West Ham have raised the cost of new season tickets for the coming season. Although 47,000 season ticket holders had their ticket prices frozen, 5,000 new season tickets at the London Stadium must pay an increased price range. Prices have risen above the rate of inflation seeing between a 5% and 6% added on to […]

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Havard Nordtveit today left West Ham United having completed a transfer to German Bundesliga side Hoffenheim for a fee reported to be £5m. The midfielder, 26, returns to Germany a year after leaving Borussia Monchengladbach to sign for the Irons on a free transfer. Nordtveit played 21 games in all competitions for the Hammers but […]

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David Sullivan is hoping a West ham fan supplies the information which leads to the ‘The Essex Spiderman,’ who attempted to burgle his home, being arrested and successfully prosecuted. The club’s co-chairman has put up a £25,000 reward after the attempted burglary which actually saw the intruder make a successful into his home. Sullivan told […]

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Arsene Wenger has broken his Olivier Giroud silence declaring the Gooners are going to need him next season. But that will only herald a likely battle royal between the club and player over his future with the Hammers keen to prise him out of the Emirates. Talks between the Hammers and agents are understood to […]

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Chelsea have reportedly agreed on personal terms with Romelu Lukaku worth £150,000 per week but have failed to agree on a transfer price with Everton. Roman Abramovich is said to be unwilling to pay the world record £100m fee wanted by Everton for their star striker and only prepared to go to £80m. If Everton hasn’t […]

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West Ham youngster Reece Oxford has been congratulated by his own agency after securing his loan move to Borussia Monchengladbach. The 18-year-old has arrived in Germany yesterday to finalise a loan that will see him spend the entirety of next season in the Bundesliga. Colossal Sports Management tweeted a photo saying: “Congratulations to Reece Oxford and Borussia Monchengladbach” […]

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West Ham chances of landing Kelechi Iheanacho received a boost after Manchester City are said to be preparing a big bid for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Sky Sports News have reported that Pep Guardiola is interested in bringing the Borussia Dortmund striker to the Etihad. The 28-year-old was expected to join Paris Saint Germain last month in a […]

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Joint-Chairman David Sullivan has offered a £25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and successful prosecution of a serial burglar, dubbed the Essex Spiderman. The individual is alleged to have committed over 50 burglaries in the Essex area since Christmas 2016, spreading across Chigwell, Ongar and Brentwood, targeting mostly watches and jewellery. The serial offender attempted to burgle Sullivan’s house […]

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West Ham have confirmed that their second fixture of the 2017/18 Premier League season, against Southampton, has been reversed and will now be played at St Mary’s on the weekend of Saturday 19 August. The switch means that Southampton will visit London Stadium in the corresponding home fixture on Saturday 31 March, 2018. With an […]

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West Ham will set up a training camp in Rotenburg Wuemme, Germany for a week in late July as part of pre-season preparation.  They will be staying at the Luxury Hotel Landhaus Wachtelhof used by a number of Bundesliga teams, most recently Hamburger SV but it has been used by Bayern Munich in the past. […]

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Kouyate has revealed he complained to Slaven Bilic about being played out of position as right back last season and was coy over his future at West Ham saying ‘I do not know for the moment’ Kouyate told Senegalese News site Sen360FR“We lost our right-hand side and some defenders who could evolve at that level. It was […]

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Reece Oxford has reportedly arrived in Germany to complete a season-long loan move to Borussia Monchengladbach. The teenager has flown in for advanced talks with the Bundesliga club and is expected to sign up for the season. After a disappointing loan spell at Reading last season the Irons are keen for the youngster to put […]

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As the fans create the regular summer clamour for signings, the best one may have already arrived. It was very hard not to be impressed with the wise words from new medical head Gary Lewin who with so much experience at club and international level looks to be exactly the right man in the right […]

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In the third part of our new series Geo talks with season ticket holders Nick and Tom as they discuss their experiences of the first season in West Ham’s new home.  

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Newcastle owner Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct website is undercutting West Ham’s official club store for the new away shirt by as much as sixteen pounds. The new away adult shirt retails for £55 on the official club store but adding a name to personalise it adds another £15 while delivery is £4.99 bringing the total […]

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The Hammers may face a surprise rival for the signature of Nigeria striker Henry Onyekuru. Until now ourselves and Arsenal have been the only two clubs seemingly interested in the KAS Eupen forward. But it is now being reported that former Irons boss Harry Redknapp is a big admirer of the player and could be […]

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West Ham are the 6/4 bookies favourites to sign Oliver Giroud before September. West Brom and Marseille are second favourites at 8/1 with Lyon, Monaco and Inter Milan at 12/1. Bet Victor list odds of 16/1 for the 30-year old Arsenal striker to join Lazio, AC Milan, Roma, Everton, Leicester, Southampton and Newcastle, while you […]

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Premier League new boys Huddersfield are preparing a £5m bid for Ashley Fletcher according to the Daily Mirror. Manager David Wagner failed with a loan bid for the striker in January but he said to have retained his interest in the centre-forward. Earlier this month the Mirror reported that Huddersfield wanted to agree on a season-long […]

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West Ham have asked the Ghana FA not to include Andre Ayew in the squad for the upcoming friendlies against Mexico and USA scheduled for June 28 and July 1. With the two friendly matches taking players outside the FIFA dates for international matches, West Ham want their player to rest ahead of pre-season training. “We […]

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Andre Ayew’s father has dismissed talk of his son moving back to his old club Marseille…. which is a bit rich considering he was the guy who started the rumour. Abedi Ayew Pele, himself a former player for the French club, has now claimed that the Ligue One outfit have no interest in bringing either […]

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An Angelo Ogbonna  move to Sampdoria after two years at West Ham United -as being speculated in the Italian media – is about as unlikely as it gets. The rumour has emerged in the Il Secolo XIX newspaper, Ogbonna is the prime candidate on Sampdoria’s wish list should Milan Skriniar join Inter in a £12 million plus […]

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West Ham’s new head of medical services Gary Lewin is delighted the Hammers are putting fitness ahead of finance his summer. The Arsenal head physio believes that the choice of an Austrian training camp is perfect  for the squad explaining: “It is the choice for a lot of Premier League clubs now, mainly because it’s […]

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The nation’s bookies now appear convinced that Chelsea wide man Bertrand Traore will definitely NOT be joining West Ham this summer. Reports had suggested the player – who spent last season on loan at Middlesbrough – was bound for the London Stadium but Skybet have offered un-backable odds that he will instead be on his […]

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The two Davids will cancel their regular summer get together in Marbella in order to concentrate their energies on signing top strikers. The co chairmen have regularly held the summer meeting in Spain to  narrow down the target list and talk to European agents. But with the three top targets  – Olivier Giroud, Michy Batshuayi […]

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Enner Valencia could be on his way to Mexican outfit UANL according to morning reports. The Hammers are desperately hunting for a club to take the player who has been a major flop over the past two seasons and is no longer required at the club. Sources close to the player have revealed that the […]

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