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French website FranceFoorball.Fr claims that Payet’s wife, mother, Marseille’s manager and Patrice Evra all played a part in turning Dimi’s head to return to Marseille. The article claims Payet’s wife Ludivine put pressure on his husband after multiplying her round trips between southern France and London since September last year. They then claim Marseille’s manager Rudi Garcia courted Payet […]

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Gold announced on his twitter account “I can now officially confirm that the Club has today agreed a fee of £25m for the transfer of Dimitri Payet to Olympique de Marseille. dg” after news broke yesterday on the French man leaving. He then confirmed a sell on clause which is believed to be 25% by […]

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David Sullivan has rapped Dimi Payet and admitted he would sooner the player had been made an example of than allowed to leave. Seaking on the official site the co chairman said: “The club would like to place on record its sincere disappointment that Dimitri Payet did not show the same commitment and respect to West […]

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French media claim that Saint Etienne have received a ‘good offer’ from West Ham for Kevin Malcuit. The 25 year old defender able to deploy in a number of positions including winger and striker but is mainly deployed as a right back. Le10 Sport say Saint Etienne have rejected the bid but another before Tuesday’s transfer […]

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West Ham Chairman’s sixteen year old son  Jack taunted former Hammer Dimitri Payet minutes after he officially left the club. Young Jack who has been  quiet on social media over the transfer window couldn’t resist a dig at the Frenchman. He asked his 79,000 followers in the form of a poll whether he should tweet […]

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So Dimi Payet has been sold for an initial transfer fee of £25m but before we start to spend the cash it worth pointing out that the payments from Marselle are probably staggered over three years in the same away we asked for staggered payments from Marseille when we purchased Dimi in 2015 for £10.7m. […]

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Finally it’s over – Payet’s back in France thank goodness. Here’s how ClaretandHugh’s followers have reacted to the treacherous midfielder’s behaviour. O Let him be gone. I’m not shedding any tears as  we got a fair fee for him. Maybe last summer we could have got more but the situation totally changed.I didnt see too […]

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An Andrew Ayew penalty gave Ghana a win over DC Congo as Avram Grant’s team won themselves a place in the semi finals of the African Cuo of Nations. The nerveless Hammers attacking midfielder stepped up to convert the spot kick after his brother Jordan had scored the first. Ayew has performed well at the […]

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No I’m not disappointed. …no I’m not angry and no I don’t really care… but I am extremely relieved the baby boy got homesick and went home after acting like a brat. Why, because his actions galvanised the squad and has taken us to what should be near safety and paved the way for players […]

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Dimitri Payet has been pictured ongoing a Marseille medical in the last hour. Assuming he passes the medical he will sign a contract with Marseille and West Ham will release his registration on agreement and transfer of the first installment of the transfer fee. The Frenchman was shown smiling and laughing as he landed in […]

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Dimitri Payet has tweeted a message in French saying “On rentre à la maison” which roughly translated means Back to home The message was posted by the French man on twitter at 2.37pm this afternoon and shows a private plane with an open door. Payet has stayed quiet on social media since news broke that he […]

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West Ham want Dimitri Payet to repay a £1million loyalty bonus from the club before they rubber-stamp his departure to Marseille says Darren Lewis in the Daily Mirror. Darren backs up ClaretandHugh story that the “initial deal for the playmaker has been agreed at £25m but will total around £30million with bonuses.” Darren says: “The Hammers first […]

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ClaretandHugh can confirm that West Ham have agreed to sell Dimi Payet back to Marseilles and it was manager/player power that forced the deal through. Slaven Bilic and the squad have put enormous pressure on the board to get rid of the trouble-making midfielder and the board have bowed to their wishes. But they have […]

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Sky Sports are claiming Dimi Payet is flying to France to complete a medical saying that a deal has been done for £25m with Marseille. Just after 11am on Sunday Sky reported: “West Ham have agreed a deal to sell Dimitri Payet to Marseille for £25m, according to Sky sources. Payet is currently travelling to France […]

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The Hammers hopes of signing a top level goalkeeper have been put on hold. The club has regularly been linked with a move for either Joe Hart or Asmir Begovic but a top Hammers insider has revealed that neither move is on before deadline day. Top choice Hart is on wages of around £100,000 a […]

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Oxford united fan footage of West Ham loanee Toni Martinez heading in to make to it 3-0 for Oxford against Newcastle.

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Former Hammer Ravel Morrison is training with Championship side Queens Park Rangers in hope of a return to English football. Rav joined Lazio in 2015  after being released by West Ham but has not made an appearance this season and is said to want to play in England again. Ex- Manchester United youth coach Warren Joyce […]

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Hull City and Swansea City are weighing up a contract for former Hammer Diego Poyet, sources close to the player have told ESPN. Poyet is a free agent after cancelling his contract at West Ham by mutual consent on transfer deadline day last summer. West Ham beat a number of Premier League clubs to sign Poyet in […]

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The Sun claim that the Hammers are planning a £9million bid for Hull defender Harry Maguire before the transfer window ends. However the article has got many scratching their head with the question why? The 23 year old lad originally from Sheffield’s youth system plays as a centre back for the Hull Tigers so it seems […]

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Brentford manager Dean Smith insisted it was always his intention to give West Ham target Scott Hogan 30 minutes at Chelsea today. The striker hadn’t featured for the Bees since the 3-1 win at Birmingham at the start of the year after intense speculation surrounding his future until coming off the bench at Stamford Bridge. […]

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David Gold has expressed his delight in seeing the club sign  “one of the best wingers in the Premier League.” Discussing the arrival of the player on he told the official site: “I am delighted that we have managed to secure our second major signing during the January transfer window. Robert Snodgrass is another hugely […]

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Joint-Chairman David Sullivan has welcomed Scotland winger Robert Snodgrass to West Ham before announcing that he would like to bring more British players to the Club. Snodgrass became the Hammers’ second January signing on Friday evening, when he completed a £10.2m move from Premier League rivals Hull City. “Robert Snodgrass is a very good player […]

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Hammer Cheik Kouyate as just led Senegal into the quarter final of the African Cup of Nations in Franceville his evening. Kouyate started again as captain in the Senegal line up who face Cambodia tonight in a game which kicked off 7pm UK time and is broadcast on Eurosport 1. The West Ham midfielder was awarded […]

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Newcastle United were humiliated by Oxford United in the FA Cup this afternoon as they beat the Magpies 4-0 in the fourth of round of the FA Cup. West Ham loanee Toni Martinez helped the demolition by heading in the third and final goal in the 87th minute. Martinez came on as 70th minute substitute but wasted […]

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Michail Antonio claims that all the negativity around Payet has helped the squad to dig in together and bring positivity back to the club. Speaking on Soccer AM this morning West Ham’s leading goal scorer told viewers: “I believe with all the negativity happening outside. All they’re doing is talking about Dimi, and what he’s […]

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Scott Hogan’s future with West Ham looked even less likely today after he returned to the Brentford side swept aside by Chelsea 4-0 in the west London FA Cup clash at Stamford Bridge. The Bees striker has been missing from the Championship side’s line ups over recent games as speculation over his move to the […]

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