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West Ham’s relentless hunt for a striker is being hit by “potty prices.” Having missed out of Alexandre Lacazette and Michy Batshuayi,the club is back to square one as it looks to get the 20 goal striker they  believed they need. ClaretandHugh was told by its top source: “Prices have gone totally potty – it’s […]

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James Tomkins was this morning edging closer to a cross London move which will see him join Alan Pardew’s Crystal Palace. The Mail reported last night that a fee of £12.5 million is involved but ClaretandHugh understands that would include numeous clauses and that the basic fee is closer to £10 million. The clauses would […]

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The boys are back in town and how great to see some training ground action after a long ‘summer’. On the day the Welsh – with James Collins celebrating like a man possessed – scored the finest victory in the history, our Hammers marched back to prepare for another pre season. The squad of 22 […]

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West Ham have tonight denied that a deal has been done which has seen James Tomkins join Crystal Palace. Palace and former Irons boss Alan Pardew is a big admirer of the 27 year old who we first reported to be at the centre of a bidding war last month by ClaretandHugh. But although the […]

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Walsall have signed West Ham midfielder youngster George Dobson on a season-long loan. The 18-year-old becomes the Saddlers’ sixth signing of the summer as manager Jon Whitney continues to reshape his squad. Dobson signed for the Hammers in July 2015 from Arsenal and helped the Hammers win the Under-21 Premier League Cup last season, beating […]

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West Ham defender Kyle Knoyle has joined Wigan Athletic on loan for the 2016-17 season.  The 19-year-old has joined up with his Latics team mates as they prepare for next week’s training camp in Portugal. Knoyle spent the latter part of the 2015-16 campaign on loan in the Scottish Premiership with Dundee United having made […]

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David Gold has already given Claret and Hugh a full interview on why he believes Slaven Bilic would refuse any chance of becoming England manager. And it was a piece picked up by The Mirror, Sky Sports News, the BBC and Mail among many other media outlets which was great because the message went out […]

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It is being reported this morning that West Ham might attempt to steal Spurs transfer target Vincent Janssen, from under their very noses. If true, it would make a welcome change to get one over on them. Spurs target Janssen says he wants to join our North London rivals but has accused AZ Alkmaar of demanding […]

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Football agent Tony Harris has dismissed rumours linking his client, Ahmed Musa with a move to West Ham. The agent said “I was frankly surprised by this rumour. Yes, he’s coming to England but Musa’s not joining West Ham.” Earlier reports in Nigeria claimed  West Ham have beaten the English Premiership duo of Leicester City […]

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West Ham skipper Mark Noble has been honoured with a  giant model shirt at the new Stadium. Noble was chosen alongside the Hammers’ three World Cup winners – Sir Geoff Hurst, Bobby Moore and Martin Peters together with Billy Bonds, Sire Trevor Brooking, Dimitri Payet and Nobes made a visit to the new Stadium to see the […]

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West Ham United have issued a statement on the burial of ashes at the Boleyn Ground. “No urns have been interned nor ashes scattered below or on the pitch since the current Board took ownership of the Club. Despite this, the current Board have explored all possible avenues to establish if it is possible to […]

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West Ham have reportedly been offered the chance to sign Croatia international Mateo Kovacic from Real Madrid. And although the £30 million price tag is not on the Spanish giants are allegedly ready to allow him join a new club on a loan deal. The 22-year-old Croatia international is also on offer to Everton and […]

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Michail Antonio will be missing when the squad fly out to the United States this weekend. He will not be among the 22 strong squad because his partner is expecting a baby and another absentee will be Josh Cullen who continues his recovery from injury with  rehab fitness coach Eamon Swift. Head of Medical and Sports […]

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West Ham appear to have beaten Leeds, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Barnsley and Bristol City for the signature of young Manchester United striker Ashley Fletcher. It is claimed that the Hammers agreed to meet the £7,000-per-week terms that 20 year old Fletcher and his agent had been asking for. Although Fletcher has yet to appear in a competitive game […]

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The club’s own insider is back to set the record straight on media rumours surrounding West Ham transfers. The ITK starts: “My sources have confirmed to me that one of the most promising young strikers in England is set to undergo a medical with the Club and a deal could be finalised in the near future.” […]

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I’ve been watching events closely at West Ham during the summer and back the board’s position in trying to bring in a top striker. So far they have missed out on Lacaeztte and Batshuayi – both were well over priced – and in this market place you are never gonna get value for money anyway […]

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Kenyan socialite, Huddah Monroe may have let the cat out of the bag that is she dating Hammer Diafra Sakho. And if that’s the case it may be precisely what’s needed to settle down a player who has had more than his share of issues with the club of late! Monroe told Kiss FM radio in […]

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Dimi Payet’s future looks sealed …and it is at West Ham United. Dimi has been linked with all and sundry during an impressive Euro 2016 but according to his agent his future is firmly locked into the Irons and the Olympic Stadium. Payet’s long-term advisor Jacques-Olivier Auguste (pictured with Dimi above) told the Guardian that […]

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West Ham’s vice chairman, Karren Brady confirmed last weekend that the Boleyn Ground club store would close its doors for the last time on Monday this week. This week starts the mass exodus of West Ham office staff from the Boleyn Ground to 4,000 square feet of dedicated office space inside the Mahindra Stadium in […]

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We are just five days away from our first pre-season friendly match in the US and players not on International duty will report for training tomorrow at Chadwell Heath. Chairman’s son Jack Sullivan confirmed last night that our first two signing have already started training early along side a few others from our existing squad. […]

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Gianfranco Zola  has been sacked by Al-Arabi. The former West Ham manager has been in charge of the Qatari side for just one season and signed a two-year contract with the club last July. However, Al-Arabi failed to make much progress under his stewardship, finishing in the same position (eighth) and with the same number of […]

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Harry Redknapp has run out a clear cut winner in a fun ClaretandHugh poll which offered Irons fans the chance to vote for the next England manager. We offered the Football Association  three former Irons bosses – Sam Allardyce, Harry or Avram Grant. There’s little doubt that Allardyce would  take the job it in a […]

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West Ham boss Slaven Bilic – having become the nation’s favourite TV pundit at Euro 2016-  has also been busy watching his main summer targets. ClaretandHugh reported prior to the tournament that there would be no movement on strikers ahead of it as the boss was on a spying mission in France. It has since emerged […]

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CNN news in Turkey claim that West Ham have made contact with Fiorentina about signing Germany international Mario Gomez. The striker, who has scored twice at the Euros, impressed on loan at Besiktas last season, and it is claimed that a confident Slaven Bilic has already contacted Gomez’s parent club Fiorentina about recruiting the forward. […]

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Maybe Michy Batshuayi needs to check out last season’s Premier League table. The young Belgian international – linked with ourselves, Spurs and Palace over the past few weeks – has finally opted for a Chelsea move. However, at one stage yesterday the striker was reporteed as being focused on only joining a club which was […]

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Exclusive West Ham’s co chairman David Gold  hascalled on the BBC to apologise to the club after their documentary “How the Hammers stuck Gold” was found to be ‘biased’ and failed to meet the Corporation’s editorial standards. ClaretandHugh revealed the result of the internal inquiry here yesterday after an internal BBC inquiry found bias had taken place […]

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