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Slaven Bilic says West Ham will hold out for the best possible price for Dimitri Payet, insisting their talisman won’t be ‘sold on the cheap’ as Marseille prepare to make a £25m bid.

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Slaven Bilic was asked by reporters at this morning’s press conference whether a new deal is close for Michail Antonio. Slav answered: “Antonio was very good for us last season and continued to do well this season, when players are playing like that and at a good age as well they  attract interest from other clubs. […]

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Slaven Bilic told reporters that Andy Carroll is suffering a whiplash injury while admitting Reid, Byram and Feghouli have all suffered knocks. During his pre match press conference Slav said “Carroll has got a bit of a whip lash injury, that is not my words, that is what I have been told from the physios, […]

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West Ham are still waiting on manager Slaven Bilic to give the go-ahead for Scott Hogan’s move across London from Brentford. And in the meantime the club has explained that any hopes of bringing former striker Jermain Defoe to the London Stadium are “well and truly dead.” Bilic – having seen the summer transfer programme […]

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• Slaven Bilic may have to beat off competition from Everton • Fonte’s last appearance for Saints came in a defeat at Goodison Park West Ham are in advanced talks to sign Southampton’s José Fonte, although Slaven Bilic may have to beat off competition from Everton, among other clubs, to land the 33-year-old defender. Ronald Koeman, who coached Fonte at Southampton, is also an admirer of the player. Fonte, who could…

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West Ham have this morning confirmed that they are deeply involved in trying to bring Southampton’s Jose Fonte to the club and that the fee will be between £10 million – £12 million. We were told the club believe they have a 40 per cent chance of making it happen in a transfer market when […]

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Cock-up official  Mike Dean will drop out the Premier League this weekend as he is made to pay the price of his entirely incorrect sending off of Sofiane Feghouli and the award of an offside goal against the Hammers. He will take charge of the Yorkshire derby between Barnsley and Leeds on Saturday as he […]

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West Ham has entered the world’s top 20 super rich football clubs for the first time, sneaking into 18th place.  The annual Deloitte Football money league shows Manchester United has replaced Real Madrid at the number one spot while Barcelona jump up to the number two spot leaving their Spanish rivals in third. Eight Premier […]

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West Ham are said to be in advanced talks to sign defender Jose Fonte from Southampton, according to Sky Sports. The Portugal international, who has 18 months remaining on his contract at St Mary’s, expressed his desire to leave Southampton earlier this month. Fonte revealed on social media in December he had not rejected a new […]

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France international defender Mamadou Sakho is available but Liverpool are keen on a permanent sale and have been asking for £20million for the 26-year-old, who has not played this season.

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Figures were up at Old Trafford across the board, with improved revenues showing in the matchday, broadcast and commercial sectors. Combined revenues for the top 20 clubs hit £6.4billion.

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West Ham are fully prepared to allow Dimitri Payet to serve out his remaining years of his contract in the West Ham Academy at Chadwell Health if needs be to prove a point to the football world. They are keen to prove that West Ham are no longer a selling club and this is not […]

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This is the face of the American billionaire who holds Payet’s future in his hands. His name is Frank McCourt, the new owner of Marseille who sold the US baseball team, The LA Dodgers for £1.5 billion in 2012. In 2004 the former property developer bought the LA dodgers from Rupert Murdoch and News Corp […]

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This season has become more about the issues surrounding our move to London Stadium instead of performances on the pitch.  Problems with stewarding and the stadium’s surrounding areas have been high on the list of things fans have been moaning about most since the beginning of the season, and rightly so. Fans have been demanding […]

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During a three hour meeting with West Ham Vice Chairman Karren Brady at the London Stadium a wide range of topics were discussed. These subjects included: the quality of  stadium stewarding, ongoing filming of supporters,  honouring former legends, making the stadium feel more like West Ham’s home, shelving for drinks around the bar areas, more betting booths, the […]

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Dimitri Payet is willing to turn down a £115,000 per week, tax-free, wage from China to push for his move to Marseille. The 29-year-old trained with the club’s Under 23 squad on Wednesday morning.

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    Dimi Payet turned up for training with the under 23s today and these pictures from Chadwell Heath show exactly what sort of state the Frenchman appears to be in right now. That a European superstar should reduce himself to this situation is really pretty mind-blowing but I guess nothing in football should really […]

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Cheikhou Kouyate and Andre Ayew were both on the winning side at the start of the 2017 CAF Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. Kouyate skippered Senegal to a 2-0 Group B victory over Tunisia in Franceville, and the team now tops the the group following Algeria’s 2-2 draw with Zimbabwe – their opponents tomorrow […]

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• West Ham winger offered five-and-a-half year contract • Antonio has scored eight Premier League goals this season Michail Antonio is set to sign a five-and-a-half year contract at West Ham worth £70,000 a week as a reward for the impressive performances that have earned a call-up to the England squad. Related: Dimitri Payet and co cross a line with their striking self-indulgence |

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Dimi Payet is this morning being reported as having made a desperate plea to West Ham to allow him to leave for Marseilles this January. We understand he has cited family reasons but the Hammers remain unmoved until the bidding hits their absolute minimum of £30 million. Payet is allegedly insisting he wants to go […]

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West Ham are still to make a final decision on the signing of Brentford’s Scott Hogan. Having arrived at an upfront figure of £9 million for the Bees striker, the club are edging towards a deal although his injury record remains a worry. More importantly, however, is getting Slaven Bilic’s final approval on the 24 […]

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As Sean has mentioned below a number of us met with Karren Brady last night to discuss a number of issues and to assist in the transition to the new stadium. We’ll produce a more detailed video analysis over the next couple of days but here is our initial reaction. I’d just like to say […]

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West Ham Vice Chairman Karren Brady spent a three hour meeting on Tuesday evening with representatives of the many of the West Ham websites, blogs fanzines and social media channel community. Together the sites and social media accounts are read and watched by tens of thousands of West Ham supporters. Present at the meeting included KUMB, […]

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MARTIN SAMUEL: If Diego Costa had acted up in the first week of the season, it is highly unlikely Chelsea would be where they are now. From here? They may well get by without him, if necessary.

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• Marseille have bid £20m for Dimitri Payet but West Ham want £30m • West Ham can resist selling Frenchman in summer if he stays until then West Ham United have warned Dimitri Payet that they will not be pushed into selling him in the summer if he does not leave during the current transfer window, with the club doubtful whether Marseille will come up with an acceptable offer…

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The clubs have agreed an initial £9million down payment but are still negotiating on the add-ons with Brentford pushing for their £15m total. West Ham are understood to have offered around £13.5m.

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