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Dimitri Payet and France suffered Euro 2016 final heartbreak as Portugal ruined their Stade de France party in extra-time on Sunday.

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David Gold appears to have given the game away over Michail Antonio’s future suggesting strongly that he will again be at right back when the season starts. Many of course are going to be vert unhappy to hear it but the co chairman has made it clear where the manager sees the former Nottingham Forest […]

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Dimitri Payet has said he had no intention to cause an injury to Cristiano Ronaldo.

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David Gold knows exactly why France were beaten by outsiders Portugal in the Euro 2016 Final last night. With Cristiano Ronaldo injured and off the pitch, the French capitulated to a goal in extra time after manager Didier Deschamps had incomprehensibly taken off Dimi Payet. The West Ham midfield genius had been a menace throughout […]

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David Sullivan is heading into crucial talks with Carlos Bacca and his advisors – expecting to know exactly where he is with the signing within 48 hours. The co-chairman is currently in the South of France on his annual trip with David Gold when they talk with agents and players on their wanted list. We […]

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Ben Yedder has once again been linked with a move to West Ham this summer. The 25-year-old bagged 22 goals in 38 games last season for Toulouse. Toulouse have been trying to tie Yedder down to a new contract, with his current deal set to expire in June 2017. West Ham have scouted the Frenchman […]

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The goalkeeper suffered a calf injury that ruled him out of the Hammers’ final three games last season – including the victory over Manchester United that marked the end of the club’s stay at Upton Park.

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All twenty goals from West Ham transfer target Carlos Bacca in his 2015/2106 season for AC Milan. Share This:

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Stadium owners, E20 LLP face massive financial penalties if the former Olympic Stadium is not ready by Thursday 4th August for West Ham’s first Europa league match. The £20m retractable seating has been dogged by problems since Alto Seating went into administration last year and the seating has never properly worked as designed. ClaretandHugh understand that […]

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 West Ham’w first-team will travel to Austria for a pre-season training camp.Up first, the Hammers face Czech First League side FC Slovacko on Tuesday 19 July, kick off 6pm in Rohrbach. Hailing from the Uherské Hradiště region of the Czech Republic, FC Slovacko finished eighth last term and the Czech outfit will be doing all […]

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The former Olympic Stadium is still restricted to a capacity of 54,000 for football games but will soon receive the final approval for a capacity increase to 60,000. ClaretandHugh previously obtained a copy of the all-important safety certificate issued by Newham council to French stadium operators London Stadium 185 Limited. The safety certificate issued in May […]

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Andy Carroll continues to head the wages list at West Ham despite Dimi Payet’s much hyped £125k  a week deal. And that will remain the case even should Carlos Bacca arrive with the same sort of deal as the fabulous French midfielder who we understand is on a basic of £67k. Bacca wants to match […]

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Next Sunday will see the re-opening of the former Olympic Stadium when the Great Newham takes place which culminates on the running track inside the stadium.   The London Stadium will open their doors at 8.45am on Sunday to runners and spectators. The 10K run starts in waves at 09.30am with 2K family run starting […]

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Sam Byram will be making a major pitch to clinch the right back position for himself this season with the backroom staff seeing him as the real deal. Many are anxious that with Sofiane Fegouhli having arrived and Gokhan Tore on his way to the Hammers,  Michail Antonio will be continuing at right back this […]

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Diafra Sakho has handed in a transfer request to the club. The Senegal striker is believed by many to be the best striker at West Ham so how have the fans at ClaretandHugh’s Facebook Group responded. Here’s some views after allowing the news to sink in properly over the last few hours. O Get rid. […]

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Tony Gale was proud to be a  Hammer again last season admitting  this was a squad really going places. And he has been watching every development at the club this summer. In this EXCLUSIVE blog for CLARETANDHUGH he explains is happy with the way things are going and is glad  Slav won’t be swapping his job […]

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Pre-season is underway and all attention is now on how we can begin our new era at the Olympic Stadium in style. Slaven Bilic has already conducted some pretty impressive business this summer, bringing in Havard Nordtveit and Sofiane Feghouli on free transfers, as well as making Manuel Lanzini’s loan stay permanent. And then if

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This is the link you need if you want to keep updated on everything that’s happening on the Irons transfer scene. The lads in charge are Gonzo and  Geo…the time is 7.30 pm…the day is Saturday July 9 …it’s live and it’s exclusive only with ClaretandHugh’s partners Hammers Chat – the best in the business. […]

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David Gold has giving impetus to the growing excitement surrounding the possible signing of AC Milan’s Carlos Bacca. It is becoming increasingly likely that the 29 year old Colombian international is set for a move to east London. Although names are still being kept under wraps there seems little doubt he is becoming the main […]

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Manuel Lanzini has spoken of his delight at being called into the Argentina 18-man squad for Rio 2016 Olympic Games. He is one of the star names in a squad which will open its challenge with a game against Portugal on 4 August, with matches against  Algeria and Honduras to follow. The young Irons star misfielder […]

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West Ham’s board always relentlessley insist that they are unwilling to discuss any particular player who is at the centre of negotiation until a deal is done. And the official site’s “source” the ‘Insider’ in using the expression in his/her latest column virtually confirms that Carlos Bacca may well be close to hitting the road for the […]

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It will become the crowning moment in an extraordinary year for Dimi Payet. And just as they did when England won the World Cup in 1966 the Hammers will have a massive stake in a France Euro 2016 victory against Portugal in Paris tomorrow night (Sun). Precisely 50 years on West Ham look to provide […]

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West Ham are due to continue negotiations for AC Milan striker Carolos Bacca after the weekend. We understand a meeting in planned for Monday when the  club will attempt to bring down his wage demands of around £125k a week. They are also likely to offer performance related clauses in a deal which could see […]

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The Irons have told Robin van Persie he’s not wanted the the Olmpic Stadium despite the former Arsenal and Manchester United striker’s readiness to accept a huge pay cut. ClaretandHugh revealed a week ago that despite 16 goals in the Turkish League, the Irons were not interested in the 32 year old. The Hammers believe […]

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Carlos Bacca wants to become West Ham’s best-paid player alongside Dimitri Payet if he signs for them this summer. The AC Milan striker is in talks with the club but he expects to double his wages.

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Twitter has produced some of the most absurd transfer gossip ever down the years but none more ridiculous than a story that was doing the rounds yesterday. I was on my way to the kazi – precisely the right place – when the phone rang and I was told; “You won’t believe this (got that […]

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