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Adrian’s future at West Ham looks to be a thing of the past. And despite the club having to juggle the finances to fill key positions with a goalkeeper lower on their priorities than perhaps he was a month ago, he needs to be allowed to move on. The Spaniard has suffered two hugely frustrating […]

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The new manager and his team have their first face to face meeting with the board since the summer break on Monday with several questions needing to be addressed. Manuel Pellegrini and Director of Football Mario Husillos head for ‘Sullivan Mansions’ knowing that they will need to act quickly on several fronts as June heads […]

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By David Gates When the 23-man squads were announced ahead of the World Cup, four Hammers were called up by their national teams: Javier Hernandez for Mexico, Manuel Lanzini for Argentina, Joao Mario for Portugal and Cheikhou Kouyate for Senegal. Unfortunately, Manu Lanzini has sustained a knee injury, so he is out of the tournament. […]

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David Sullivan is tonight reported as being ready to step up into what is described as an “impasse”  surrounding London Stadium. The BBC are reporting that Sadiq Khan said he wanted to make the stadium financially viable over the term of West Ham’s 99-year lease. And they add that it’s projected London Stadium will lose £140m […]

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Reports claim West Ham have joined the chase for Croatia’s World Cup hero Domagoj Vida who helped demolished Argentina 3-0. Besiktas president Fikret Orman is looking to get at least €15m for the player and he’s happy to wait until after the end of the World Cup as he’s hoping Vida’s impressive form could increase his value. […]

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West Ham say they are working closely in partnership with Barratt London to develop future plans for the Memorial Garden, situated close to the Boleyn Ground site. A statement on WHUFC.com says “Hammers fans from all across the country regularly visit the Memorial Garden on Green Street to pay respects to their loved ones, whose […]

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West Ham have made an enquiry for Sevilla attacking midfielder Joaquin Correa according to reports. The 23-year-old played just 21 minutes in the Spanish club’s final four matches of the campaign under interim Coach Joaquin Caparros, who is now the Director of Football. Estadio Deportivo cite a report in Tuttomercatoweb which confirms the player’s change […]

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A £10m guarantee has been made available to ensure suppliers to the loss-making London Stadium get paid. Under the deal, approved by the Mayor of London, the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) will underwrite planned upgrades. City Hall said the deal was needed to “provide assurance” to suppliers of services such as stewarding and cleaning […]

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West Ham paid a club record transfer fee £22m plus a further £4.4m of add-ons for 21-year old Centre back Issa Diop this week. Up to this week, Angelo Ogbonna was the record signing in the centre back role costing £9.6m from Juventus in 2015. The second highest transfer was Jose Fonte from Southampton for £8m […]

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West Ham will need to pay back £25m  next month that it borrowed in loans from Media Rights and Funding last August. The latest published financial accounts confirm the club borrowed £6m on 15th August later borrowing a further £19m 3 days later on 18th August. The money borrowed was secured against the training grounds […]

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West Ham are looking to spend over £100m this summer in transfers but will look to bring £30m back in outbound sales to balance the books. The Hammers have invested over £40m so far in transfer, signing on and agent fees on Ryan Fredericks, Issa Diop and  Lukasz Fabianski but will look to spend in excess […]

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I find there is often an easy way of killing all thoughts that a West Ham player may be on his way from the club! A smile crossed my face this morning when reading of the Declan Rice transfer talk before immediately spotting the name of a club to which he was linked. In fact […]

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West Ham this morning laughed off speculation that Bournemouth and Crystal Palace are “mulling bids” for Declan Rice. The story appears  (yes, you’ve guessed it) in The Sun and although while it is true the Irons have yet to settle the player’s contract, talks will get underway again on Manuel Pellegrini’s return. The story in […]

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Club insiders are bemused at the latest report involving the Hammer of the Year Marko Arnautovic. A club insider told Claret and Hugh:  ‘Marko is going nowhere‘ adding: ‘He is not for sale!‘ Fresh stories emerged in Italy overnight after his brother was photographed in Milan with the Italian media claiming the agent was meeting […]

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The signing of Ryan Fredericks on a free transfer carries on a tradition of not investing heavily in the right back position although it could be argued Fredericks combined £4m signing on and agent fee makes him a record investment in that department. The official transfer club record for the right-back role is held by Sam […]

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Bournemouth and Crystal Palace are reportedly considering making offers for West Ham defender Declan Rice according to a report in the Sun newspaper today. The Sun states both clubs are “mulling bids” for the Republic of Ireland international, who is rumoured to be involved in a “contract stand-off” with the Hammers as his agent looks […]

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So far so good! Not many – wherever they find themselves in attitude towards the board – would argue that there’s been much wrong with the way business has been done so far this summer. However, there’s a way to go before anybody should start going over the top about what sort of season lies […]

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Lukasz Fabianski is the club’s record signing for a goalkeeper at £7m. In fact, West Ham has traditionally relied on free transfers, loans and Academy youth products when it comes to their goalkeepers throughout their history. Before yesterday David James held the transfer record for a West Ham keeper at £3.5m when he joined from Aston Villa […]

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Manuel Pellegrini has welcomed West Ham’s two latest signings. He told WHUFC.com “We are very pleased to complete the signings of Issa and Lukasz and, on behalf of everyone at West Ham United, I would like to welcome them both to London Stadium, Issa is a defender with great talent and character. He is only […]

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West Ham United Ladies has confirmed the signing of midfielder Brianna Visalli.  The 23-year-old moves to the Hammers after a year with Chicago Red Stars, and becomes the fifth player to pen professional terms at West Ham Ladies, following Rosie Kmita, Becky Spencer, Claire Rafferty and Vyan Sampson in signing with the Club.  “I’m not going to […]

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The World Cup is no distraction for Premier League sides and the rest of Europe when it comes to planning squads for next season. Follow the breaking news throughout the day with Sportsmail.

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The World Cup proved to be no distraction for Premier League sides and the rest of Europe when it came to planning squads for next season on Thursday. Relive the news throughout the day here.

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Fiorentina are planning a second bid West Ham midfielder Pedro Obiang after seeing their first offer rejected, a report by Football Insider claims Fiorentina are reported to be keen to bring the former Sampdoria star back to Serie A ahead of next season and have already seen one bid turned down by West Ham this summer. The […]

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Marko Arnautovic’s agent Danijel Arnautovic has been spotted in Italy allegedly meeting with Inter Milan management. A photo was posted just before midnight last night by Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio. Danijel Arnautovic is Marko’s brother and agent and he runs Arna Sports Management whose only client is Arnie. The report accompanying the photo says […]

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After a lacklustre season where a relegation scrap was a reality for the majority, West Ham United fans are hoping for a better showing next year. It was a disappointing campaign for the Hammers, despite much promise at the start of the season. West Ham fans are hoping that Manuel Pellegrini came lead a revival […]

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The Moore Than Just A Podcast crew is back this week recording a closed season podcast special covering the three confirmed signings, summer transfer news and West Ham related topics involving the World Cup. Listen to Sean Whetstone, Nigel Kahn and WestHamTillIDie.com founder Iain Dale set the world to rights in all things West Ham in […]

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