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Jack O’Brien was on motorbike when he pulled alongside West Ham striker’s Jeep in north-east London and demanded watch A serial thief has been jailed for attempting to steal the Premier League striker Andy Carroll ’s £22,000 wristwatch in a drive-by robbery. Jack O’Brien, 23, was on a motorbike when he swooped on the England player’s Jeep Wrangler near Hainault, north-east London, as Carroll was driving home from West Ham ’s training ground last

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Sometimes fact is stranger than fiction! A non-runner in the 7f handicap horse race 3.20pm at Chelmsford yesterday was called The Happy Hammer! The race was eventually won by Sakho’s agent horse who was called ‘Siege of Boston’ at 9/2. Agent Mark McKay explained to At the Races TV that he arrived 10 minutes before […]

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Diafra Sakho did his best to steal the limelight with his whirlwind adventure from Rennes back to West Ham via Chelmsford Racecourse, but he is not the first bizarre tale from bygone deadline days.

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Premier League clubs spent a record £1.4bn on transfers this summer, with the net spend of £665m further cementing the English top flight’s place at the top the European football money tree.

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The West Ham striker, 28, was targeted as he drove his green Jeep Wrangler and was forced to pull a U-turn and then smashed into at least 10 cars during his escape, Basildon Crown Court was told.

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Sakho went AWOL by flying to France in an attempt to force a transfer to Rennes by passing a medical without his club’s permission. He then turned up at Chelmsford racecourse on Thursday.

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Diafra Sakho has returned to Rush Green training ground this morning after an absence of two days after his trip to France. A club insider confirmed to the news to Claret and Hugh this morning saying “Yes he is training today” Sakho will sit down with the manager to clear to air before resuming training. Bilic […]

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Former Manchester United and West Ham midfielder Ravel Morrison has signed for Mexico side Atlas from Lazio on a one-year loan deal.

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A record amount of money was spent in the window following the latest Premier League TV contract, but some of the most publicised deals didn’t materialise The summer-long Alexis Sánchez saga twisted at the very last, with Arsenal relaxing their absolute not-for-sale stance. Manchester City made their move only for Arsenal to fail to get Thomas Lemar and the status quo endured. Arsenal will now pray Sánchez …

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Kazaiah Sterling scored twice as Tottenham’s Under-23s thrashed West Ham United on Thursday night in Stevenage. Tottenham’s Alfie Whiteman also had a night to remember.

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Southgate has leapt to Hart’s defence and confirmed the under-fire keeper will continue as England’s No 1. Hart’s position has come under scrutiny, particularly after June’s draw in Scotland.

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Diafra Sakho will tomorrow meet  Slaven Bilic at the Rush Green Training Ground and should he choose not to turn up will be fined a week’s wages – £27k. And that would come on top of the £54k the club will take from him his monthly pay cheque for his trip to France which resulted […]

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A senior source close to the club has revealed the true investment this summer spending insisting claimed transfer fees received this summer or wages released have often been inflated in media reports while inbound wages of new players were often under estimated. Given the chance to reveal the true figures the senior source revealed: Summer […]

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Exclusive by Hugh Southon West Ham tonight missed out “at the death” on a deal that would have brought Barcelona’s Andre Gomes to the London Stadium. The Spanish giants changed an agreed deal at the last moment to include a clause which was entirely from left field with next to no negotiating time left. The […]

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The wantaway Senegal striker met briefly with West Ham club secretary Andrew Pincher late this evening despite being told no directors were available to meet with him and there was no point in coming in. Pincher again confirmed to the striker in person his previous phone conversation from the afternoon that no directors were present […]

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Stories arriving out of Sky Sports News this evening that Diafra Sakho turned up at the London Stadium to discuss personal issues have been denied by West Ham. In fact the striker had rung the club and been told that none of the directors were able to see him as they were in various parts of […]

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Diafra Sakho turned up at the London Stadium this afternoon wanting to discuss “personal issues” with West Ham officials. The report came from Sky Sports man on the West Ham deadline day watch Michael Weightman who confirmed the ClaretandHugh story which revealed that he had first driven to Chelmsford Racecourse where agent Mark McKay watched […]

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Spurs are today discussing a potential deal to sign Barcelona midfielder Andre Gomes, according to Sky Sports. The 24-year-old has been offered out by Barcelona, who want to sell some players, ahead of the transfer deadline. Spurs remain interested in Barkley but have been put off making a move for him in this window due […]

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Darren Randolph knew he had to get out of West Ham for the good of his career stating there was a race to see who could get out the door first. Randolph told The 42 website in Ireland: “I heard about Joe Hart coming in at the end of last season, I went away on […]

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The Hammers had been in discussions to take the 24-year-old Portugal international on loan. But Spurs have since made a move and Gomes is keen to work with Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino.

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Transfer deadline day is usually a rush for the players and managers involved as they look to complete last minute deals – but not for Diafra Sakho and his agent Mark McKay.

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Samuel Lovett in the Independent has suggested West Ham are considering a season-long loan move for West Ham boy hood fan Jack Wilshere. He claims the Hammers have made contact with Arsenal over the 25-year-old but have yet to submit a formal bid as they wait on the Sporting Lisbon player and an unlikely U-turn. Slaven […]

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Former West Ham manager Harry Redknapp appears to be close to signing Hammers target Jota Jota is currently at Birmingham City’s training ground finalising his move from Brentford, the Birmingham Mail claims. Redknapp has agreed to pay Brentford an initial £6million fee for the Spanish playmaker, a deal that could eventually rise to a club record […]

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Diafra Sakho will be landing back in the UK at 2.20pm this afternoon reports Sky Sports but talks with West Ham owners will have to wait for a bizarre reason. One of his Sakho’s advisers has a horse running in the 3.20 at Chelmsford. They claim the plan at the moment is for Sakho and his […]

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A summer of unprecedented spending reaches its climax on transfer deadline day. Our expert NICK HARRIS updates you throughout the day on the latest numbers, facts and stats.

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Sky Sports Kaveh Solhekol has spoken Diafra Sakho’s representatives today who confirmed the player remains in France but is flying back to the UK this afternoon but say he defiantly wants to leave West Ham. He wants to setup a meeting this afternoon with West Ham’s co-owners to tell them face to face he wants to […]

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