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West Ham are battling with AFC Bournemouth for the signature of Nathan Ake and movements could happen as soon as 5pm Sunday, according to a source close to WestHamWorld.co.uk. It appears that Bournemouth are willing to bid as much as £22m for the Chelsea defender in order to secure a player who had been influential […]

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Slaven Bilic is trying to move fast as he bids to make another Dimitri Payet type signing….but obviously without the problems he eventually brought with him. The manager never made any secret of his admiration for the midfielder but had no hesitation in removing him when he went on strike. But a player of that […]

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Antoine Griezmann is wanted by just about everybody in Europe. But Bilic insists West Ham has to be realistic about their transfer targets this summer. “We are not looking at that level, take out those,” he said. “We are not looking for the Griezmanns. We know it’s out of our range to get them. We […]

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BBC Pundit Mark Lawrenson predicts final day misery for the Hammers on Sunday as they travel to Turf moor. Lawro writes on the BBC website: “Other than their win over Tottenham, West Ham’s season has tailed off in the last few weeks. Yes, the Hammers are missing some injured players but they have been very average […]

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Slaven Bilic has used his London Evening Standard Column to explain the disappointing season by calling it a perfect storm of injuries, the stadium move, Dimi Payet and new signings failing to settle in. Bilic said: “When we face Burnley on Sunday, it will be the final game of a very tough season. I have not […]

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West Ham will not be securing Chris Wood anytime soon, according to a source close to WestHamWorld.co.uk. The Leeds hitman looks set to return to West Bromwich Albion where he spent four years. During that four years he was loaned out six times before Leicester City finally signed him on a permanent basis. Woods has […]

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Slaven Bilic has used his regular London Evening Standard column to confirm that some fringe players will go this summer and has insisted the club will need to refresh the squad with quality rather than quantity. Writing for the London Paper Bilic said “Now, after this final game, we will try to improve the squad. […]

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West Ham Vice Chairman Karren Brady has used her football diary in the Sun Newspaper to advise Slaven Bilic that we need greater experience in defence and better consistency to move up the Premier League table next season. Her comments on experience have been seen as a big hint that the deal to bring the experienced […]

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West Ham’s Manuel Lanzini has been named alongside Lionel Messi for international duty for Argentina. Both were named in the squad on Friday for friendlies against Brazil and Singapore on tour next month. Lanzini has caught the eye of Jorge Sampaoli, the Sevilla coach set to take the vacant Argentina job after the Spanish Liga […]

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Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi and West Ham United midfielder Manuel Lanzini stood out in an Argentina squad named on Friday for friendlies against Brazil and Singapore on tour next month.

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With the final ball kicked in the Premier League season for the Hammers at home this season the task removing West Ham branding will be carried out over the summer in time for the 2017 IAAF Word Athletics Championships. The stadium will first be transformed into a music venue to host Depeche Mode on Saturday 3rd […]

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West Ham manager Slaven Bilic wants the club to give up on bidding for superstar signings after admitting the pursuit of Alexandre Lacazette last year had a negative impact on the season.

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West Ham’s record signing Andre Ayew could re-join Marseille like Dimitri Payet did according to his father. Speaking to Le Parisien on Friday his father, Abedi Pelé said: “If the owner and the fans, who are very important for the club, have the same vision, Marseille will once again become a big club. We’ll see […]

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Wembley’s arch has been illumined in the colours of every football team who has played at the stadium since its reopening `10 years ago. One hundred and sixty-six domestic, European and international men’s and women’s football teams have graced the Wembley turf in the last decade across a variety of competitions and friendlies. To mark […]

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West Ham United have been linked with many strikers in this transfer window already and another reported target has emerged. It is believed that West Ham are interested in signing TSG 1899 Hoffenheim striker Sandro Wagner this summer, according to German media outlet Bild. West Ham United and Swansea City are interested in adding Wagner […]

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Slaven Bilic insists the Hammers have their summer targets sorted and are working on them. Speaking about his plans to improve the squad he claimed more quality was needed in certain position but that further squad players weren’t a priority. He said: ““We don’t need squad players because we have been without up to eight […]

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West Ham United travel to Turf Moor this weekend to take on Burnley in the final game of the Premier League season. Not much is riding on this match for either side and it may be the chance for both managers to have a look at some members of their wider squad. This is exactly […]

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Ahead of the summer transfer window, there have been plenty of rumours flying around about potential strikers that West Ham United are reportedly interested in signing. The latest name to be linked with a switch to West Ham is Kelechi Iheanacho, according to Sky Sports News HQ. West Ham are interested in pursuing a move for […]

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West Ham United have confirmed on the club’s official website that Adrian has signed a new deal with the club. Adrian was due to leave West Ham this summer on a free transfer with this contract running out but he has committed his future to the East London outfit. Adrian joined West Ham in summer […]

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West Ham United target Jermain Defoe is demanding hefty sums of money this summer. The London Evening Standard understands that Jermain Defoe will ask for a £6m signing on fee and will demand £100,000 per week in wages if West Ham are to sign him. Defoe started his career with West Ham United and went on […]

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With the final match of this Premier League season set to be played on Sunday, the West Ham United clash is something of a dead rubber. Neither West Ham nor Burnley have much to play for. The winner of this tie finishes higher in the league while a draw would see West Ham finish above […]

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Bookies have slashed odds that Kelechi Iheanacho could join West Ham in the upcoming summer transfer window making the Hammers the overnight favourite’s to sign him. The 20-year-old is 5/4 with Bookmakers Ladbrokes to make the Hammers his next club, Liverpool 5/1 Everton 11/2, with Southampton 7/1, Stoke are at 8/1 and Spurs at 10/1. Nigeria […]

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Welcome to The Prediction Challenge. It’s what millions of us do every day – predicting what the score will be in a Premier League match.

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Five years ago today Ricardo Vaz Te struck a late winner as West Ham defeated Blackpool in an absorbing Championship play-off final to seal their return to the Premier League at the first attempt. West Ham led at the break through a Carlton Cole strike but after Thomas Ince – son of former Hammers midfielder […]

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West Ham will be loaned out teenagers Reece Oxford and Domingos Quina for next season.  18-year-old Oxford is viewed as a future West Ham skipper and has also been tipped to captain England. 17-year-old Quina played in West Ham’s Europa League qualifiers last summer and has been an unused substitute for Bilic this season. The youngster […]

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