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West Ham and Swansea City in talks over a £12m deal for forward Enner Valencia, according to MailOnline. Valencia has struggled to impress since signing for the Hammers two summers ago, scoring just 10 goals in 68 first team outings. And his underwhelming performances for the Hammers so far this season, both in the Premier

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West Ham fans will be anticipating the release of FIFA17 more than any other version this year, and there’s no surprise why. Aside from a number of the club’s best players expected to be given rating upgrades due to their star performances last term, there’s the little matter of the new London Stadium being included

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Like every West Ham fan who watched the game on Thursday night, the anger and frustration suffered during that 90 minutes left me feeling that our season was over before it really started. After a night’s sleep and a bit of time to take in what had happened the night before, I’m asking myself: ‘was it such

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Before I leave for university, my Dad’s girlfriend came to me with a proposal: surprising him with tickets for the last home game before my studies begin, after she was struck by him seeming ‘all emotional’ when seeing us fill out the London Stadium against Bournemouth last week. As I jumped through the hoops to sort

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Today’s the day we need to put our Europa League disappointment behind us and begin to forward to what should be another successful domestic campaign. Of course it was frustrating to have been knocked out by FC Astra for the second consecutive qualifying campaign, but it only served to benefit us last season and there’s

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West Ham United are out of the Europa League and Simone Zaza has signed for the club in what could eventually be a club record deal. But although on paper his credentials tick all the boxes, he is unproven in British football. Where do West Ham look to next? I’m suggesting we look to invest

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After the lights had dimmed at the Olympic Stadium and everyone had gone home from yet another European exit at the hands of Romanian champions Astra Giurgiu, there was time for reflection. Sitting on the DLR on Friday on my ride into work, my usual ritual of checking social media occurs when I stumble upon many

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Well last night went to plan… Words cannot describe what happened last night, there were no excuses from our team selection except losing their focus on a must win game. Last nights games was a do or die match, one that should of given us the opportunity to be on the higher platform to attract a

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The West Ham board are getting disrespectful comments from our own fans.  After all the hard work that David Gold and David Sullivan have done, they still get hate from some of our fans. The date is 15th of May 2011, the day West Ham United got relegated to the Championship. Later on followed the

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We’re 90 minutes away from the Europa League group stages.  This is how far we’ve come from just a few years ago, but there are still some who would rather us scrap Europa League qualification and instead concentrate on domestic matters. There is a valid case for that argument, but in my book you can’t

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Its 6:30am on a cold Saturday in Toronto when my alarm clock’s buzz rips me from the dreams of pretty bubbles blowing in the air. We have the early kick off this morning, 7:30am our time, and I’ve got to drag myself out of bed and up to the Dog and Bear pub to meet

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With Andy Carroll, Sofiane Feghouli, Andre Ayew and Aaron Cresswell out injured, and Arthur Masuaku cup tied for the return home tie against FC Astra, we could welcome back talismen Dimitri Payet and Manuel Lanzini into the team. Payet has been recovering from a sloppy challenge caused by N’Golo Kante in the 2-1 away defeat

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Strange times at West Ham; so many positives, and yet so many concerns. The frustrations are nothing new, they should be worn as a badge of honour and they’ve been aired articulately by the fan base already, so I’m only going to mention them in passing. So let’s talk about the positives. It feels like

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FC Sion midfielder Edimilson Fernandes is set to have a medical ahead of a £5.2m move to West Ham, according to Guardian reporter Ed Aarons. With all the focus on West Ham’s hunt for a striker in recent days, it appears Slaven Bilic has swooped in and secured himself another midfielder before next week’s transfer

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Slaven Bilic has revealed both Manuel Lanzini and Dimitri Payet could return to first team action in the next few days. Lanzini has been sidelined with injury since before the Rio Olympic Games, while Dimitri Payet has been used sparingly due to returning to pre-season late following France’s journey to the Euro 2016 final. But

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West Ham could complete a deal for Newcastle right-back Daryl Janmaat this week, according to Shields Gazette reporter Miles Starforth. The Hammers are in the market for defensive reinforcements at right-back, with Bilic only being able to call upon Sam Byram and Michail Antonio in that area. Reports earlier this week claimed West Ham were

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West Ham’s striking ranks are looking rather depleted now. Record signing Andre Ayew is out for four months and the latest chapter in the long story of Andy Carroll’s fitness concerns centres around a six-week lay-off, which has left Slaven Bilic scratching his head. Just a few weeks ago the Croatian appeared to have a

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On Sunday I was fortunate enough to take my seat in our new ground for the first home game of the new season. I’m even more fortunate that I am able to take that seat for the whole season. Along with my Dad and my son. We travelled up on a single train from Margate

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Juventus have offered Simone Zaza to West Ham, according to talkSPORT. It was being reported on Monday that Zaza wanted a move to the London Stadium, with his father claiming the Hammers’ offer was concrete and attractive. And now talkSPORT are reporting that Juventus have offered the Hammers the chance loan the Italy international for £5m,

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West Ham have made one final attempt to sign AC Milan striker Carlos Bacca, according to MailOnline. The club recently failed to land the striker after he rejected a contract offer in favour of staying in Milan. However, following the news that striker Andy Carroll has been ruled out for up to six weeks through

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West Ham have confirmed that highly-rated youngster Reece Burke has put pen-to-paper on a new four-year deal, according to the club’s official website. Burke, 19, is regarded as one of the most promising youth players to have emerged from the club’s famed academy in recent years. It was Sam Allardyce who had handed Burke his

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West Ham have been boosted in their hopes of signing Lyon winger Rachid Ghezzal, according to L’Equipe. Sky Sports reported earlier in August that Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas confirmed the Hammers had made a €8m (£6.9m) approach for the 24-year-old. And now L’Equipe are reporting that the Algeria international has rejected a move to Everton.

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West Ham have received a promising boost in their hopes of signing Juventus striker Simone Zaza, according to Gazza Mercato. With Andy Carroll, Diafra Sakho and Andre Ayew all sidelined through injury, Hammers boss Slaven Bilic is eager to return to the transfer market for additional reinforcements in the attacking third. And Zaza’s father, Antonio, has

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Michail Antonio was horribly slated following his rash challenge on Cesar Azpilicueta against Chelsea, which handed the Blues the chance to take the lead from the penalty spot. The Hammers went on to lose their Premier League curtain-raiser 2-1 and the former Nottingham Forest man came under-fire from certain sections of social media in the

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West Ham asked Manchester City if they can loan out-of-favour striker Wilfried Bony, as reported by MailOnline. The long-term injury to £20.5m club-record signing Andre Ayew has forced Bilic to re-enter the transfer window for a short term replacement. And it appears he has identified Bony as his top target ahead of next week’s transfer

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West Ham are considering a move for Newcastle right-back Daryl Janmaat, and Magpies boss Rafa Benitiez has admitted he is open to offer for the Netherlands international. Goal.com have reported that West Ham are among three clubs lining up moves for the right-back, while MailOnline have previously claimed that Newcastle want at least £10m for

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