30 July 2017
Burnley striker Andre Gray is now odds on favourite to join West Ham. Bookmaker William Hill have reduced the odds to 5/6 for the 26-year-old to join the Hammers at the London Stadium with odds of 7/4 for him to stay at Turf Moor. Everton are listed at 4/1, Newcastle 7/1, Crystal Palace 14/1 while Spurs […]
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30 July 2017
The Daily Mail claim Everton are weighing up a £9million move for West Ham defender Winston Reid. They say Manager Ronald Koeman wants cover for the injured Ramiro Funes Mori and is considering a bid for the 29-year-old, who has just returned to training following surgery on a shin injury. The Daily Star says West Ham […]
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30 July 2017
Andy Carroll should return from injury in time for the first home game at the London Stadium against Huddersfield Slaven Bilic has revealed. Carroll missed the end of the last league campaign with a groin problem. Slaven Bilic told reporters he had hoped the 28-year-old would be fit for the third match at Newcastle after […]
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30 July 2017
Manager Ronald Koeman wants cover for the injured Ramiro Funes Mori and is considering a bid for Winston Reid who has just returned to training following surgery on a shin injury
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29 July 2017
Michail Antonio has sent his followers an update on social media on his recovery from a hamstring operation in May. Posting on his personal Instagram account Michail posted a message saying: “Another session done ✅ hammy is coming on well. Not long now. Rehab, Man on a mission, Dom Rogan.” The reference to Dominic Rogan is West […]
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29 July 2017
Javier Hernandez has revealed that he snubbed offers from Italy and Spain because West Ham were the only shown in town for him. The former Manchester United star – after scoring 39 goals in his two Bayer Leverkusen seasons had no interest in going anywhere but the Premier League and the east end of London. […]
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29 July 2017
Javier Hernandez spoke to Mexican TV from the West Ham Germany training camp on the day he arrived on Thursday. Such is the excitement in Mexico they had TV trunks and live feeds the from Germany camp for the event. For Spanish speaking West Ham fans, the video can be found below but thanks to […]
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29 July 2017
Slaven Bilic was a satisfied but not entirely happy man after the 2-2 draw against Werder Bremen this afternoon. In what was the best display fo pre-season so far there were many plusses but Slav knows there are things that need correcting ahead of Old Trafford. He said: “It was a good game of football and […]
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29 July 2017
It’s early days but I have surprised myself with three or four conclusions about the Hammers 2017/18 having watched the early pre-season games. Had you told me earlier in the summer that I’d be calling for the inclusion of Declan Rice and Josh Cullen at Old Trafford on August 12 I’d have probably suggested you […]
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29 July 2017
Betway Cup Second leg Werder Bremen 2-2 West Ham Betway Cup First leg Werder Bremen 1-0 West Ham
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29 July 2017
Record signing Marko Arnautovic scored his first West Ham goal in a 2-2 draw with Werder Bremen.
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29 July 2017
Galatasaray Sporting director Cenk Ergün appears to have confirmed the transfer Sofiane Feghouli to the Turkish giants. Speaking this afternoon in Bad Waltersdorf, Austria where the Hammers trained just two weeks ago Ergun casually mentioned Feghouli as if the deal was already complete and explained they had a room ready for him in their Austrian training. Feghouli is […]
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29 July 2017
Reece Oxford scored his first goal for Borussia Monchengladbach today in a pre-season friendly win over Malaga. With the Germans club trailing 1-0 to the Spanish team, Reece headed home from a Ibrahima Traore corner to level the scores before Gladbach went on to win 2-1 via the penalty spot. The Hammers prospect has played […]
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29 July 2017
Record signing Marko Arnautovic scored his first West Ham goal in a 2-2 draw with Werder Bremen. The Hammers were facing the German side in the Betway Cup in Lohne.
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29 July 2017
Werder Bremen 2 Irons 2 (Bremen lift Betway Cup 3-2 on aggregate) It was a day of firsts for the Irons as Marko Arnautovich and Toni Martinez grabbed their first goals for the club in the side’s best pre-season performance so far. The Hammers took the field with the team that had finised strongly in […]
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29 July 2017
Declan Rice surprised everybody with his seamless performance against Werder Bremen last night except the man who is continually overlooking his development – Terry Westley. The Academy chief reckons he is ready for the first team but cautions: “Maybe he can’t do it game in game out at Premier League level but he’s not going […]
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29 July 2017
Diafra Sakho is staying at West Ham and reported links with Fenerbache are totally untrue. That’s the word from CandH‘s top insider when we asked outright whether there was any truth at all in the rumour answering: “Absolutely not. No way.” A report in Fantik -a Turkish media outlet – claims the ‘Sak’ had been […]
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29 July 2017
Last week we touched on the unflattering attacking duo of Enner Valencia and Nene, but who will be the latest additions to our infamous list of the worst David Gold and David Sullivan attacking signings in their time in East-London. Nikica Jelavic Former Everton forward Nikica Jelavic was one of four signings made by new manager Slaven Bilic on deadline day of the summer 2015 transfer window. Jelavic was signed as a free-agent for...
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29 July 2017
A defensively-solid Werder Bremen side condemned us to our first defeat of pre-season yesterday evening in the first-leg of The Betway Cup at The Osterwald-Stadion in Schneverdingen. Slaven Bilic named a starting XI that included a blend of youth and experience, but one that was considerably weaker than the starting sides that faced Sturm Graz ll and Fulham. Under-pressure Spanish keeper Adrian San-Miguel started ...
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29 July 2017
Hammers assistant boss Nikola Jurcevic admits he was impressed with Academy stars Declan Rice and Nathan Holland during last night’s (Fri) Betway Cup first leg against Werder Bremen. Rice was clear man of the match pick for most people with Holland showing great skill and potential on the wide right of three attacking midfielders. And afterwards […]
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29 July 2017
Javier Hernandez is ready to ensure David Sullivan’s words come true by proving himself a Hammers legend. The co chairman set the bar as high as it can go be declaring that Chicharito is potentially the best player to ever come to the club. Hernandez, 29, said: “It gives [me] a lot of confidence. The […]
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29 July 2017
Turkish club Fenerbahce have been linked to possible interest to West Ham striker Diafra Sakho. A report in Fantik claims the Turkish outfit has offered his services by representatives. West Ham signed Sakho from French side FC Metz in August 2014 for £3.5m rising to £4.25m with add-ons. His basic wages at the time were just […]
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29 July 2017
Slaven Bilic appeared to demonstrate to Adrian yesterday just how much he values within the team. The Spanish stopper was one of only two players that played the full ninety minutes with Joe Hart left on the bench for the whole game. Adrian was also rewarded with the captain’s armband for the second half. Adrian told […]
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29 July 2017
Officially West Ham says their 27-year-old Algerian winger is injured. He has an unspecified muscle complaint and multiple reports confirm he has now left the Hammers German training camp. One report claims he is now seeking a scan and treatment in France while another insists he has returned to the UK for assessment and treatment. If the […]
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28 July 2017
Manu Lanzini is tonight being reported as having suffered only a minor injury to his knee but is probably be unlikely to appear in any further pre-season games. The Argentine play maker was sent for a scan on his knee raising fears that he may have a serious problem after taking a training ground knock. […]
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