06 January 2017
Slaven Bilic has admitted that he is an advocate of a mid winter-break but insists the team will be fully wound up for an assault on the FA Cup tonight. With the game being shown on BBC One with a kick off time of 7.55 pm at the London Stadium the boss is determined to […]
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06 January 2017
Celtic value former Fulham striker Moussa Dembele at £40m despite only signing him for a £500,000 compensation fee in the summer. Fulham were forced to share that compensation fee with his previous club PSG on a 50/50 basis. West Ham confirmed via their official insider they lodged a £20m bid a player in Scotland which is widely […]
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06 January 2017
West Ham have more than doubled their offer for Jermain Defoe to £13million as they attempt to persuade Sunderland to sell claim the Daily Express this morning. Yesterday we confirmed the story that the Hammers have asked Sunderland at what price they will sell striker Jermain Defoe. The jump from a £6m bid to a £13m […]
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06 January 2017
What does your Premier League club need in January?
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05 January 2017
Pep Guardiola is looking forward to a "special" first FA Cup game in charge of Manchester City in Friday's third-round tie at West Ham.
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05 January 2017
• Bilic says pressing of Pep Guardiola’s team has dented their confidence • West Ham manager goes into Friday’s Cup tie with ‘big ambitions’ Opponents have worked out how to play against Manchester City and Pep Guardiola’s side are “not that confident any more” said Slaven Bilic, whose West Ham United side play them in the FA Cup at the London Stadium on Friday night. Related: West Ham’s Slaven Bilic still in hunt for Jermain Defoe despite rejected ...
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05 January 2017
• ‘We will take one game at a time until we arrive at last six or seven games’ • City squad rotation ruled out for FA Cup tie at West Ham United Pep Guardiola has admitted he is concerned Manchester City have a fight on their hands to remain in the top four but claims he prefers to have that worry rather than be relaxed at the top of the table. Related: Pep Guardiola insists he has ‘no plans to retire’ from...
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05 January 2017
Exclusive West Ham are prepared to write off £4 million on flop players in the transfer market should they receive no offers for the not so fab four! The club hopes that offers to take on Simone Zaza or Jonathon Calleri will save them a total write-off but it was made clear to ClaretandHugh this […]
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05 January 2017
West Ham have not made a £20m bid for Celtic striker Moussa Dembele, according to Sky sources.
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05 January 2017
We’ll be going live to discuss all the latest transfer talk and in particular the striker situation. Click on the link below to watch the show live on Claret and Hugh where we’ll be researching the latest strikers linked with West Ham. . . . . . well maybe not all of them but I’m […]
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05 January 2017
West Ham are stepping up their interest in Southampton’s Shane Long as they bid to develop realistic back up targets should they fail to land Jermain Defoe. The club are taking the view that Sunderland are unlikely to let the striker leave the Stadium of Light given he is their one hope against relegation. Long, […]
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05 January 2017
Another year passes and another begins. Once again we face the New Year with the traditional 3rd round of the FA Cup, and it never comes tougher than a meeting against a Manchester City team bristling with talent and quality all over the pitch. While much of the first half of the season has been […]
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05 January 2017
West Ham’s infamous Inside column admitted the club have lodged a £20m bid for a player from Scotland this month. What immediately ensured was reports that the player in question is Celtic’s Moussa Dembele, who has been in prolific form in the SPL since arriving from Fulham last summer. Dembele has netted 19 goals in […]
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05 January 2017
West Ham Vice Chairman Karren Brady has spent a second day on twitter answering supporters questions. One Season ticket holder asked the Baroness whether he can move seats mid-season “Depends on where you want to move to but contact Nicola Keyes in the Ticket Office she will help & put you on waiting list if […]
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05 January 2017
West Ham have bid £20m for Celtic star Moussa Dembele . The Frenchman has been linked with a big money move away from the Hoops after netting 19 goals in 36 games for Brendan Rodgers’ side. Celtic have already stated he is not for sale in January. Dembele became the first player to score a […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Hammers lodge £20m bid for French striker
05 January 2017
The club’s official insider is back on WHUFC.com to set the transfer rumours straight. The mystery man starts: “The Board and the manager have made no secret of their desire to strengthen the squad this month. My understanding is that the Board are committed to giving the Club the best-possible chance of achieving that target, […]
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05 January 2017
Jermain Defoe’s former Spurs team-mate Jermain Jenas reckons the 34 year old Sunderland striker wants to return to West Ham. Speaking to the BBC Jenas said: “Somewhere within him he’s probably got that urge to put some wrongs right at West Ham because of the way he left. “And, if we’re honest, if you’re looking […]
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05 January 2017
With 20 games gone in the Premier League, Paul Merson picks out his stars of the season so far.
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05 January 2017
Asked whether Enner Valencia could return to West Ham during the January transfer window Slaven Bilic dismissed the suggestion by saying “No, we didn’t think about it!” The Liverpool Echo claimed yesterday that Valencia could make a surprise return to his parent club West Ham during January. After failing to start a single Premier League […]
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05 January 2017
West Ham have hired a former BBC multimedia sports news editor Paul Cox as their new head of corporate communications. Cox was head of communications at UK Sport for the five last years, the agency that funds sport across the UK for Olympics and Paralympics. Before that he spent nearly 13 years with the BBC as a […]
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05 January 2017
Slaven Bilic says Jonathan Calleri is not guaranteed to leave West Ham in January. Asked by a reporter at this morning’s press conference whether Calleri has played his last game in Hammers shirt Bilic replied: “Not necessarily, No, Calleri has a different contract, both of the players are on loan for season but with Calleri […]
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05 January 2017
The Hammers are looking to improve their attacking options and are in pursuit of the Sunderland striker as well as Brentford star Scott Hogan
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05 January 2017
Slaven Bilic has confirmed Simone Zaza has played his last game for the Hammers saying his West Ham story is over. Speaking to reporters at this morning’s press conference Slave said “Zaza came to us when we wanted him, he wanted to come here, maybe his wish was to stay in Italy or whatever but […]
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05 January 2017
Redbull’s global head of football Oliver Mintzlaff has flatly denied any suggestion of a take over of West Ham and said Red Bull are not currently looking to add to its portfolio of football clubs. “I should really know about this in my function because I’d be actively involved in it,” Mintzlaff told German magazine Kicker. […]
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05 January 2017
Slaven Bilic says he is a fan of both Jermain Defoe and Scott Hogan but refused discuss whether bids had been made. During this morning’s press conference he told reporters about transfer speculation “We are not going to discuss the players that are not ours at the moment,” “The chairman is trying really hard to get […]
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05 January 2017
West Ham are interested in signing Stoke City defender Glen Johnson, Sky sources understand.
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