31 August 2016
West Ham are confident that they will bring in a right back before the transfer window closes tonight. Claret andHugh has not been given a name at this stage but word is that it may be Real Madrid’s veteran Alvaro Arbeloa. The 33 year old former Liverpool and Spain defender is being touted as the […]
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31 August 2016
A World Cup winning defender is due to have a medical ahead of a move to West Ham, according to the club’s official site. The Hammers are in the market for a right-back as the final hours of the summer transfer window wind down, and the club have confirmed a right-back is set to undergo
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31 August 2016
Pedro Obiang is reportedly moving closer to a move to Italy in the shape of a loan with an option to buy claim the Italian press. Italian site www.firenzeviola.it is reporting that Fiorentina are front runner to sign Obiang on loan with an option to buy. The report claims West Ham have asked that any […]
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31 August 2016
Daily Mail sports writer, Riath Al-Samarrai claims Hammer Doneil Henry will join Danish team AC Horsens on loan today. Writing on his personal twitter account Al-Samarrai posted: “I’m told Doneil Henry (is) likely to go on loan from West Ham to AC Horsens in Denmark.” The Canada international defender has made no real impact since joining in […]
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31 August 2016
Aston Villa are happy for Micah Richards to leave and they would have offloaded him to Sunderland in January had they been able to find a suitable replacement. West Ham are interested.
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31 August 2016
West Ham's Ecuadorian international forward Enner Valencia is in talks about a loan move to Swansea City.
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31 August 2016
Out-of-favour West Ham United forward Enner Valencia is set for a move to Swansea City. The Welsh club have been on the trail of the Ecuadorian all summer and will look to complete a deal soon.
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31 August 2016
Fulham defender Richard Stearman is reportedly returning to Wolves on a season-long loan move, according to Sky Sports. The 29-year-old centre-back who can also play in the right back position appears to be heading back to the club at which he spent seven years before a £2m switch to Craven Cottage last summer. If Stearman completes the move […]
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31 August 2016
JOE BERNSTEIN: Even by the standards of transfer deadline day, the arrival of world-class Argentines Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano at struggling West Ham was a stunning surprise.
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31 August 2016
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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31 August 2016
The Guardian have linked West Ham with yet another midfielder on transfer deadline day. The broadsheet claim West Ham have been asked ‘to be kept informed’ with Palace’s interest in Genoa’s Tomás Rincón. The report says: “(Palace) remain in the market for a central midfielder, with negotiations ongoing for Genoa’s Tomás Rincón. West Bromwich Albion, Sunderland and West […]
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31 August 2016
West Ham have teamed up with sports travel and accommodation specialists Thomas Cook Sport to become the club’s Official Match Breaks Supplier. As part of the agreement Thomas Cook Sport will be offering Match Break packages to the Hammers’ global fan base abroad, including tickets to matches at their new home, the London Stadium plus accommodation […]
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31 August 2016
Enner Valencia’s possible move to Swansea remains alive according to Sky Sports sources. The striker has long been linked with a loan move to the Wales club and it’s now being reported that the loan could happen before the transfer window slams shut. Owner Huw Jenkins apparently has a couple of options he is considering […]
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31 August 2016
Swansea are considering a loan deal for West Ham striker Enner Valencia, according to Sky sources .
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31 August 2016
Michael Antonio is feeling quite at home England declaring: “I’ve settled in quite well and the boys have taken to me really well. “It is just nerve-wracking a little bit because I didn’t expect this so early in my Premier League career.” “I said ‘Ha, funny’. He said ‘No, seriously.’ I said ‘good banter’ but […]
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31 August 2016
Former West Ham target Wilfred Bony has arrived at Stoke City training ground for a medical ahead of a last-minute loan move to the Potters. The Ivorian has struggled to make an impact at the Etihad since joining from Swansea for £28 in January 2015. He has been recently linked with a move to West Ham before his proposed […]
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31 August 2016
Reece Burke has been allowed to join Wigan on loan despite Slaven Bilic having used him in a number of reasonably high profile games in pre season and since. Many had believed that Burke might be seriously involved in the first team squad this season but instead he’s heading north to the Championship outfit. After […]
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31 August 2016
The Daily Express is recycling a rumour this morning that Chelsea will make a late bid for Angelo Ogbonna. They repeat report from Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio who claims Chelsea are ready to make a request to West Ham over Ogbonna in the coming hours. The report says “Conte is a fan of the centre-half […]
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31 August 2016
Like every year, the summer window officially opened on July 1st, but players, agents and the clubs were discussing contract terms and final fees long before then. The transfer window will slam shut on tonight at 11.30pm. Unlike last year, there will be no emergency loan window, and no separate deadline day for loans. Any loan deals must be […]
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31 August 2016
The summer transfer window has become a frenzy of excitement and impatience, a three-month stretch where titles and survival can be decided before a ball is kicked.
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30 August 2016
Daily Mail football reporter Dominic King claimed “Micah Richards could be on his way out of Aston Villa; in talks with West Ham over a move” However the rumour was quickly dispelled by Chairman’s son Jack Sullivan on twitter as wrong. Earlier today West Ham’s famous mystery ‘Insider’ confirmed the club are in the market for […]
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30 August 2016
Head of Sport for the Daily Mail and West Ham fan Lee Clayton claims both Swansea and Stoke are interested in signing Hammer Enner Valencia on transfer deadline day. Clayton tweeted: “Transfer latest: Enner Valencia to Swansea City, talks taking place. Other interest in Valencia from Stoke but Swansea leading the field. He’s lost his […]
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30 August 2016
West Ham’s winger has come a long way from his days with Tooting & Mitcham and says his time in the lower leagues has helped mould the player he is today If some in England’s number returned to St George’s Park this week with scars still smarting from the summer’s European Championship, then step forward the antidote. Michail Antonio had been trudging back, deje cted in defeat , to the changing rooms post-mixed zone ...
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30 August 2016
If it wasn’t for a West Ham injury crisis, Michail Antonio admits he would never have earned his surprise England call-up to Sam Allardyce's first squad.
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30 August 2016
England newcomer Michail Antonio accepts he is "ragged" and "raw" but believes he can follow in the footsteps of other rough diamonds such as Jamie Vardy and Ian Wright.
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30 August 2016
ClaretandHugh is receiving reports that the new West Ham season ticket access cards can set off anti theft alarms in Tesco supermarkets and other stores. The new access cards for the London Stadium contain a RFID chip which have been known to confuse some alarms in stores leading to security guards checking some West Ham […]
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