19 January 2019
I make no apologies for admitting my admiration for Manuel Pellegrini is boundless and was whilst he managed Manchester City. That he became West Ham’s manager was as astonishing as it was pleasing and he has already demonstrated over just half a season that he is well up to the challenges and worries that seem […]
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18 January 2019
CHRIS SUTTON: Marko Arnautovic is giving footballers a bad name. For his agent to say he wants to challenge for titles in China is treating West Ham and their fans with utter disdain.
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18 January 2019
The striker, 29, has fallen out with the club over his desire to make a lucrative move to China this month. It is understood Arnautovic was involved in a disagreement with bosses after training on Thursday.
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18 January 2019
Several Premier League clubs have been linked with South American talent around Europe and beyond in the January transfer window, but what do we know about them?
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18 January 2019
The latest episode from the third series of our Transfer Talk podcast is here!
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18 January 2019
Jack Wilshere could be back in action for West Ham as early as the start of next month, according to Manuel Pellegrini.
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18 January 2019
Manuel Pellegrini has denied West Ham are interested in Bournemouth striker Callum Wilson in the event Marko Arnautovic leaves the club.
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18 January 2019
Keep track of all the Premier League team news ahead of the weekend matches. You can find out who's in and who's out for all the matches with our new look graphic guides.
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18 January 2019
West Ham are second in the Premier League injury table on PhysioRoom Javier Hernandez is expected to be available after training all week and could well start in place of Marko Arnautovic who has been excluded from the squad that travelled to the South coast this afternoon. Ryan Fredericks trained some of the week but […]
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18 January 2019
West Ham youngster Grady Diangana has committed his future to the club by signing a new six-year contract. The 20-year-old has made 15 first-team appearances since his debut in September.
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18 January 2019
Grady Diangana has signed a new long-term contract with West Ham.
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18 January 2019
Marko Arnautovic's future at West Ham has been placed solely in Manuel Pellegrini's hands, Sky Sports News understands.
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18 January 2019
Guangzhou Evergrande have joined the race to sign West Ham's Marko Arnautovic and have opened talks over a deal, Sky Sports News understands.
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18 January 2019
Grady Diangana has signed a new six year contract with the club just 24 hours after Claret and Hugh revealed talks were underway. The new deal will keep Grady at the club until 2025 and he now joins his former fellow under 23 captain Declan Rice in committing to the club long term. The youngster […]
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18 January 2019
Bournemouth are unbeaten in their last four encounters against West Ham, winning twice The games usually have goals withWest Ham scoring all 12 previous meetings between the two sides, amassing 25 goals in total. There have been 28 goals in the seven previous Premier League encounters – four goals per game on average Bournemouth are in have lost […]
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18 January 2019
Marko Arnautovic has reportedly apologised to his Hammers teammates after being dropped for West Ham’s trip to Bournemouth. He’s upset that the club refuse to sell him for far less than he is worth proving again that it’s all about what he and players want whilst at the same time crossing his arms and kissing […]
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18 January 2019
Shanghai SIPG want to sign former Hammer Dimitri Payet from Marseille for £35m, Sky Sports News claims. The Frenchman left the Hammers for Marseille in acrimonious circumstances in January 2017 after then Hammers boss Slaven Bilic announced he would no longer play for the club. After the board announced he would not be sold he […]
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18 January 2019
Manuel Pellegrini is beginning to demonstrate all the virtues that led the board to invest £10 million a year in his managerial abilities. He appears to have nipped any Marko Arnautovic rebellion in the bud before it gets the remotest chance of blossoming. However, it won’t come as a surprise to me if at some […]
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18 January 2019
The Chinese club bidding to take Marko Arnautovic to the orient has turned out to be Guangzhou and not as believed Shanghai SIPG according to The Guardian. West Ham writer Jacob Steinberg has reported the newspaper has been told by sources on both sides of the deal that Guangzhou were the real bidders and represented the […]
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18 January 2019
Gonzo is back with his take on the Arnautovic sage and forgive us but it all begins to feel a bit like Brexit although will no doubt have an earlier solution. News that the bloke has not been included in the squad for Bournemouth tomorrow (Sat) has come as a shock too many but in […]
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18 January 2019
Here's our game-by-game guide for the Premier League this weekend, as Manchester United seek a seventh straight win under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer while rivals Arsenal and Chelsea meet.
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18 January 2019
Bournemouth and West Ham head into their clash with transfer speculation surrounding their star strikers.
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18 January 2019
Marko Arnautovic is understood to have been dropped from the squad which will face Bournemouth tomorrow (Sat) according to various newspapers reports. And as ClaretandHugh reported yesterday it now looks certain that the striker will not be moving to China in the January transfer window. Reports have emerged in the last hour claiming the player […]
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18 January 2019
The Austria international, who appeared to wave goodbye to fans during victory over Arsenal last week, has been pushing for a big-money move to the Chinese Super League.
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18 January 2019
Gonzo has picked up on our story about Arnie’s departure and the Irons attitude towards it to the point where he decided to run a 12 minute video on the issue. Much has been said but it seems entirely clear that unless the Chinese up their offer by a minimum of another €10 million he […]
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18 January 2019
BBC pundit Mark Lawrenson is back to old ways predicting a 2-1 loss for the Hammers this weekend. Lawro tells the BBC website “West Ham got a great result in beating Arsenal on Saturday, while Bournemouth’s defeat at Everton last week means they have lost nine of their past 12 league games. I don’t think […]
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