16 January 2019
Real Betis remain keen on signing Lucas Perez from West Ham claim Estadio Deportivo Betis want a loan with an option to buy while West Ham have demanded any loan came with a compulsory transfer deal in the summer. West Ham wants £4m for the striker they purchased for the same fee with £880,000 as an upfront […]
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16 January 2019
Episode eighteen of season eight of the popular West Ham podcast Moore Than Just A Podcast is now available. Listen to Claret and Hugh Associate editor Sean Whetstone with fellow presenters Nigel Kahn and John Bucci discuss the Arsenal victory, transfer news and Marko Arnautovic. We also predict the outcome of the Hammers game with Bournemouth as […]
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16 January 2019
West Ham have lined up Celta Vigo striker Maxi Gomez as a potential replacement for Marko Arnautovic if he leaves the club, Sky Sports News understands.
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16 January 2019
By CandH’s Allen Cummings As form guides go, there’s not an awful lot to go on for our upcoming game at Bournemouth. We’ve only matched up against the Cherries on a dozen occasions in league competition since 1929, winning five, drawing four and losing three times during that period. Just one of those […]
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16 January 2019
French teenage striker Alexandre Mlinde has denied joining the Hammers despite posting a photo of himself in a West Ham shirt on social media. Last summer French news outlet Foot Mercato claimed that the Hammers are in talks with the 17-year-old’s representatives about a potential move to the London Stadium after his goalscoring record in lower league […]
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16 January 2019
Manuel Pellegrini has drawn up a list of potential replacements strikers in excess of ten should Marko Arnautovic leave in the January transfer window claim the London Standard The manager is understandably keeping the identities of the targets under wraps but that has not stopped intense speculation over the past few days linking a number of […]
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16 January 2019
West Ham fans are more than happy for Marko Arnautovic to become a Chinese takeaway this winter. The striker – after appearing to wave goodbye to the crowd when leaving the action – has now seen fans wave back almost with an “all the best” reaction. Following the news that he is wanted by by […]
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16 January 2019
Pablo Zabaleta who turned 34 today has told the Newham Recorder it is too early to decide on his future at the club next season. “I haven’t made any decisions yet, I am enjoying my football, but I will be 34 this week!” Pablo told the Recorder post-match on Saturday. “For me it is about still […]
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16 January 2019
Andy Carroll looks to have been thrown a new Hammers lifeline as the Hammers futures of Marko Arnauotivic and Javier Hernandez look dimmer by the day. Arnie is definitely on his way given the club receive the right offer from China and if Valencia come up with the right numbers the Mexican will be gone […]
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16 January 2019
Sources close to Stoke City claim that the sell-on clause relating to Marko Arnautovic is not as generous as first though. The Stoke insider contacting Claret and Hugh by email says the twenty per cent sell-on clause is limited to any profit made by West Ham on the sale of Arnauotvic and not on the […]
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16 January 2019
Barcelona will make a decision on signing a new striker after the Copa del Rey second leg against Levante - but their shortlist will raise a few eyebrows. They sold reserve centre forward, Munir, last week.
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16 January 2019
Isla’s fight fundraiser Baz Cox has revealed that AFC Bournemouth has refused him permission to collect for Isla Caton inside or outside their ground this weekend. Baz wrote on Social media “Unfortunately the operations manager at AFC Bournemouth has REFUSED us permission to collect for Islas fight inside or outside the stadium this weekend. For those […]
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16 January 2019
A Report by Alfredo Pedulla from Corriere dello Sport that West Ham have had a €35m (£31m) offer for Krzysztof Piatek turned down by Genoa has been dismissed by sources close to the Italian club. Piatek, who joined Genoa last summer from Cracovia Krakow for €4.5m has scored 19 goals in 21 games across all competitions. Astonishingly, nine […]
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16 January 2019
Ticketing details for West Ham’s FA Cup fourth round have been announced on WHUFC.com. Wimbledon were only able to offer an allocation of 675 tickets, so West Ham have announced some changes to make the sale of tickets fairer. The 808 Bondholders will be able to secure tickets from 9am on Thursday 17 January with a maximum […]
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16 January 2019
Speculation about Marko Arnautovic continues this week with the club braced for a second bid from China or possibly a new bidder entering the market. Manuel Pellegrini says West Ham must find a solution which suits everyone but refused to be drawn into what he actually meant. Insiders say that the manager will be allowed to make […]
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16 January 2019
RB Leipzig have offered Timo Werner a bumper new contract worth £100,000-a-week to fend off interest from the Premier League according to German publication BILD. The 22 year-old moved to Leipzig in 2016 from Stuttgart, scoring 42 goals in his first two seasons with the club. Recent reports have suggested that Werner is one of a […]
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16 January 2019
Bournemouth and Wolves away followed by Liverpool at home are games which will show the Hammers just how far they have come. We will all be a lot more confident of collecting points against teams placed 12th, 11th and top than we probably were ahead of the Arsenal game. Bournemouth are always tough on their […]
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16 January 2019
Representatives from West Ham are said to be in Spain to discuss the transfer of Celta Vigo striker Maxi Gomez, claim Spanish local media reports. Radio Vigo say the delegation from the Hammers are in Vigo to discuss a deal for the player who was linked to the Irons last Summer. The Uruguayan striker is said […]
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16 January 2019
Whenever the conversation turns to ‘club v country’ I tend to turn off as like most of us I simply live in a West Ham bubble. England is only of the most fleeting passing interest although I have to say that this is changing following the arrival on the scene of Declan Rice. Suddenly, given […]
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16 January 2019
Reports by Sky Sports have suggested that Bournemouth’s Callum Wilson could be lined up as a Marko Arnautovic should he be allowed to leave this January. The 26-year-old has been valued by his club at £75m if reports in the Guardian are to be believed with further reports suggesting interest from Chelsea who is said […]
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16 January 2019
West Ham want £12 million from Valencia if they are to allow Javier Hernandez to move to Spain this winter. The Spanish outfit remain keen on the striker but are pushing for a loan deal which the Hammers have already made clear they are not interested in granting. And that falls into line with stories […]
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15 January 2019
West Ham have rejected an approach from Valencia to take Javier Hernandez on loan. The Mexico international is keen to move and play more regularly.
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15 January 2019
Let’s be straightforward about it – Manuel Pellegrini is the real West Ham hero this season and it’s likely to remain that way for some considerable time. It’s the Chilean manager who has managed to ensure what may have been seen as a real issue with Marko Arnautovic received a surprisingly muted response. Such is […]
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15 January 2019
The latest episode from the third series of our Transfer Talk podcast is out now!
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15 January 2019
West Ham are holding firm with their desire to hold on to striker Javier Hernandez amid interest from Valencia.
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15 January 2019
West Ham have turned down a €10m (£8.9m) bid from Fiorentina for midfielder Pedro Obiang, according to Sky sources.
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