18 July 2018
West Ham’s activity in the transfer window shows no signs of coming to an end and another name has been linked with the Hammers. Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo indicate West Ham are eyeing the services of Barcelona midfielder Rafinha, who is tipped to leave the LaLiga champions before the new season commences. Rafina spent time last season […]
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18 July 2018
West Ham have been extremely active in the transfer market so far this summer but the latest reports emerging will leave fans concerned. TalkSport state the Hammers are willing to listen to offers for Marko Arnautovic following the signings of Felipe Anderson and Andriy Yarmolenko, the former of which is a club-record deal. Arnautovic signed from […]
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18 July 2018
Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo is eyeing up a move for Inter Milan's Joao Mario but the newly-promoted Premier League side will have to stump up £24million if they are to sign the midfielder.
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18 July 2018
Clubs across Europe are pushing through transfer moves to prepare their squads ahead of the new campaign. Follow all the latest moves and gossip with Sportsmail's DAN RIPLEY
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18 July 2018
West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini has knocked back interest from a number of Football League clubs in highly-rated midfielder Josh Cullen, according to Sky sources.
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18 July 2018
Former Arsenal midfielder Ray Parlour has praised Jack Wilshere for not taking the easy option of signing a new deal at the club just to sit on the bench.
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18 July 2018
West Ham United fans are finally seeing their club spend some serious money. It is an exciting time to be a Hammer after co-owners David Sullivan and David Gold sanctioned over £90 million of transfers for new manager Manuel Pellegrini. West Ham have signed Jack Wilshere and Ryan Fredericks on free transfers, Issa Diop, Lukas […] The post Respected South American football expert delivers his verdict on West Ham signings appeared first on Moore Than Just A Club .
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18 July 2018
West Ham United have been linked over the past week with a £25 million move for Newcastle United skipper Jamaal Lascelles. It comes amid a summer of unprecedented spending with West Ham splashing the cash for new boss Manuel Pellegrini while Newcastle look to loans and free transfers. The Hammers have already spent £90 million […] The post Is Newcastle captain Jamaal Lascelles paying lip service with comments on West Ham move? appeared first on Moore Than Just
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18 July 2018
The Open tees off at Carnoustie this week, a course widely considered to be among the toughest in the land - but which Premier League club has a Carnoustie-like fortress?
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18 July 2018
Declan Rice could soon be approaching – if he’s not already at – that dreadful place between the devil and the deep blue sea. Talks continue between the club and his advisers continue with an offer on the table of which everybody will take a different view. The teenager arrived in the first team during […]
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18 July 2018
Manuel Pellegrini is thrilled to have captured his No 1 priority player Felipe Anderson. He doesn’t quite put it that way but it’s well known that the former (how good that sounds) Lazio star has arrived and could easily become the player around whom he builds his side. Talking of the 25-year-old Brazil midfielder – […]
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18 July 2018
There’s only one person who is calling all the shots at West Ham United and right at this moment that man is not David Sullivan or indeed Davd Gold. From the moment Manuel Pellegrini was appointed to the job he has got, and is still getting, everything he wants and it’s why everyone of us […]
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17 July 2018
West Ham will stage an urgent upgrade on their Rush Green training centre after new boss Manuel Pellegrini made it clear he was distinctly unimpressed with the place.. As a result work will start immediately given the club holds planning permission to work on the 29-acre site. A report in the Mail claims: ‘Pellegrini will […]
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17 July 2018
Nearly £450,000 of taxpayers’ money has been spent trying to find a sponsor for the London Stadium home but a backer has yet to be found. The stadium’s owner, the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC), has been accused by the BBC of wasting cash in its search for a naming rights partner with a sponsorship […]
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17 July 2018
Former Arsenal midfielder Ray Parlour has praised Jack Wilshere for not taking the easy option of signing a new deal at the club just to sit on the bench.
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17 July 2018
West Ham are continuing their efforts to sort a deal out with Declan Rice’s new advisers ahead of the season. But if they can’t – having been talking over the last couple of weeks – they will wait until the turn of the year before trying again. Having appointed a new agent, Declan finds himself […]
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17 July 2018
New manager Manuel Pellegrini was less than impressed with the facilities and work is to start imminently as West Ham have planning permission to work on the 29-acre site.
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17 July 2018
The Moore Than Just A Podcast crew is back this week recording another closed season podcast episode discussing the latest summer transfer news including the signing of Felipe Anderson and Fabian Balbuena and a roundup of the Summer transfer business. Listen to Claret and Hugh Associate editor Sean Whetstone, Nigel Kahn and guest presenter West […]
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17 July 2018
Felipe Anderson has landed in the east end and ready to help drive the Hammers onwards and upwards. But in particular he badly wants to meet the boss for the first time and thank him personally for the faith that he has shown in him by ensuring he got the switch from Lazio he wanted. […]
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17 July 2018
Former Hammer Jose Fonte has left Chinese club Dalian Yifang by mutual consent. Fonte, who left West Ham to join the Chinese Super League side in February for £5.6m, says he would be keen on a return to the Premier League. He made just seven appearances for Dalian Yifang before his contract was terminated despite […]
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17 July 2018
Lovely piece of artwork from Dean Marsh – a Hammer to his backbone – and a follower of ClaretandHugh since its infancy back in 2014. Respect to you Deano a great piece of work featuring all our new boys and it’s great having you around for those moments when we might not share the […]
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17 July 2018
According to a report from the Italian media outlet Serie A club Atalanta have made an approach to sign West Ham midfielder Pedro Obiang. Bergamo Corriere Della Sera claims that the 26-year-old Spaniard is a key target for Serie A side Atalanta. The Italian club have allegedly made an initial loan offer of €1 million (£890,000), with a […]
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17 July 2018
Mike Manera is the No 1 Hammers funny man and has become a bit of a legend for his excellent Mike on Monday videos in which he sends up and knocks down everything in sight in his alternative look at all things Hammers. But there’s far more to our Mike than meets the eye and he […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on The devilish tactical mind of Irons boss Manuel!
17 July 2018
When West Ham United appointed Manuel Pellegrini this summer it was met with widespread approval from fans. On agreeing to replace David Moyes at West Ham, Pellegrini became the highest profile manager certainly in the club’s modern history and the only one with an English top flight league title on his CV. But for Hammers […] The post Comment from new signing proves just what a coup Manuel Pellegrini is
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17 July 2018
Manuel Pellegrini has displayed a clear preference for the 4-2-2-2 formation throughout his career although it is often mistaken as a 4-4-2. His teams hold a fairly deep defensive line. He prefers two big, strong and solid centre-backs with two defensive midfielders in front of them to provide a sold shield. Pellegrini likes his teams […]
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17 July 2018
An independent report into the £40m loan made by Newham council to fund the London Stadium has criticised former Newham Mayor Sir Robin Wales and his administration claiming they ignored warnings and financial advice that the London Stadium business was seriously flawed. The report highlights that the final decision to invest £40 million of taxpayers […]
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