04 July 2018
Pedro Obiang has bigged up his new manager Manuel Pellegrini while talking to the official website. Obiang told WHUFC.com “I remember him because he was the manager of the Villarreal of dreams with [Juan Roman] Riquelme and with Diego Forlan, who scored a lot of goals and he came to play in Atletico Madrid when […]
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04 July 2018
Reports in Italy claim that West Ham are closing in on a loan deal for Napoli striker Roberto Inglese. Il Mattino says West Ham are keen on taking Inglese on loan from Napoli. The striker was signed from Chievo for €10m a year ago, but remained with them on loan for the rest of the season as part of that […]
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03 July 2018
The Hammers are tonight being linked with Borussia Monchengladbach centre-back Jannik Vestergaard by Sky Sports. Whilst Southampton have apparently held talks with the player, the Hammers are in the hunt for a defender who was part of Denmark’s World Cup campaign. Vestergaard is a no messing defender who at 25 is at the perfect age […]
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03 July 2018
Manuel Pellegrini is facing two important weeks as he assesses who stays and who goes from the Hammers squad. With the exception of those who have been involved int World Cup action plus Marko Arnautovic – who was playing for Austria in June and has been given extra time off – the new boss will […]
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03 July 2018
Manuel Pellegrini and his backroom staff have put the Hammers through their paces for the first time in Switzerland on Tuesday morning. Having arrived in the Alpine nation on Monday evening, the players took to the training pitch at the home of local Swiss 3. Liga club FC Bad Ragaz. Pellegrini gathered the 30-man group together […]
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03 July 2018
The Irons were treated to a stunning backdrop, training in the foreground of the Alps in Bad Ragaz, eastern Switzerland. Their first pre-season fixture will take place on Sunday afternoon.
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03 July 2018
Southampton are one of a number of Premier League clubs interested in Borussia Mochengladbach defender Jannik Vestergaard, according to Sky sources.
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03 July 2018
According to Gazzetta dello Sport, former Hammer Joao Mario has interest from Everton and Bournemouth. The Portuguese spent the second half of last season on loan at West Ham which technically finished 4 days ago but despite an initial interest in retaining him, the Milan based newspaper report they are no longer interested while reporting […]
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03 July 2018
Reports in Italy claim they West Ham have submitted a formal bid for Real Madrid midfielder Mateo Kovacic. The report on Tuttomercatoweb.com claims Serie A clubs including Roma, Juventus and Napoli are also tracking the midfielder as well as several unnamed Premier League teams but says the Hammers are the only club to submit an official offer. […]
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03 July 2018
West Ham are today being linked with Nice striker Alassane Plea with the suggestion being they are in a battle with Newcastl for his signature. However, with pressing matters at the back and in midfield it seems unlikely that director of football Mario Husillos is following through on the player as a matter of urgency. […]
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03 July 2018
Our friends at Football Whispers have scoured Europe's news outlets to bring you all the headlines from the continent.
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03 July 2018
Manuel Pellegrini and the West Ham first team squad plus invited Academy players touched down in Switzerland yesterday early evening. The West Ham private chartered jet from People’s Viennaline airline took off London Stansted airport arriving at St. Gallen Altenrhein Airport which 45 minutes away from their hotel by coach. The squad are staying in the Grand […]
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03 July 2018
Newcastle are in talks to sign Nice forward Alassane Plea, according to Sky sources.
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03 July 2018
Mark Noble says West Ham players are ready to get down to work at the start of their pre-season training. Speaking to WHUFC.com before flying to Switzerland yesterday Nobes said: “All the lads have come back fresh from the summer break and are all ready to get down to work” “It’s my 15th pre-season as […]
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03 July 2018
West Ham United – always at the centre of transfer speculation across Europe it seems – are now reported to have tabled an ‘official offer’ for Real Madrid midfielder Mateo Kovacic. The 24 year Croatian is usually deployed as a central midfielder or deep lying play maker but having been under-used – in his terms […]
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03 July 2018
West Ham have caught the headlines with a number of defensive additions already this summer but the latest news comes closer to home. Football.London report that highly-rated goalkeeper Joseph Anang has signed a three-year deal with the Hammers in his first professional contract. The deal means that West Ham now have four goalkeepers signed as part […]
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03 July 2018
West Ham are likely to offload a number of players in the market this summer that Manuel Pellegrini decides are surplus to requirements and one of the first departures could be a striker. Jordan Hugill has managed just 22 minutes of Premier League football after his Deadline Day acquisition from Preston in January and Pellegrini […]
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03 July 2018
West Ham are ready to bolster their attacking lines after focusing on defensive reinforcements so far this summer but a stern fight is set to occur on the marker. The Sun states the Hammers are locked in a transfer tussle alongside newly-promoted Fulham for the services of OGC Nice striker Alassane Plea. 25-year-old Plea starred in […]
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02 July 2018
Lazio president Claudio Lotito has made it clear that Felipe Anderson and any other players will be sold on his terms … and nobody’s else’s. The Hammers have been in talks for weeks over Anderson and the Lazio supremo has now made his first public announcement which doesn’t sound like great news for the Hammers. […]
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02 July 2018
By Allen Cummings Interesting to read the news update on C&H this morning that Javier Hernandez had bleached his hair blonde prior to the game against Brazil. It’s not the first time it’s been done in the World Cup of course, as Sean pointed out. The whole Romanian team did it back in 1998 […]
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02 July 2018
West Ham, Everton, Southampton and Leicester all opened their doors to the first-team as new signings and new managers got a taste for their new surroundings on Monday.
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02 July 2018
West Ham’s Head of Medical Richard Collinge has explained the screening tests the West Ham players undergo on their return to training after their summer holidays. Collinge told WHUFC.com “It’s a busy morning for us on our first day back as, prior to going to Switzerland, we want to screen all the players to give […]
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02 July 2018
Javier Hernandez’s World Cup adventure with Mexico is over, after they were beaten 2-0 by Brazil this afternoon thanks to goals from Neymar and Roberto Firmino.
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02 July 2018
West Ham are looking to significantly rejuvenate their attacking lines this summer and it is likely to lead to some departures from the London Stadium. The Hammers look set to wave goodbye to Jordan Hugill on a temporary basis, despite only landing his services in the January transfer window, and a return to the Championship […]
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02 July 2018
It is all change at the London Stadium this summer and West Ham fans have already had to wave goodbye to one fan favourite. The Hammers decided not to renew the contract of experienced Wales defender James Collins, allowing him to leave on a free transfer, but could be set to face off against the […]
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02 July 2018
With July 1 marking the official end of many players' contracts, we take a look at just who has been released from their clubs and who will be remaining for the 2018/19 season.
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