18 June 2018
It has been an interesting twenty hours as the foreign and British media indulge in speculation about West Ham transfer targets. Multiple media outlets in France claimed last night that “Diop will undergo a medical at West Ham ahead of a £21.9m move from French club Toulouse” This has since been repeated by Sky Sports today. At the same […]
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18 June 2018
Issa Diop will undergo a medical at West Ham ahead of a £21.9m move from French club Toulouse, according to Sky sources.
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18 June 2018
Swansea City goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski has admitted “there is something in it” as the worst kept secret of the summer transfer window draws ever closer. Fabianski is set to become Manuel Pellegrini’s second summer signing after the arrival of Ryan Fredericks but the Hammers are still looking for a second stopper with Jack Butland a […]
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18 June 2018
Crystal Palace are reportedly weighing up a move for Michail Antonio after the West Ham winger was apparently told that he could leave the club this summer.
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18 June 2018
West Ham are this morning (Mon) being linked with Mexican international, Porto‘s Miguel Layun who last night impressed during Mexico’s win over Germany in the World Cup. The 29 year old – who can play at either left back or wide right – was loaned by his club to Sevilla in January and was watched […]
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18 June 2018
West Ham’s Javier Hernandez set up the only goal of the game, as Mexico caused an upset by securing a historic victory over current World Cup holders Germany.
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18 June 2018
West Ham have still to receive an offer for any of the players they are ready to sell this summer. Sam Byram – whose contract runs out in 2020 – is known to be available along with striker Jordan Hugill but as yet there is no buyer in sight for either. And although the manager […]
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17 June 2018
West Ham fans are split right down the middle over whether the Hammers should move in on Sporting Lisbon’s defensive midfielder William Carvahlo. This time last year the club was involved in a highly charged and bitter battle with the Portuguese club which resulted in supposed e mails being made public, insults thrown from Lisbon […]
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17 June 2018
If only one reason was needed to have waved Slaven Bilic and David Moyes goodbye we saw it in Russia this afternoon when Chicharito showed himself to be what most fans know him to be – a world class front man. The West Ham striker was sensational as he played a vital part in the […]
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17 June 2018
Rio Ferdinand gave all the reasons why the Hammers have to hold onto Chicharito whilst commenting on the amazing Mexico win over the Germans this afternoon (Sunday). The former Hammer and Manchester United defender knows the striker as well as anyone and declared: “Yeah he is (old fashioned). “You get the ball in the box […]
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17 June 2018
Manuel Pellegrini is ready to turn his attention to Manchester United’s central defender Chris Smalling after the negotiations for Toulose giant central defender Issa Diop hit snags. Pellegrini is a big fan of the Manchester United player who, with a year left on his current contract, is reported ready to leave Old Trafford. Despite agreeing […]
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17 June 2018
Hammer Chicharito will get his FIFA World Cup campaign underway at 4 pm when his Mexico side take on defending champions Germany in their Group F opener. The West Ham striker has been announced in the starting lineup. He previously got on the scoresheet in both his previous World cup tournament appearances – in South […]
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17 June 2018
The award of a Premier League game package to Amazon Prime is seen as a game changer and will be the start of legal mainstream streaming in the U.K. The Premier League know they are fighting a losing battle and must plan to allow football supporters in the UK to watch football matches streamed legally to […]
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17 June 2018
• Norwich midfielder also wanted by Everton attracts £20m bids • West Ham frustrated over Felipe Anderson price hike by Lazio Leicester and Southampton are battling to sign James Maddison after lodging opening bids for the Norwich midfielder. The expectation at the start of last week was that Everton would make the first move for the 21-year-old. Leicester and Southampton appear to have stolen a march on Marco Silva’s side, Fulham and West Ham after offering £20m plus add...
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17 June 2018
Hideous agents fees are becoming a real issue within the game this summer with ridiculous figures being demanded by intermediaries to get deals across the line. Back in 2016/17 West Ham paid £9.5m and with last year’s figures due out soon we can expect to see yet another rise in the already ridiculous fees being […]
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17 June 2018
Football scouting is an evolving industry using more and more technology. The days of relying on an old-school scout gut feeling are long gone. Most clubs now use computer programmes, such as Scout7, to gather detailed statistical analyses of players. Videos are uploaded within minutes of a game finishing, enabling a manager or director of football […]
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17 June 2018
For all the latest transfer news stay right here with Sportsmail's JORDAN SEWARD as we guide you through all the action from the Premier League. Football League and around Europe.
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17 June 2018
Joao Mario was on the pitch to witness Cristiano Ronaldo stun Spain again just days after the shock departure of their head coach Julien Lopetegui, his hat-trick securing an amazing 3-3 World Cup draw in Sochi.
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17 June 2018
Hammers fans believe Crystal Palace’s Ruben Loftus Cheek is the man required to fill the gaping hole left in the first team squad following Manu Lanzini’s injury. It’s a question dominating the manager and board’s collective psyche at the moment but of seven possible replacements suggested in a ClaretandHugh poll, the 22 year old is […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Hammers fans name their Lanzini replacement
17 June 2018
West Ham have marked down Monday June 25 as a key date on the summer transfer window schedule. That’s the day when Manuel Pellegrini will explain to the board how he wants to cover the dreadful loss of Manu Lanzini. The new boss and director of football Mario Husillos will be telling the two Davids […]
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17 June 2018
West Ham legend Sir Geoff Hurst has told the Daily Star of his disappointment that West Ham has been linked with Yaya Toure and Jack Wilshere as possible transfer targets. “When I see them linked with Toure I just think that’s completely and utterly off the wall. I absolutely cannot believe as a club we’re […]
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16 June 2018
Former West Ham transfer target William Carvalho got a mixed reception from the game of the World Cup tournament so far as he featured in the thrilling 3-3 draw between Portugal and Spain last night. While some Hammers fans thought Carvalho was impressive and solid in the defensive midfield role and suggested Pellegrini should sign […]
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16 June 2018
West Ham are tonight insisting that Michail Antonio is not for sale and on course to return to the squad for the opening Premier League game at Liverpool. The former Hammer of the Year has been linked with a move across London to Crystal Palace for weeks but there is no likelihood of that happening. […]
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16 June 2018
Sevilla have also made an offer for the 21-year-old centre back though less than West Ham. A fee is still to be agreed while he is also looking for greater personal terms than have been proposed.
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16 June 2018
The Hammers have been linked with the former Manchester City midfielder and a London rival at Arsenal, but a club legend sees no value in either
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16 June 2018
There is further confusion over the state of negotiations to sign Felipe Anderson with the Italian media now saying West Ham and Lazio are over £8.7m apart in their valuations of the Brazilian midfielder. La Gazzetta Dello Sport is saying Lazio President Claudio Lotito is demanding €45m (£39.4m) plus a 20% sell on fee for Anderson. The report […]
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