
Transfer Talk: World Cup preview
06 June 2018
The fourth episode from the new series of our Transfer Talk podcast is here... and it's a World Cup preview!
06 June 2018
The fourth episode from the new series of our Transfer Talk podcast is here... and it's a World Cup preview!
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06 June 2018
West Ham will hope to have a progress report on their bid to sign Anderson when his agents meet his club Lazio on Thursday. West Ham are understood to have offered a deal worth around £33million.
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06 June 2018
West Ham have plenty of work planned for the months ahead as they look to bolster their side and the first arrival of the Manuel Pellegrini era was confirmed yesterday. The Hammers confirmed the capture of 25-year-old full-back Ryan Fredericks, who arrives on a free transfer from Fulham after helping the Cottagers seal a return […]
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06 June 2018
Declan Rice has enjoyed a tremendous rise during the past 12 months, establishing himself as a regular for West Ham and earning his breakthrough at international level. The Hammers are said to be working hard to reward the teenager with a lucrative new contract and Rice is currently earning further experience with the Republic of […]
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06 June 2018
Ryan Fredericks has revealed that new boss Manuel Pellegrini is confident the Hammers will be enjoying a far more successful season than they experienced in 2017/18. The new signing – giving an interview with West Ham Tv after his move from Fulham – said: “I’ve spoken to him and he doesn’t think what happened last […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Fredericks reveals Pellegrini’s Hammers confidence
06 June 2018
West Ham have plenty of work to do in the summer transfer market and have not rested on their laurels so far, already securing the services of a new defender. The Hammers confirmed the capture of full-back Ryan Fredericks from newly-promoted Fulham yesterday, with the defender joining on a free transfer. Speculation linking Fredericks with […]
Posted in West Ham WorldComments Off on ‘Still have £75m to spend’: West Ham fans react to first Pellegrini signing
06 June 2018
West Ham are eyeing a wealth of improvements to their underperforming side ahead of next season and Manuel Pellegrini is targeting attacking reinforcements. The club were heavily reliant on the services of Austria international Marko Arnautovic last term, who scored 11 goals in his debut campaign at the London Stadium, and need to provide support […]
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06 June 2018
West Ham are looking to significantly upgrade their defensive ranks this summer but face a number of challenges in the market. The Hammers have already got one piece of business over the line after landing Ryan Fredericks on a free transfer from Fulham yesterday but Manuel Pellegrini is eyeing further targets. Pellegrini’s side have been […]
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06 June 2018
West Ham fans will have woken up to news they won’t have wanted to hear this morning, with reports that Manuel Pellegrini is already at odds with the club’s board. The Daily Mirror states that the former Manchester City boss is clashing with the Hammers hierarchy after seeing a number of transfer requests rebuffed just two […]
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06 June 2018
Sometimes over reaction and intense knee jerks become boring. That’s the summer for you when the merest of molehills is presented as a mountain bigger than Everest allowing a fever to descend on some in claret and blue. Last night some quotes emerged from Manuel Pellegrini claiming he was trying to get the Hammers owners […]
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06 June 2018
West Ham have received no offers at this stage for Robert Snodgrass despite rumours that Cardiff City boss Neil Warnock is interested in signing the midfielder. At this stage the Scot will be on his way back to the London Stadium after a highly successful loan spell with defeated Championship play off finalists Aston Villa. […]
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06 June 2018
Reports from Italy that advanced talks with Lazio are taking place about Felipe Anderson are wide of the mark Claret and Hugh has learnt. While there appears to be some interest from West Ham in the in-form winger alongside a number of other targets including Javier Pastore, the talk of a rejected formal £33m bid […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Felipe Anderson claims are wide of the mark
06 June 2018
West Ham fans are desperate to see their side improve in the summer transfer window, particularly in attacking areas. The Hammers were overly reliant on club-record signing Marko Arnautovic last term, who scored 11 league goals in his debut campaign at the London Stadium and was crowned the club’s Player of the Year. Arnautovic is […]
Posted in West Ham WorldComments Off on ‘No brainer’: West Ham fans keen to complete cut-price deal for attacker
06 June 2018
West Ham are eyeing significant deals in the transfer market this summer, which has already resulted in some exciting links. One of the more recent rumours floating around suggests that new Hammers boss Manuel Pellegrini is keen to sign Argentina international Javier Pastore from Paris Saint-Germain. The 28-year-old midfielder has just one year remaining on […]
Posted in West Ham WorldComments Off on League runners-up join West Ham in chase for midfielder
06 June 2018
Gazzetta dello Sport correspondent Nicolo Schira claims West Ham are in advanced talks with Lazio over Felipe Anderson who they want to offer a five-year contract. Writing on his personal Twitter account last night Schira explained that the deal is being worked on by super agent Kia Joorabchian after West Ham reportedly tabled a £33million bid […]
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06 June 2018
West Ham fans will certainly be concerned by the rumours that have arisen in recent weeks, suggesting that Manchester United want Marko Arnautovic. The Hammers’ record-signing excelled in the club’s push to avoid relegation last season, scoring 11 Premier League goals, and it’s understood Jose Mourinho is keen on his signature. Mourinho is said to […]
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06 June 2018
Swansea’s Alfie Mawson is the surprise choice of supporters in a Claret and Hugh poll asking for their preferred choice of a new centre-back from a list of names already linked with West Ham. The 24-year-old defender polled nearly 38% of the votes from over 1,550 voting in Tuesday’s C&H poll. A recent article in […]
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05 June 2018
INTERVIEW BY PAUL NEWMAN: Kate Cross jumps at the chance to tell a story of the first time she played cricket at Lancashire club Heywood with her ex-footballing father David.
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05 June 2018
In our latest Claret and Hugh poll this week, we turn our attention to midfield transfer targets this summer. Midfield names that have been linked to West Ham in the media include Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere, Felipe Anderson from Lazio, Danny Drinkwater and Ruben Loftus Cheek from Chelsea, Javier Pastore from PSG, William Carvalho from Sporting Lisbon, João […]
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05 June 2018
Malaga sporting director Mario Husillos has left the club to become the new West Ham director of football. The Spanish club released an official statement to say: ‘Mario Husillos has finalised his last stage with the Club, in which he has been a player, coach and sports director. The club would like to thank Mario for his […]
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05 June 2018
Manuel Pellegrini has ruled out bringing in fellow countryman Claudio Bravo to West Ham this summer. Pellegrini said he wouldn’t be making a move for is his compatriot, the Manchester City goalkeeper telling the Chilean media in a Live interview “Signing [Claudio] Bravo for West Ham is not viable either. It is not in West Ham’s […]
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05 June 2018
Malaga took to their official website to announce the news that sporting director Mario Husillos has left the club with the Argentine set to become West Ham's new head of recruitment.
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05 June 2018
25-year-old former Tottenham right-back is looking forward to learning from the experienced Chilean boss and will officially complete his move from west to east London on July 1.
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05 June 2018
West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini has spoken about his ordeal at the hands of armed robbers in Chile over the weekend giving his own eyewitness account. Pellegrini said: ‘I parked the car, walked for about 40 metres, then two masked men got out of a car and jumped on my wife to grab her handbag, then […]
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05 June 2018
Manuel Pellegrini’s interview in Chile with Emol seems to hint that he wants the West Ham owners to bring in one big name this summer like he did at Malaga when he landed Ruud Van Nistelrooy. If the reports are to be believed that big name could well be Javier Pastore from PSG, the 28-year-old […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Big name signing could cause upset
05 June 2018
New Hammers boss Manuel Pellegrini wants to convince the West Ham owners to buy a really big name in order to attract other major players to the club. He gave former Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy – who he took to Malaga – as an example and clearly hopes he can repeat the act […]
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