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title: "Hammers close in on Serie A star, La Liga midfielder linked with West Ham and more: West Ham news round-up"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2018/06/08/hammers-close-in-on-serie-a-star-la-liga-midfielder-linked-with-west-ham-and-more-west-ham-news-round-up/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Brian Gosden"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2018-06-08T07:30:00Z"
modified: "2018-06-08T07:30:00Z"
---

# Hammers close in on Serie A star, La Liga midfielder linked with West Ham and more: West Ham news round-up

The news cycle surrounding West Ham never stops and as such, it can be difficult to keep up to date with everything that’s going on. Therefore, we’ve rounded up everything you might have missed from yesterday into one place.

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### [West Ham eye move for Cristian Pavon](https://readwestham.com/2018/06/07/west-ham-eye-move-for-cristian-pavon/)

![](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2018/06/963701012-300x300.jpg)

West Ham are reportedly looking to sign Cristian Pavon, who has been named as part of Argentina's squad for the World Cup in Russia, according to … [Read More](https://readwestham.com/2018/06/07/west-ham-eye-move-for-cristian-pavon/)

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### [West Ham 'very close' to signing Felipe Anderson](https://readwestham.com/2018/06/07/west-ham-very-close-to-signing-felipe-anderson/)

![](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2018/06/949954528-300x300.jpg)

West Ham are reportedly 'very close' to securing a deal for Lazio winger Felipe Anderson.\
The 25-year-old has been at Lazio since 2013, after … [Read More](https://readwestham.com/2018/06/07/west-ham-very-close-to-signing-felipe-anderson/)

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### [West Ham are keeping an eye on Barcelona midfielder Rafinha](https://readwestham.com/2018/06/07/west-ham-are-keeping-an-eye-on-barcelona-midfielder-rafinha/)

![](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2018/06/955424352-300x300.jpg)

According to a report from Spanish news outlet Sport, a West Ham official flew over to Barcelona a couple of days ago to enquire about securing … [Read More](https://readwestham.com/2018/06/07/west-ham-are-keeping-an-eye-on-barcelona-midfielder-rafinha/)

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### [West Ham remain confident over tying down Rice to new deal](https://readwestham.com/2018/06/07/west-ham-remain-confident-over-tying-down-rice-to-new-deal/)

![](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2018/06/952706614-300x300.jpg)

Declan Rice has reportedly declined a new contract offer from West Ham, but the club remain confident that he will extend his stay at the London … [Read More](https://readwestham.com/2018/06/07/west-ham-remain-confident-over-tying-down-rice-to-new-deal/)

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