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title: "Hammers battle for World Cup winner, Swansea duo swoop edges closer for West Ham and more: West Ham news round-up"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2018/06/15/hammers-battle-for-world-cup-winner-swansea-duo-swoop-edges-closer-for-west-ham-and-more-west-ham-news-round-up/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Brian Gosden"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2018-06-15T07:30:00Z"
modified: "2018-06-15T07:30:00Z"
---

# Hammers battle for World Cup winner, Swansea duo swoop edges closer for 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 kick off Premier League campaign away at Liverpool](https://readwestham.com/2018/06/14/west-ham-kick-off-premier-league-campaign-away-at-liverpool/)

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Manuel Pellegrini will travel to Anfield for the first game of the season and his first game in charge of West Ham United, it has been … [Read More](https://readwestham.com/2018/06/14/west-ham-kick-off-premier-league-campaign-away-at-liverpool/)

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### [Marlon edges closer to West Ham move](https://readwestham.com/2018/06/14/marlon-edges-closer-to-west-ham-move/)

![](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2018/06/863099104-300x300.jpg)

Barcelona defender Marlon is edging closer to a move to West Ham with Nice confirming the player will not be returning to the club.\
The club have … [Read More](https://readwestham.com/2018/06/14/marlon-edges-closer-to-west-ham-move/)

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### [West Ham to battle Arsenal and Everton for Gotze](https://readwestham.com/2018/06/14/west-ham-to-battle-arsenal-and-everton-for-gotze/)

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West Ham are being linked with an ambitious move Borussia Dortmund's Mario Gotze, but face competition from Arsenal and Everton.\
Sky Sports report … [Read More](https://readwestham.com/2018/06/14/west-ham-to-battle-arsenal-and-everton-for-gotze/)

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### [West Ham open talks for Jordan Lukaku](https://readwestham.com/2018/06/14/west-ham-open-talks-for-jordan-lukaku/)

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West Ham are reported to have opened talks to sign Lazio full-back Jordan Lukaku.\
Although attention has been trained on the Hammers' pursuit of … [Read More](https://readwestham.com/2018/06/14/west-ham-open-talks-for-jordan-lukaku/)

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### [West Ham linked with a move for Duvan Zapata](https://readwestham.com/2018/06/14/west-ham-linked-with-a-move-for-duvan-zapata/)

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West Ham and Southampton have reportedly expressed an interest in signing Colombia international Duvan Zapata.\
The striker, who plies his trade in … [Read More](https://readwestham.com/2018/06/14/west-ham-linked-with-a-move-for-duvan-zapata/)

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### [Hammers edge closer to double Swansea swoop](https://readwestham.com/2018/06/14/hammers-edge-closer-to-double-swansea-swoop/)

![](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2018/06/958072192-300x300.jpg)

West Ham are still engaged in talks with Swansea City over duo Alfie Mawson and Lukasz Fabianksi, according to Sky Sports.\
The Swans have already … [Read More](https://readwestham.com/2018/06/14/hammers-edge-closer-to-double-swansea-swoop/)

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### [West Ham linked with a swoop for Roberto Jimenez](https://readwestham.com/2018/06/14/west-ham-linked-with-a-swoop-for-roberto-jimenez/)

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West Ham have reportedly lined up a move for RCD Espanyol goalkeeper Roberto Jimenez this summer.\
According to claims from Spanish news outlet AS, … [Read More](https://readwestham.com/2018/06/14/west-ham-linked-with-a-swoop-for-roberto-jimenez/)

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### [West Ham yet to reach agreement with Diop over summer move](https://readwestham.com/2018/06/14/west-ham-yet-to-reach-agreement-with-diop-over-summer-move/)

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West Ham are reportedly yet to reach an agreement with Issa Diop ahead of his impending move from Toulouse this summer.

It's believed that the … [Read More](https://readwestham.com/2018/06/14/west-ham-yet-to-reach-agreement-with-diop-over-summer-move/)

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