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title: "West Ham morning news round-up – 2nd April 2020"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2020/04/02/west-ham-morning-news-round-up-2nd-april-2020/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Read Everything"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2020-04-02T07:30:00Z"
modified: "2020-04-02T07:30:00Z"
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# West Ham morning news round-up – 2nd April 2020

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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### [Lionel Messi praises reported West Ham target Luka Jovic](https://readwestham.com/2020/04/01/lionel-messi-praises-reported-west-ham-target-luka-jovic/)

![](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2020/04/1199056682-300x300.jpg)

Back in January, The Daily Star reported that West Ham were interested in reuniting Real Madrid forward Luka Jovic with Sebastien Haller.\
Jovic was … [Read More](https://readwestham.com/2020/04/01/lionel-messi-praises-reported-west-ham-target-luka-jovic/)

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### [QUIZ: Can you name these obscure West Ham players of the past?](https://readwestham.com/2020/04/01/quiz-can-you-name-these-obscure-west-ham-players-of-the-past/)

![](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2020/04/2560604-1-300x300.jpg)

With no football being played, keeping entertained is hardly easy, but to try to help ease the boredom and to pass some time, we've created another … [Read More](https://readwestham.com/2020/04/01/quiz-can-you-name-these-obscure-west-ham-players-of-the-past/)

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### [West Ham eye up surprise summer move for Braithwaite](https://readwestham.com/2020/04/01/west-ham-eye-up-surprise-summer-move-for-braithwaite/)

![](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2020/04/1209767612-300x300.jpg)

West Ham are ready to make a summer move to sign Barcelona's Martin Braithwaite, according to the Daily Mail.

The 28-year-old made a surprise switch … [Read More](https://readwestham.com/2020/04/01/west-ham-eye-up-surprise-summer-move-for-braithwaite/)

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### [West Ham handed boost as Gotze is expected to leave Dortmund](https://readwestham.com/2020/04/01/west-ham-handed-boost-as-gotze-is-expected-to-leave-dortmund/)

![](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2020/04/1185769027-300x300.jpg)

West Ham been given a potential boost with the news that Mario Gotze is expected to leave Borussia Dortmund this summer.

The 27-year-old, who … [Read More](https://readwestham.com/2020/04/01/west-ham-handed-boost-as-gotze-is-expected-to-leave-dortmund/)

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