Scouts from Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and West Ham were in attendance last Sunday as Sporting Lisbon succumbed to a shock 3-1 defeat to Rio Av in the Liga NOS, claim A Bola. All eyes were on 21-year-old winger Gelson Martins who has been in fine form this season. The Portuguese U21 international assisted […]
West Ham bid farewell to their home for 112 years back in May when they played their final game at the Boleyn Ground – a thrilling come-from-behind 3-2 victory over Manchester United. The Stadium move was meant to be a step in the right direction for the Hammers. A larger capacity, a statement of intent […]
West Ham’s U23s side have been in fine form so far this season as they sit second in the Premier League 2 table after collecting their third win of the season away at Norwich tonight. Twitter: Encouraging start to 2016/17 for the #AcademyofFootball with both PL2 and U18 sides sitting second in their respect… https://t.co/oFU3vTxJ2q […]
Although relatively meaningless, Slaven Bilic has paid the price for West Ham’s poor start to the season with the club putting talks over a new contract for the Croatian on hold, say the Telegraph. The reason it’s relatively meaningless is because the club have stated that his job is not under threat, but are reluctant […]
Reece Oxford is believed to have stalled on signing a new contract with the Hammers amid interest from Manchester United, say the Daily Mail. Last week, Oxford penned a new long-term deal with Nike which made him one of the highest-earning teenagers signed by the sportswear giants. Oxford became West Ham’s youngest ever player when […]
Manchester United have joined Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham and West Ham in the race to sign highly-rated Galatasaray winger Bruma, Turkish reports state (h/t Tribal Football). The 21-year-old winger started out at Sporting Lisbon where he caught the eye as a teenager, earning himself a £8.5m move to Turkish football with Galatasaray in September 2013, but […]
Former Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood has revealed he wanted to sign Michail Antonio at Aston Villa before he went on to sign for West Ham. Speaking on Sky Sports’ Goals on Sunday yesterday (h/t HITC), Sherwood stated that Antonio was a player he recommended to the Villa hierarchy but the club never signed him. […]
West Ham want to avoid four defeats from their first five Premier League games of the season tomorrow as they travel to the Hawthorns to take on a West Brom side who are also struggling. Slaven Bilic stated that he and his playing staff held a behind-closed-doors meeting in the week to discuss first-team issues […]
On transfer deadline day, West Ham found a taker for Enner Valencia, somehow. The Ecuadorian attacker joined Everton on a season-long loan for a reported fee of £2m, and the deal contains a buy option worth £14.5m. Yet to feature for the Toffees since signing, Valencia could place some part in their home game against […]
West Ham have invited 15-year-old wonderkid Bilal Mohammed to join their U16 set-up on trial this Autumn. According to Hamid Kabodvand speaking to Fotbolltransfers.com, the young attacking midfielder will be on trial with the Hammers from September 27th to October 2nd where he will train with the club and take part in a tournament. “Bilal […]
Slaven Bilic has revealed that he and his West Ham squad held a behind-closed-doors team meeting this week following the embarrassing 4-2 home defeat to Watford last Saturday. The Hammers were 2-0 up and cruising thanks to two headers from Michail Antonio but found a way to throw away the lead in the final five […]
With a bright future in the game ahead of him, it’s wise to tie down someone as talented as Reece Oxford. While Premier League rules are restricting West Ham from doing so at the moment, no such regulations have stopped Nike from tying down one of their most promising athletes. Twitter: Happy to have signed […]