West Ham United midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate is being targeted by a number of Premier League and Serie A sides, according to his agent Saffet Balkan. The 27-year-old has been with the club since 2014 but interest in his services is said to have increased following a successful World Cup qualifying campaign with Senegal. Despite noting … Read more
West Ham United playmaker Manuel Lanzini is being tracked by London rivals Tottenham Hotspur, according to The Mirror. The report claims that Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino is an admirer of his fellow Argentine and is keeping tabs after Slaven Bilic was sacked as Hammers boss earlier this week. David Moyes was swiftly appointed as the … Read more
West Ham’s search for a striker will intensify this week, with promising young striker Kelechi Iheanacho the main target. Wary of the interest of Leicester City in in the starlet, the Hammers have tried to reach agreement with Manchester City over a buy back clause, which has been the main stumbling block in negotiations. City … Read more
So, we’ve got our man, but what do the opposition think of the one who got away? There’s certainly a tinge of sadness among many, along with some bitterness which I won’t feel too much schadenfreude about having gone through the same with Payet. But we’re defintiely talking of Simone Zaza style relief here..Views courtesy … Read more
I’d like to analyse this more a little later, but wanted to point you in the direction of an excellent article on the Guardian website which has looked at the poor record of Gold and Sullivan when it comes to signing strikers for the club. The saying ‘a stitch in time saves nine’ comes to … Read more
There remains lots of rumours as to who is coming and going at Upton Park. We can obviously confirm that James Tomkins has gone to Crystal Palace. Whilst it’s sad to see a home grown hammer leave, I don’t feel Tomka has progressed like I hoped he would and perhaps his christmas drinking shenanigans did … Read more
It’s silly season at the moment, with my neighbour’s hamster apparently ‘looking for a move to a bigger hutch’ but one thing is for sure, and that’s the Hammers are looking for a striker. With news that Sakho may be off then a statement of intent signing will certainly be at the front of the … Read more
It’s a question that has most West Ham fans looking at you like you’ve got off at the wrong planet – but then again, a season of Lanzini and Payet has already flabbergasted most Hammers fans, so who knows? He is quite possibly one of the most wanted players to be available on a Bosman … Read more
Morgan Amalfitano has left West Ham United, under that delightful euphenism ‘mutual consent’ ie someone said leave and he said okay. The contract has been paid up and a player who in spite of a couple of sparkling moments never really felt like a true hammer has gone. Having arrived on a one year deal, … Read more
Another new arrival at the academy of football, with Manuel Lanzini joining the club for a one year loan. He’s not a player that there seem to be a lot of views on, save for him seemingly sacrificing a promising European career for the dollars oft he Middle East. Hey, we’ve all got to pay … Read more