West Ham in bid for Czech striker Matej Vydra

West Ham United along with three other Premier League clubs have made moves to sign the player on loan according to his agent.

Matej Vydra, 21, may be known to some supporters already after a successful loan spell with Watford last season saw the striker score 20 goals in 41 outings and win the Championship Player of the Year award to boot. [Read more…]

West Ham keen on Ecuador winger

West Ham United are reportedly keen on Ecuadorian winger Jefferson Montero.

SkySports are reporting that West Ham and a trio of other clubs from the Premier League are all chasing the 23-year-old wide man.

Montero currently plays for Mexican team Morelia, however he has played in Europe before having signed for Spanish La Liga team Villarreal as a 20-year-old and had further European experience by being loaned out to Real Betis and Levante. [Read more…]

Rat looking forward to West Ham debut

West Ham United’s new signing Razvan Rat has spoken to West Ham TV of his excitement and pride at the thought of playing for the club in the Premier League.

Rat, 32, is the Romania captain and has picked up 88 caps for his country. He signed for West Ham United on a free transfer after being heavily linked with a move to The Hammers earlier on in the January transfer window after 20 years with Ukranian team Shakhtar Donetsk. [Read more…]

West Ham to cull the squad

Reports coming out in the media today suggest West Ham are getting ready for a clear out of players to offset the signing of Andy Carroll from Liverpool.

The Sun is suggesting that £12 million worth of talent is on its way out of The Boleyn Ground.

Ricardo Vaz Te, Modibo Maiga, Matt Taylor and Alou Diarra are being  listed as the casualties of the clear out. [Read more…]

West Ham Friday Roundup

West Ham United have had a busy time in the transfer market this week and the rumour mill is starting to go into overdrive as silly season starts to kick off.

So let’s start with the big news which we all wanted to hear, and that is the permanent signing of Andy Carroll from Liverpool for a fee in the region of £15m. This is fantastic news for West Ham and really puts down a marker of our intent to consolidate in the Premier League and push higher up the table than last seasons 10th place finish.

The most unlikely story coming out regarding Carroll was the bizarre story run by the Daily Star suggesting Arsenal sought to hijack the deal and sign the big number 9 for themselves! [Read more…]