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Deadline Day Summary- No Dendoncker, No Smolov, Ayew sold to rival, Hugill signed from PNE

February 1, 2018 By West Ham Blog 2 Comments

As far as transfer deadline days go, this was a pretty bad one, mildly put, for West Ham.

The day started with increased gossip surrounding midfielder Leander Dendoncker and striker Fyodor Smolov, with both players personally very keen on a move to the London Stadium. However West Ham were unable to agree a fee with Anderlecht for Dendoncker and Krasnodar for Smolov. They bid £16m for Dendoncker when his asking fee was somewhere around the £20m mark. The player had even skipped Anderlecht’s second training session for the day, waiting for a move. [Read more…]

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Media Player Ratings- West Ham v Crystal Palace

January 31, 2018 By West Ham Blog Leave a Comment

West Ham managed a 1-1 draw at home against Roy Hodgson’s Crystal Palace on Tuesday night. Injuries and suspensions significantly limited manager David Moyes’ options, and he would’ve been reasonably pleased with a point that continued the Hammers’ unbeaten start to the New Year in the Premier league.

How did the media view loan signing Joao Mario, who was making his home league debut in front of 56,911 at the London Stadium? How did they see young Sam Byram, having his first league start of the season at right back, with Pablo Zabaleta drafted into midfield to partner Mark Noble? How did Aaron Cresswell, who has done quite well on the left side of a back three under Moyes, fare after being pushed to wingback to cover for the suspended Masuaku? [Read more…]

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Ex Player Watch- Diafra Sakho goal on debut v PSG for Rennes (Video)

January 30, 2018 By West Ham Blog Leave a Comment

Former West Ham striker Diafra Sakho, who had moved to Rennes just days before, made his debut for Les Rouges and Noirs earlier this evening in their French Cup clash against Paris Saint-Germain.

Rennes went 3-0 down before Sakho claimed their first goal of the game in the 85th minute, sparking hopes of a comeback against ten man PSG, who had Kylian Mbappe red carded. Although SRFC pulled one more goal back, PSG hung on for a 3-2 win.

Here is Sakho’s goal v PSG for Rennes [Read more…]

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Diafra Sakho leaves West Ham to join Rennes

January 29, 2018 By West Ham Blog Leave a Comment

Wantaway striker Diafra Sakho has finally left West Ham, with French Ligue 1 outfit Stade Rennais snapping up the Senegalese international for a reported fee of £8m. Sakho has made no secret of his desire to leave the Hammers, and was on the verge of a summer switch to Rennes that broke down at the last moment because the Irons had not signed a replacement. Given that Marko Arnautovic, Andy Carroll, Manuel Lanzini and Andre Ayew are on the treatment table currently, West Ham fans should reasonably expect the club to sign another striker- potentially thought to be Russian Fydor Smolov, before the winter transfer window closes. [Read more…]

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Joao Mario completes loan switch | Portuguese star to wear No.18 at West Ham

January 26, 2018 By West Ham Blog Leave a Comment

West Ham have officially completed their first major piece of January business after signing midfielder Joao Mario on loan from Italian giants Inter Milan. The 25 year old, signed by the Nerazzurri from Sporting in the summer of 2016 for £38m, will be at the London Stadium till the end of the 2017/18 season, and will wear the No.18 jersey. He could make his Hammers debut as soon as this weekend in the club’s fourth round FA Cup tie against Wigan Athletic [Read more…]

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