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Report: Defender offered to West Ham United, club’s response
According to AreaNapoli, West Ham United have been offered the chance to sign Kevin Malcuit in the summer transfer window. It has been reported by the Italian news outlet that an intermediary tried to set up the Napoli defender with a move to West Ham. However, according to the report, the Premier League club have turned down the chance. Napoli spell Malcuit has been on the books of Napoli since the summer of 2018 when he joined from Lille. The 29-year-old right-back has failed to make an impact at Napoli and is essentially a squad player at the moment. According to WhoScored, the full-back made three starts and one substitute appearance in Serie A, and made one start and one substitute appearance in the Champions League for Napoli last season. During the 2018-19 campaign, the 29-year-old ...
West Ham coach, two players contract coronavirus
West Ham have confirmed that manager David Moyes has tested positive for coronavirus, alongside players Issa Diop and Josh Cullen. “West Ham United can confirm that David Moyes, Issa Diop and Josh Cullen have returned positive tests for COVID-19,” read an official statement. “The club’s medical team were informed of the test results as the team were at London Stadium preparing for Tuesday’s Carabao Cup third round tie against Hull City. “The manager and both players immediately left the stadium and have returned home. “All three, who are asymptomatic, will now follow Public Health England and Premier League guidelines and protocols.” It remains unclear how these three positive tests will affect the side moving forward. Get more stories like this on Twitter You Deserve to Make Money Even Wh...
Report: Club tell Leeds United target he can leave for £12m
According to TEAMtalk, Leeds United, West Ham United and Newcastle United are interested in signing Calum Chambers from Arsenal in the summer transfer window. It has been reported that Leeds director of football Victor Orta knows Chambers well, having signed him for Middlesbrough on loan from the Gunners in 2016 when he was at Boro. The Gunners are willing to sell the 25-year-old – who can play as a central defender or as a right-back, according to the report, which has added that Fulham, West Ham and Newcastle are competing with Premier League rivals Leeds for the England international. It has been further claimed that Arsenal want £12 million for Chambers, and have told him that he is not in their plans and can leave. Would Calum Chambers be a good signing for Leeds United? Chambers has ...
Journalist claims player wants to stay at his club despite West Ham interest
The Guardian journalist Nick Ames has stated on Twitter that Arsenal left-back Sead Kolasinac wants to stay at the club amid interest from West Ham United. Ames has claimed that West Ham is not a likely destination for Kolasinac, who has spoken to Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta about his future. The Bosnia and Herzegovina international left-back wants to fight for his place in the starting lineup despite knowing that he is behind Kieran Tierney in the pecking order, according to the journalist. According to The Athletic, West Ham are interested in signing Kolasinac from Premier League rivals Arsenal in the summer transfer window (click here to read more on Sportslens). Am told West Ham is not a likely destination for Sead Kolasinac as things stand. Player has had talks with Arteta & know...
Report: West Ham United in driving seat for forward Leeds United want
According to TEAMtalk, West Ham United, Leeds United and Arsenal are interested in signing Marcos Paulo from Fluminese in the summer transfer window. It has been reported that Leeds, Arsenal, Watford and Southampton all want to sign the 19-year-old forward. However, according to the report, West Ham ‘are in the driving seat’, with the Hammers having already made an approach for the Portuguese youth international. It has been claimed that the London club have already held talks with the teenager’s representatives. Paulo has a release clause of £40 million, according to the report in TEAMtalk. Too expensive? While Paulo is very highly rated and has a bright future ahead of him, £40 million for a 19-year-old with no experience of first-team football is too much to pay for any club. It is clea...
‘Seems lost’, ‘So slow’: Some West Ham United fans hammering one player tonight
Some West Ham United fans have taken to Twitter to give their reaction to the performance of Mark Noble against Newcastle United. Noble was in action for West Ham in their Premier League game against Newcastle at the London Stadium on Saturday evening. The English midfielder started the match and played for 67 minutes, as the London club lost 2-0. According to WhoScored, the 33-year-old central midfielder played one key pass, had a pass accuracy of 86.4%, took 47 touches, made one tackle, and put in one cross. Some West Ham fans were not impressed with the display produced by Noble and have criticised him on Twitter. Below are some of the best comments: For the next 6 games, I’m expecting to see noble on bench, Haller start and I’m praying we see a new name at LB — wouis⚒ #GSBOUT (@...
Premier League set to reject requests to postpone games due to Covid outbreaks
Premier League officials are set to reject requests to postpone games in the event of Covid outbreaks amongst top-flight sides, with clubs required to fulfil fixtures unless they have fewer than 14 players available. The 2020/21 season is set to begin this weekend with the division’s authorities determined to finish the rescheduled and congested campaign on time ahead of next summer’s European Championships, with clubs having been informed that fixtures will need to be fulfilled even in the event of significant coronavirus outbreaks amongst top-flight squads. According to the Mail, Premier League clubs will be required to fulfil fixtures unless they have less than 14 players available for selection, including U21 players, who they will be obliged to play in the event of such circumstances....
Report: Leicester trying to pip West Ham with £30m bid for 27 y/o int’l
Leicester City are looking to bolster their central defence and are reportedly looking to make a move for Burnley defender James Tarkowski. The Foxes have signed just one player so far – right back Timothy Castagne – and Brendan Rodgers is looking to add more depth in his defence. Leicester are set to step up their interest this week in the 27-year-old England international, according to the Star on Sunday (h/t Sky Sports). The Foxes are looking to make a bid in the region of £30m for the defender. However, Leicester could face strong competition from West Ham. The Hammers have already made a £27million bid for Tarkowski, according to reports from The Telegraph. David Moyes’s side are looking prepare to spend the money from Grady Diangana’s controversial sale ...
Report: West Ham ‘pushing to complete deal’ for £20m Villa target
West Ham are pushing to complete a deal to sign Said Benrahma from Brentford this summer, according to reports from the Daily Mail. The Hammers missed out on Eberechi Eze who joined Premier League rivals Crystal Palace from Queens Park Rangers last month. However, with Grady Diangana all set to depart to join West Brom, David Moyes is looking to reinvest the money into the squad to sign the 25-year-old Algerian. Benrahma was one of the stand-out players for Brentford in the Championship last season. He scored 17 goals and provided 9 assists in the Championship as Brentford failed to clinch promotion to the Premier League. Villa to miss out? The report claims that Aston Villa boss Dean Smith has made Benrahma as his prime target ahead of the new season. However, Villa fear that they w...
Report: Rival teen talent training with West Ham, Everton want him
West Ham United and Everton are among the clubs interested in signing Brandon Aveiro from Crystal Palace in the summer transfer window, according to TEAMtalk. It has been reported that Palace have told the 19-year-old that he can leave this summer. Everton and Sporting Lisbon have held talks over a potential deal for the teenager, but West Ham are leading the race, according to the report. It has been added that Aveiro is now training with West Ham, but interest from Everton and Sporting is still there. According to TEAMtalk, Palace are ready to let go of the Portuguese forward, but the London club want some of a sell-on clause included in any deal. One for the future Aveiro has yet to make his debut for the Palace first team, and the 19-year-old forward is one for the future. The teenager...
Arsenal reportedly want ‘exciting’ player from London rival
Arsenal are interested in signing Felipe Anderson from West Ham United in the summer transfer window, according to Football Insider. It has been reported that Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta is ‘a big admirer’ of the player and has made the 27-year-old attacking midfielder as ‘a top target’. The report has added that the Gunners believe that London and Premier League rivals West Ham’s desire to offload senior players this summer gives them a chance of bringing the Brazil international to the Emirates Stadium this summer. Underwhelming West Ham United spell Much was expected of Anderson when he joined West Ham from Italian club Lazio in the summer of 2018. West Ham’s then Director of Football Mario Husillos described the Brazil international as “one of the most exciting talents in European ...
Report: Fulham more likely than Aston Villa to hijack rival club’s potential transfer deal
Fulham are more likely than Aston Villa to hijack West Bromwich Albion’s bid to sign Grady Diangana from West Ham United, according to The Daily Star. It has been reported that West Brom – who will play in the Premier League next season after winning automatic promotion from the Championship – have agreed a deal with West Ham to sign Diangana in the summer transfer window. The winger spent the 2019-20 season on loan at the Baggies and played an important role in Slaven Bilic’s side’s successful quest to get back into the top fight of English football. According to The Daily Star, West Brom have agreed to pay £12 million upfront to West Ham with a further £6 million in add-ons, although the winger’s representatives are ‘waiting to see if other clubs come in’. The report has claimed that Vil...
