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Journalist Jacob Steinberg has lifted the lid on what a West Ham ‘insider’ has told him about Tim Steidten after just one transfer window with the club. When Hammers News asked our top source inside the club about those claims at the time, what we were exclusively told was very worrying indeed with the German said to be finding David Moyes ‘very hard work’. But there was a reason for that, because the Scot knew in his own mind what he wanted and what was required. It was abundantly clear from the moment the highly-rated and coveted German, nicknamed ‘the…
West Ham: Bilic’s signing is now “absolute fire”pool The Hammers ace has been integral across the club’s rise under David Moyes… “We have signed a world-class player.” The words of West Ham United chairman David Sullivan in June, 2015. Co-chairman at the time. Slaven Bilic had been appointed as the club’s manager earlier that summer, and he was tasked with leading the Hammers away from obscurity in the depths of the Premier League. Sullivan’s claim was in reference to the £10m acquisition of adroit playmaker Dimitri Payet, who was renowned as one of the most underrated creators in Europe. The…
Full Tottenham squad for Sheffield United revealed with Brennan Johnson dilemma and Eric Dier call Ange Postecoglou gets back to work in the Premier League after two weeks out Tottenham are back and looking to extend their positive unbeaten start to the 2023/24 Premier League campaign. After two weeks of worries and bated breath over the fitness of some of their stars, Ange Postecoglou has a near fully fit side. Without the pressure of midweek European football or even the Carabao Cup now, Spurs have just league football to concentrate on until after Christmas. It gives them a chance to…
Sources: Door opens for West Ham to sign Ekitike after new development West Ham target Hugo Ekitike is set to quit Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain in January, sources have told Football Insider.l It is believed that all parties have accepted it is best for the 21-year-old to depart Parc des Princes in the mid-season window. A well-placed source has told Football Insider that PSG were left “frustrated” that Ekitike was unwilling to join Eintracht Frankfurt as part of the deal to bring Randal Kolo Muani. Instead, the forward wanted a move to the Premier League and held talks with…
Liam Manning opens with a sentence that is never a good way to start an interview. ‘I’m quite a boring person,’ he says. But after speaking to the 38-year-old Oxford United boss, it is very clear Manning and his team are far from boring. The U’s have won four of six games so far in League One and are tipped by many as an outside bet for promotion. They are one of the best teams to watch in the Football League given their expansive, possession-based style of play. Despite his gambit of being a bore — he spent rare days…
Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou may have to rethink his playing squad from this weekend judging on a few individual performances for their respective countries. Spurs have impressed in the first month of the new campaign with three wins and a draw from their opening four league games. Even more impressive though has been the attacking intent shown by Postecoglou’s side – a far cry from what Tottenham looked like under Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte respectively. Losing Harry Kane on the eve of the new season raised questions on where the goals were going to come from at Spurs. But…
Tottenham Hotspur’s new boy Alejo Veliz is getting used to his new surroundings following his summer transfer from Rosario Central. The 19-year-old arrived at Tottenham as an unknown figure from Argentina – South American football expert, Tim Vickery, offered a lowdown on the player. And now, on Thursday, Alejo Veliz, posted a message to Spurs fans via his Instagram story which read: ‘Now, yes. Let’s go’, added with the youngster in training, as well as standing next to the likes of Rodrigo Bentancur. As Harry Kane was heading for the exit door, the young South American star entered the building.…
Tottenham have received a major injury boost as Rodrigo Bentancur was pictured in training earlier today. The Uruguay international has not played since rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee in February against Leicester City. He was perhaps one of Tottenham’s best players last season if not the best before his unfortunate injury. The midfielder has been working hard behind the scenes to recover from the injury. And he took the next step in his rehab as he joined the Tottenham players in the warm up ahead of the training session on Thursday. However, according to Football London, the…
PUNDIT WANTS ‘BETTER FOOTBALL’ FROM WEST HAM UNITED DESPITE UNBEATEN START TO NEW SEASON Frank McAvennie wants to see West Ham United playing better football, despite the club being unbeaten this season. The Hammers currently sit joint-second in the Premier League table, just two points off leaders and defending champions Manchester City. David Moyes’s men drew their season opener 1-1 at Bournemouth, and have since beaten Chelsea, Brighton and Luton Town The East London outfit, who have 10 points, have scored nine goals so far in the new campaign, conceding on four occasions. Speaking to West Ham Zone, McAvennie said:…
Tottenham have received a major injury boost as Rodrigo Bentancur was pictured in training earlier today. The Uruguay international has not played since rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee in February against Leicester City. He was perhaps one of Tottenham’s best players last season if not the best before his unfortunate injury. The midfielder has been working hard behind the scenes to recover from the injury. And he took the next step in his rehab as he joined the Tottenham players in the warm up ahead of the training session on Thursday. However, according to Football London, the…