The West Ham United Courier
Market23 Aug 2027
West Ham United pay Aston Villa $29.5M for a proper upgrade
Aston Villa did not want to sell and the number is why they did. $29.5M for Tammy Abraham, and the expectation that arrives with him is the kind no amount of settling-in period softens.
Transfer targets23 Aug 2027
Door shut on Mojmír Chytil
West Ham United asked and Lech said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad23 Aug 2027
A one-man rearguard from David Raya
There were 7 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
The dugout23 Aug 2027
Nobel Mendy says West Ham United went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Transfer targets23 Aug 2027
West Ham United make their move for Josh Knight
$3.6M on the table at Southampton. The manager wanted him, the board agreed a number, and the only voices still to be heard are the ones at the other club.
Market23 Aug 2027
West Ham United turn down OGC Nice for Leandro Andrade
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Tempers go at West Ham United
Adrien Truffert was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Player ratings23 Aug 2027
Patrick Dorgu runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 22. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
Graduation day at West Ham United
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
In brief
- Match Arsenal take the points off West Ham United
- Market One of our own: Mark Grant joins the West Ham United first team
- Market Paul Ellis steps up from the West Ham United academy