According to Sky Sports News, West Ham United defender Matthew
Upson has no desire to leave the club. He was quoted as saying,
"Losing at West Ham is not affecting my performance ... You take pride in that no matter where
the team is."
"It is not easy and it probably is better to be somewhere where you are winning matches, but
West Ham is where I am at.
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According to Sky Sports News, West Ham United are not selling Carlton
Cole despite interest from Manchester United. A spokesman of the club
said,
"[Cole is] not for sale ... We want to keep all our best players and the suggestion that we need
to sell because of a financial crisis is not true.
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UPDATE: According to Martin Spinks at WhyDelilah, Stoke City
are interested in West Ham United defender James Collins and
Middlesbrough's Robert Huth. Collins could cost around £5million while Huth may
cost less.
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UPDATE: According to Sky Sports News, Julio Baptista's agent
confirmed that his client will not be leaving Roma for West Ham
United. Herminio Menendez told Romanews.eu,
"There is a lot of talk about nothing .
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According to Arsenal's official website, Arsenal have loaned out midfielder
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas to Blackpool for one month.
According to West Ham United's official website, West Ham United have loaned
out defender Jordan Spence to Scunthorpe for one month.
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According to Sky Sports News, Stoke City are closing in on West Ham
United defender James Collins after the two clubs agreed to a transfer
fee.
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UPDATE: According to Michael Baggaley at WhyDelilah, Stoke
City defender Ryan Shawcross admitted that he heard the rumors involving
him but he stated he is a Stoke player. He said,
"No one has made a bid and nothing has happened, so as far as I am concerned, I am a Stoke
player and no one has told me differently.
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According to Darren Lewis at Mirror Football, West Ham United are one of
several clubs interested in Roma striker Julio Baptista. However
Roma are more interested in selling him rather than loaning him out.
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According to Neil McLeman at Mirror Football, West Ham United boss
Gianfranco Zola stated that he has not received any bids for defender
Matthew Upson and does not want to sell him anyway. He said,
"Matthew Upson realises that he is a good player and that there might be teams who are
looking at him .
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According to West Ham United's official website, West Ham United have
permanently signed Spartak Moscow midfielder Radoslav Kovac for
an undisclosed fee. Kovac signed a three-year deal with the club.
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According to Sky Sports News, Liverpool is interested in Stoke
City defender Ryan Shawcross. West Ham United and
Fulham are both reported to be interested in him as well.
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According to David Kifford at Goal.com, L'Equipe is reporting that West Ham
United have emerged as the favorite to land Bordeaux striker
Marouane Chamakh. Bordeaux have supposedly dropped their asking price to
£10million.
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According to West Ham United's official website, West Ham United CEO
Scott Duxbury admitted that the club is in search of a striker. He said,
"I know the fans are waiting for us to sign at least one more forward and that is what we
are working to do ...
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According to Alan Dawson at Goal.com, Bayern Munich striker Luca
Toni might be heading to West Ham United. His agent Jose
Alberti told TMW,
"I think it will happen ... At Bayern [Toni] is not playing and Zola is a great friend of
his.
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According to Martin Spinks at WhyDelilah, Stoke City are "distancing"
themselves from West Ham United striker Dean Ashton as there are
concerns over his fitness. Ashton has had ankle problems in the past.
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According to Sky Sports News, discussions have taken place between Sunderland
and former West Ham United defender Lucas Neill. Neill is
currently a free-agent.
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According to Football Spy at the Daily Mirror, Aston Villa are preparing a
£12million bid for West Ham United defender Matthew Upson.
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UPDATE: According to Sky Sports News, West Ham United are
interested in Barcelona striker Eidur Gudjohnsen. Boss
Gianfranco Zola said,
"Lots of players have been linked to West Ham and Gudjohnsen is one of them .
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According to Darren Lewis at the Daily Mirror, Stoke City are prepared to sign
West Ham United striker Dean Ashton once United are able to sign
a replacement. Stoke City boss Tony Pulis said,
"You are always taking a risk, you are always taking a chance with people who have had
injuries .
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According to Sky Sports News, West Ham United boss Gianfranco
Zola has been working hard to sign Inter Milan striker Mario
Balotelli. Zola said,
"I have done everything I can to sign Mario ... It would be in both our interests if he came
to West Ham .
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According to the Daily Star, West Ham United midfielder Julien
Faubert has been drawing interest from Bayer Leverkusen.
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According to the Hull Daily Mail, Hull City are being linked with
Newcastle defender Habib Beye. Beye is also linked with
Everton, Bolton, and West Ham United in the
article.
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UPDATE: According to Lucas Brown at Goal.com, The Times is reporting
that Barcelona striker Eidur Gudjohnsen is set to have serious
discussions with clubs next week. HIs agent and father Arnor Gudjohnsen said,
"There is interest from a number of clubs and I expect serious discussions with clubs next
week .
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According to Stephen Crawford at Goal.com, UEFA is looking to limit the amount
of money spent on transfers by clubs. An official statement in UEFAdirect said,
"The aim is for all clubs to be able to live on the income they generate ... A series of
incentives and disciplinary action will be examined at the next executive committee meeting.
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UPDATE: According to Peter O'Rourke at Sky Sports News, striker Frank
Nouble is undergoing a medical for West Ham United. United have
supposedly offered the youngster a five-year deal.
July 20th, 2009 According to Peter O'Rourke at Sky Sports News, West
Ham United are "poised" to sign Chelsea striker Frank
Nouble.
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UPDATE: According to Peter O'Rourke at Sky Sports News, West Ham
United are "poised" to sign Chelsea striker Frank
Nouble.
July 11th, 2009 According to Sky Sports News, Chelsea striker
Frank Nouble turned down a professional contract offer because he fears the lack
of first team playing time in the future.
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According to the Daily Star, free agent defender Lucas Neill looks like he will
be heading to Galatasaray instead of signing a new deal with West Ham
United. A source close to the defender said,
"The West Ham thing is off. It looks like he's going to Galatasaray.
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According to West Ham United's official website, 17-year-old winger Daniel
Kearns signed a professional one-year deal with West Ham United.
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UPDATE: According to the Express and Star, Bolton could sign
Aston Villa defender Zat Knight by the end of the week. However
Aston Villa are looking to find a replacement before they deal Knight.
Possible replacements mentioned are Sylvain Distin from
Portsmouth, Matthew Upson from West Ham United,
and Sebastien Bassong from Newcastle.
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UPDATE: According to Peter Fraser at Sky Sports News, West Ham
United boss Gianfranco Zola admitted that he is looking for a good player
like Barcelona striker Eidur Gudjohnsen. He said,
"Eidur is certainly a very, very good player.
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According to Celtic's official website, Celtic have signed
Nancy striker Marc-Antoine Fortune. Fortune agreed to a
three-year deal with the club. Hull City, West Ham United, and
Portsmouth were all linked with the striker.
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According to Sky Sports News, Lucas Neill and West Ham United
have begun talks once again to try and work out a new deal.
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UPDATE: According to The Scotmans, Celtic boss Tony
Mowbray is interested in signing Nancy striker and Hull
City target Marc-Antoine Fortune. Mowbray said at a media conference,
"Everything is in the balance .
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According to Sky Sports News, West Ham United are leading the way for
Southampton goalkeeper Kelvin Davis. Davis is out of contract
this summer and is also drawing interest from Leeds United.
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