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.

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.

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.

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 .

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 .

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.

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.

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.

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 ...

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.

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.

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.

According to Football Spy at the Daily Mirror, Aston Villa are preparing a £12million bid for West Ham United defender Matthew Upson.

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 .

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 .

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 .

According to the Daily Star, West Ham United midfielder Julien Faubert has been drawing interest from Bayer Leverkusen.

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.

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 .

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.

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.

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.

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.

According to West Ham United's official website, 17-year-old winger Daniel Kearns signed a professional one-year deal with West Ham United.

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.

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.

According to Sky Sports News, Lucas Neill and West Ham United have begun talks once again to try and work out a new deal.

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 .

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.