In brief - Saturday's news round-up

  • by Staff Writer #2
  • Saturday, 29th July 2017

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Werder Bremen 1-0 West Ham: Marko Arnautovic makes first appearance as Hammers suffer slender defeat
Marko Arnautovic made his first West Ham appearance as Slaven Bilic's side suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Bundesliga side Werder Bremen in the first leg of the Betway Cup on Friday.
http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/10965762/werder-bremen-1-0-west-ham-marko-arnautovic-makes-first-appearance-as-hammers-suffer-slender-defeat

Javier Hernandez chose West Ham above Spain and Italy offers
Javier Hernandez has revealed he turned down offers from Spain and Italy to return to "the best league in the world".
http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11685/10965252/javier-hernandez-chose-west-ham-above-spain-and-italy-offers

Werder Bremen 1-0 West Ham United: Mark Noble goes off injured as Slaven Bilic's side suffer defeat
West Ham United suffered their first defeat of pre-season on Friday night as Johannes Eggestein struck to secure victory for Werder Bremen.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4740572/Werder-Bremen-1-0-West-Ham-United.html

Javier Hernandez determined to prove David Sullivan right and become a West Ham legend
Sullivan heaped huge praise on Hernandez following his arrival from Bayer Leverkusen, labelling him “potentially the best player who has ever come to the club”.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/javier-hernandez-determined-prove-david-10891485

"Don't be fish!" Joe Hart suffers food hell as West Ham stars take on bizarre German eating challenge
The England shot-stopper tried some traditional German delicacies alongside Angelo Ogbonna and Adrian.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/dont-fish-joe-hart-suffers-10888661

West Ham's impressive transfer drive brings steel as club lean on experience to rival Premier League elite
There is a renewed sense of optimism among West Ham fans this pre-season and it’s easy to see why.
http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/west-hams-impressive-transfer-drive-brings-steel-as-club-lean-on-experienced-stars-to-rival-premier-a3598246.html

Werder Bremen v West Ham: All you need to know
West Ham United play the first of three pre-season matches in Germany when they take on Werder Bremen in the opening half of a Betway Cup double-header on Friday evening.
https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2017/july/28-july/werder-bremen-v-west-ham-all-you-need-know

Andre Ayew: Full pre-season will help me reach top form
Andre Ayew is hoping a full pre-season will help him pick up where he left off when the Premier Legaue campaign begins.
https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2017/july/28-july/andre-ayew-full-pre-season-will-help-me-reach-top-form

Mediawatch - 28 July
Our daily look at the West Ham stories making the news...
https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2017/july/28-july/mediawatch-28-july

Ashley Fletcher moves to Middlesbrough
West Ham United can confirm that striker Ashley Fletcher has completed a move to Championship side Middlesbrough for a fee of £6.5m.
https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2017/july/28-july/ashley-fletcher-moves-middlesbrough

Slaven Bilic: Arnautovic is a complete player
Slaven Bilic believes ‘complete player’ Marko Arnautovic will be a huge asset to the Hammers in the coming years.
https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2017/july/28-july/slaven-bilic-arnautovic-complete-player

In Pictures: Chicharito's first training session
Chicharito enjoyed a warm welcome as he took part in his first West Ham United training session in Germany on Friday.
https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2017/july/28-july/pictures-chicharitos-first-training-session

Exciting youngster Holland hoping to catch Bilic’s eye
Nathan Holland wants to continue catching the eye during West Ham United’s pre-season tour of Germany.
https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2017/july/28-july/exciting-youngster-holland-hoping-catch-bilics-eye

Team news: Academy stars given opportunity to shine in Germany
West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic has handed starts to a host of promising Academy prospects in tonight’s Betway Cup clash with Werder Bremen.
https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2017/july/28-july/team-news-academy-stars-given-opportunity-shine-germany

Hammers edged by Werder in Betway Cup first leg
Werder Bremen 1-0 West Ham United
Betway Cup first leg, Friday 28 July 2017, Scheverdingen, Germany
https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2017/july/28-july/hammers-edged-werder-betway-cup-first-leg

Adrian: I will always try to help my teammates
Adrian admitted to having mixed feelings after producing a wonderful individual performance in West Ham United’s 1-0 Betway Cup first leg defeat by Werder Bremen.
https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2017/july/28-july/adrian-i-will-always-try-help-my-teammates

Latest from KUMB.com


Fletcher heading north
Ashley Fletcher has completed a £6.5million move to Championship side Middlesbrough.
http://kumb.com/story.php?id=131479

Anyone for Sakho?
Terminally-absent Diafra Sakho has been offered to clubs in Turkey as West Ham continue to seek to offload the troublesome striker.
http://kumb.com/story.php?id=131480

Anang set to feature in Bremen test
Teenage goalkeeper Joseph Anang is set to play for West Ham against Werder Bremen in the first of two friendlies later this afternoon.
http://kumb.com/story.php?id=131481

The long and the short of the transfer circus
Short-termism is the new buzz word, and even our gloriously stocky leader David Sullivan admits it’s not the way he would want to do business.
http://kumb.com/article.php?id=3983


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