What is West Ham's summer priority?published at 12:50 6 June
12:50 6 June
We asked you what West Ham's first priority should be this summer.
Here are some of your responses:
Terry: It would be great if we could have a productive transfer window with no late dramas. We nearly always leave our business to late. Julen needs all the players ready for pre season, hopefully exciting times for a change.
Toby: We need to sign Morgan Gibbs-White regardless of if Paqueta leaves/gets banned.
Jeff: Get rid of all the dead wood in the club and only buy players who will give their all for the club.
Paul: One word - striker! But a very good one! No cheap compromises, world class and known for their class and ability! £60m plus.
Chris: We need to start at home first, sort out contracts for the players we want to stay. We also need to keep Downes, a good player.
Gossip: Hammers plot defender movespublished at 07:31 6 June
Ogbonna to depart West Hampublished at 12:23 5 June
12:23 5 June
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West Ham United have confirmed that long-serving centre-back Angelo Ogbonna will leave the club after his contract expires at the end of June.
The 36-year-old defender will depart after nine years with the Hammers, making 249 appearances since joining from Juventus in July 2015.
Ogbonna scored 13 goals for the club and made an appearance from the bench in the club's historic Europa Conference League final victory in 2023.
Third-choice goalkeeper Joseph Anang will also be leaving the club on 30 June, having been in more than 30 first-team matchday squads during his time in east London without making an appearance.
West Ham confirmed that they remain in talks with Ben Johnson and Divin Mubama regarding potential new contracts, while it was announced earlier on Wednesday that left-back Aaron Cresswell had signed a new one-year deal.
Cresswell signs contract extensionpublished at 10:35 5 June
10:35 5 June
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Aaron Cresswell has signed a new one-year contract that will take him into an 11th season with West Ham United.
The 34-year-old left-back, who joined from Ipswich in 2014, is the Hammers' longest-serving player.
Cresswell told club media that he has "loved every minute" of his time with the club and added: "This year has been a bit of a change in role - I haven't played as much, but I've been in football a long time to understand that there is a bigger picture than just playing every week.
"I'd like to think I've done that well when not playing, supporting the team and the lads.
"Of course, I still want to play and I wouldn't have signed the contract if I didn't think I was fit enough and healthy enough to still do a good job for the team. I've been fortunate with injuries in my career and I've always tried to do the right things off the pitch, by eating and sleeping well, training hard every day and trying to keep the standards high."
Gossip: Hammers want Girona's Garciapublished at 07:47 5 June
07:47 5 June
West Ham are attempting to derail Bayer Leverkusen’s attempt to sign Girona's Spain midfielder Aleix Garcia, 26. (Guardian), external
The Hammers also want to sign Vitoria Guimaraes and Portugal winger Jota Silva, 24. (Teamtalk), external
Johnson still in contract talkspublished at 15:23 4 June
15:23 4 June
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West Ham United defender Ben Johnson is still in talks with the club over extending his stay at London Stadium.
The 24-year-old's contract is set to expire at the end of June.
The former England Under-21 international has been linked to a number of clubs over the past few months, including Rangers and Leeds United.
However, it seems the Scottish giants will struggle to meet Johnson's personal terms. In the meantime, talks will continue with the club he joined at the age of seven.
What's the summer priority?published at 12:41 4 June
12:41 4 June
The club summer is off and running, so what's the first thing that needs sorting out at West Ham?
Is it a contract, a transfer, a fan issue or something else?
'I wanted to stay' - Nolanpublished at 11:15 27 May
11:15 27 May
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Kevin Nolan says leaving West Ham "is a bitter blow" following his nine-year stint at the club as player and first-team coach.
The former Hammers midfielder, who was brought back in to the coaching set-up by David Moyes in February 2020, "wanted to stay" as part of new manager's Julen Lopetegui's staff but he has been dismissed.
"To be at West Ham meant a lot to me," Nolan told BBC Radio 5 Live. "It has been fantastic to come back [as a coach]. "Receiving the news was a bitter blow and disappointing because I wanted to stay. But as we know, it is football."
"It did come as a bit of a shock to all of us. We were all under the illusion that Moyes would be talking to them in the summer again, but then you hear the rumours.
"When you hear your boss say 'we will see at the end of the season', you always see a change in attitude and mind from the players. That adds up to a cloud of uncertainty.
"It was unfortunate in the way it all unfolded. As much as I would like to say I knew what was going on, I did not have a clue. I believed that he would be offered a deal."
West Ham confirmed that first-team coaches Billy McKinlay, John Heitinga and Henry Newman have also left the club.
Quiz: A West Ham end-of-season specialpublished at 16:57 24 May
16:57 24 May
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How closely have you been paying attention to the Hammers' Premier League season?
Check out our West Ham quiz - and see if your knowledge is in order.
West Ham's Lopetegui conundrumpublished at 11:25 24 May
11:25 24 May
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Lucas Paqueta's FA betting charge leaves West Ham with a bit of a problem.
Lots of clubs are interested in signing the Brazil playmaker this summer and he would presumably bring in a huge fee to help fund new manager Julen Lopetegui's squad-building plans.
But Paqueta is due to play at Copa America this summer, so presumably there is unlikely to be a hearing until August at the earliest.
That would probably mean he will not be sold before the transfer deadline closes on 30 August, which will leave Lopetegui without a fee to invest.
He will have a player though - at least until judgement comes on Paqueta.
If he is found guilty - and he denies the charges strenuously - the ban is likely to be lengthy.
Gossip: Lopetegui wants six signings including Kilmanpublished at 07:42 24 May
West Ham boss Julen Lopetegui wants Wolves' English centre-back Max Kilman, 27, to be one of at least six signings as he plots a summer overhaul of the Hammers' squad. (Guardian), external
Fan views on Lopetegui appointmentpublished at 17:36 23 May
17:36 23 May
We asked for your views on whether you were happy about Julen Lopetegui's appointment as head coach and what should be first on his to-do list?
Here are some of your responses:
Calpso: We should have stuck with Moyes. The new manager is not an upgrade in my opinion. We need to strengthen the central defence and get a good striker. Scamacca was good but Moyes wouldn't adapt his system to suit him.
Bob: I only hope the new manager brings in youngsters from the academy and plays attractive, attacking football. We also need better central defenders and a proven striker.
Barney: We got rid of a problem, now let's give the new guy a chance. I believe he is an improvement on Moyes and in my opinion we can breathe a sigh of relief that we will not be playing 'Moyesball' this season. Relegation is not on the cards.
Tony: Moyes deserves credit for what he did for the club and the view West Ham is now seen in by the wider football community. Lopetegui now must be given time to build on that base and implement his playing philosophy of possession based football. Fans, pundits and journalists aren't that patient though. I think he will move the club forward. #COYI
Mark: Personally I think whoever comes in will have a rebuild on their hands. The season after this one will be the acid test, but I hope the fans give him time because the squad he's inherited is no better than ninth or eighth place. His transfer dealings are the key to whether he succeeds or not.
Robert: I'm going to give the new manager a chance and not go against him before he's even started but he's got big shoes to fill as Moyes built us into a European football club and even won us our first silverware in a long time.
David: Good appointment and hopefully a more attacking approach than David Moyes. The board need to back Lopetegui with huge investment starting with a quality striker, two central defenders and two full-backs. Assuming Bowen stays, will we keep Lucas Paqueta and Kudus? They are both key to success next season.
