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Returning to the City where they began their professional careers is something Big Tomy Soucek and Vladimir 'The Impaler' Coufal would do on a regular basis during the off season for the last couple of years, apart from being away representing the Czech Republic at International level.

"We are in for a shaky ride" so said a Hammers stalwart ahead of the European Cup Winners Cup nearly SIXTY years ago! Those were the unforgettable words from the late and truly great Bobby Moore as he led his Hammers team out for the final. He was 24 years old, the same age as current captain Declan Rice.

There has been plenty of 'paranoia' parlance regarding the clash of playing and managerial appointments at London rivals West Ham and Tottingham, never one to miss a trick Daniel Levy the de facto dictator at White Hart lane is ALWAYS keen to try and put a spanner in the works if he can when it comes to West Ham, so news that Levy is chasing Celtic's manager and a host of players that have neem monitored by West Ham should come as no shock!

West Ham have 'stalked' or pursued Spanish International Adama Traore for the best part of half a decade, however due to Wolves' overly high valuation never managed to get the deal over the line, well that's all 'aboot' to change as Jeremy Clarkson would say!

It might be a case of adding two and two and getting five, however there does seem to be some legs on the stories emanating from both Roma and West Ham that there could potentially be a swap deal in the offing between both clubs involving strikers Tammy Abraham and Gianluca Scamacca.

Scamacca has endured a torrid time in England and Tammy has fallen out of favour at Roma and is also longing to return to the Premier League, having 'experienced' a full course of Italian culture during his tenure with Jose Mourinho in Rome.

Talk about kicking someone when they are down, Big Mikey Antonio has done himself absolutely no favours by his recent comments regarding fellow Hammers striker Gianluca Scamacca. Now it is incredibly easy to get quoted out of context, but English is Big Mick's primary language and he has been round the block long enough to know what is what!

The season has barely finished for most clubs and transfer wheeling dealing is already extensively underway, West Ham of course are one of Europe's 'elite' teams who still have a trophy to play for. It may be the much derided Conference Cup but ask Jose Mourinho how highly he values the 'useless cup'?

Leicester: Iversen, Castagne, Faes, Evans ©, Thomas, Tielemans, Soumaré, Dewsbury-Hall, Barnes, Maddison, Iheanacho Subs: Smithies (GK), Souttar, Praet, Mendy, Pereira, Amartey, Tetê, Daka, Vardy
West Ham: Fabiański, Coufal, Kehrer, Aguerd, Cresswell, Downes, Rice ©, Paquetá, Fornals, Benrahma, Antonio Subs: Areola (GK), Emerson, Zouma, Ogbonna, Lanzini, Souček, Cornet, Bowen, Ings

Having been initially underwhelmed by the season's transfer activity, West Ham United's board ironically now want incumbent manager David Moyes to 'buy british', their opinion especially that of 27% stakeholder Daniel Kretinsky, is that buying from abroad is more economical but the bedding in process for a raft of incoming non british players is too lengthy and that the club don't want to experience another relegation fight!

There has been a lot of talk relating to West Ham United's potential transfer activity ever since it became blatantly obvious that club captain Declan Rice would be moving on to pursue his Champions League dreams. There has been SO MUCH noise surrounding Rice's potential transfer and destination that the main topic seems to have escaped attention.