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The expression cracked record doesn't mean much to a 'soshall' media driven audience nowadays, even a 'blipping CD' has become a passé expression, so perhaps an Xbox digital glitch or server outage is more of a 'current' term. Whatever phrase you care to use, it wouldn't be far off describing West Ham United's pursuit of 'fresh legs' for what is an ageing and wafer thin squad.

Someone at Lazio headquarters will be having a few sherbets this evening, having received the news that his club have been offered Felipe Anderson virtually for free from the same club they sold him to for in excess of £34 million only a few years ago.

There is no mistaking the massive impact Jesse Lingard from the moment he arrived on loan from Manchester United, goals, assists and an England recall, albeit only a temporary one, were the order of the day. Hammers boss, David Moyes, is an obvious fan of the industrious midfield playmaker, and hopes were high of the player making his move a permanent one before the beginning of next season.

Having devoted a disproportionate amount of time and print highlighting the catastrophic cost of Manuel Pellegrini's profligacies, it is with some distress that news of the potential sale of 'bright star' Issa Diop is eminating from the London Stadium, with AC Milan being his purported destination.

West Ham have been handed a huge boost with the news that Nahitan Nandez is not interested in joining Leeds United this summer, and that the club should therefore 'pounce' on the player because he is available for only a snip, JUST £21 Million! In fact due to Hammers need for a striker being so over publicised, the club's need for players in other positions is now the subject of a intense media 'feeding frenzy'.

Shopping from a different store can be confusing, things are not in place that you would normally usually use to garner opinion. In footballing terms, players that 'shine' in International tournaments are rarely able to replicate such form domestically, at least not in the short term.

Words emanating from Andriy Yarmolenko's agent indicate that the player wants to return to West Ham after starring for the Ukraine at the Euros. All seemingly very 'inspiring', but without wanting to dampen the parade, is the 30 year old wingers desire to stay at the club motivated by some deep seated desire to prove the doubters wrong, or is it merely a way of ensuring he gets paid another £5.75 Million for the final year of his outrageously generous contract?

As promised we have a nice little interview with Angello Ogbonna, courtesy of Betway, detailing his past involvement with some of the great Italian players of the past. The combative but fair Hammers centre back appears to have overcome his exteme anger at having been excluded from the current Italian squad currently at the Euros.

As we have highlighted before, Hammers financial woes are not just as a result of the Covid pandemic, but also because of previous manager Manuel Pellegrini's profligate spending. Now we know that the co-owners of West Ham don't do themselves a lot of good from a PA point of view, and thankfully they have kept out of the limelight during Hammers recent good run of results that saw the club qualify for a proper European competition for the first time at group stage level.

With all the outside media coverage there is, what is it like for the players? Here's a quick little vid that includes contributions from Angelo Ogbonna and Lukasz Fabianski as well as action from Vlad 'the impaler' Coufal. Click here.

We have a more personal interview with Angelo Ogbonna coming up tomorrow. - Ed