West Ham summer transfers

All the latest transfer news and speculation from West Ham football club.

CONFIRMED TRANSFERS

IN:

Balint Bajner; from Liberty Salonta; undisclosed

Valon Behrami; from Lazio; £5m

Holmar Orn Eyjolfsson; from HK Kopavogur

OUT:

George McCartney; to Sunderland

Anton Ferdinand; to Sunderland; £8m

Fredrik Ljungberg; released

Richard Wright; to Ipswich; undisclosed

Bobby Zamora; to Fulham; joint fee with Pantsil of £6.3m

John Pantsil; to Fulham; joint fee with Zamora of £6.3m

Nolberto Solano; released

SPECULATION:

1 September: Sunderland have re-signed George McCartney from West Ham on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee, the club have announced on their website.

1 September: Henrik Larsson has dismissed talk of a deadline-day transfer to the Premier League. Everton and West Ham were linked with a move for the former Celtic, Barcelona and Manchester United striker but Larsson insists he has no plans to leave Helsingborg. (PA)

28 August: Former Birmingham striker Walter Pandiani is negotiating a return to the Premier League, according to his agent. The 32-year-old from Uruguay is currently at Spanish side Osasuna and has been linked with Fulham and West Ham. (PA)

27 August: Sunderland have confirmed the signing of West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand for an undisclosed fee, on a four-year deal.

26 August: Alan Curbishley has warned the West Ham board the club must strengthen before the transfer window closes. The encouraging news that Craig Bellamy could be fit to face Blackburn on Saturday has been tempered by reports of an approach from Manchester City for the Wales striker. (PA)

26 August: Sunderland manager Roy Keane has confirmed West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand is undergoing a medical with the club. (PA)

25 August: West Ham boss Alan Curbishley admits he will need to sign another defender before the closure of the transfer window after revealing the club have accepted a bid from Sunderland for Anton Ferdinand. Curbishley told BBC Radio 5 Live: "The board have accepted the bid - he's not renegotiated his contract - and the decision was taken out of my hands." (PA)

23 August: West Ham manager Alan Curbishley claims his club have accepted a bid from Sunderland for Anton Ferdinand.

21 August: West Ham captain Lucas Neill has had "preliminary" talks with the club about a new deal. (PA)

20 August: West Ham have refused to comment on reports that defender Anton Ferdinand is set to complete a £6m switch to Sunderland in the next 48 hours despite firm indications the fee has been agreed between the two clubs. (PA)

19 August: The anticipated return from injury of Wales centre-back James Collins could help speed the exit of Anton Ferdinand from West Ham after reports of a £6m bid by Sunderland. (PA)

7 August: Hearts midfielder David Obua claims West Ham were keen to sign him before he followed Csaba Laszlo to Tynecastle. (PA)

6 August: West Ham have come to an agreement with Fredrik Ljungberg to terminate his contract.

4 August: West Ham have signed goalkeeper Jan Lastuvka from Shakhtar Donetsk on a season-long loan, according to the Ukraine club's official website. (PA)

2 August: Reading manager Steve Coppell has confirmed defender Nicky Shorey is expected to make a return to the Barclays Premier League within days. The player has continued to be linked with West Ham as well as Portsmouth, Newcastle and Aston Villa. (PA)

29 July: Uruguay striker Edison Cavani looks set to stay at Palermo despite reports linking him with a move to the Barclays Premier League. Cavani is said to have attracted the interest of Tottenham and West Ham over the summer, but the player's agent insists the 21-year-old will remain with the Sicilian outfit next season. (PA)

23 July: Manchester City are considering making a bid for West Ham's Craig Bellamy after Benjani Mwaruwari broke down in training, rupturing a thigh muscle, which means the Zimbabwean striker will miss the first month of the season.

23 July: West ham have completed the £5m signing of Switzerland international utility player Valon Behrami from Lazio on a five-year contract, the Barclays Premier League club have confirmed. (PA)

23 July: George McCartney has signed a new five-year contract with West Ham. Earlier this month, the Hammers turned down a £4.5million offer to sell the Northern Ireland defender back to Sunderland. Sunderland boss Roy Keane wanted McCartney to return to the Stadium of Light but the player made clear his desire to stay in east London. (PA)

21 July: Richard Wright has returned to Ipswich after signing a two-year deal at Portman Road. The 30-year-old goalkeeper, who left Ipswich for Arsenal in a £6million deal seven years ago, has been snapped up from West Ham for an undisclosed fee. (PA)

18 July: West Ham are close to completing their first major signing of the summer, with the £5m acquisition of the highly-rated Swiss international Valon Behrami from Lazio.

18 July: West Ham goalkeeper Robert Green has been told he will not be sold or offered an improved contract. Hammers chief executive Scott Duxbury declared the England international must wait until 2009 before opening negotiations over a better deal. (PA)

18 July: West Ham goalkeeper Robert Green is considering his future with the club after claiming he was shunned in his bid to secure an improved contract. (PA)

16 July: Newcastle United's faltering summer recruitment drive was knocked back once again yesterday when Anton Ferdinand pulled out of transfer negotiations with the club.

15 July: Fulham have signed striker Bobby Zamora and defender John Pantsil for a joint fee of £6.3million. Zamora, 27, had been at Upton Park since January 2004 when he joined the east London club from Tottenham. Zamora told Fulham's official website, www.fulhamfc.com: "I am delighted that we have reached an agreement to enable me to play for Fulham next season. "I am looking forward to joining the rest of the team this week and preparing for the new campaign." Ghana international Pantsil joined the Hammers in August 2006. (PA)

9 July: Fulham have been given permission by West Ham to speak to striker Bobby Zamora and defender John Pantsil, according to West Ham's website.

26 June: Ipswich manager Jim Magilton has confirmed he has made an approach to West Ham United for their goalkeeper Richard Wright. Wright made his name with the Suffolk club before earning a £6m move to Arsenal in 2001 but his career has stuttered in recent years and Magilton is keen to resurrect it at Portman Road. "Richard is a very good goalkeeper and I feel he would be at his best playing for Ipswich Town," Magilton said yesterday.

23 June: West Ham have slapped an £8million price tag on central defender Anton Ferdinand who is reported to be a target for Aston Villa.

15 June: Rangers will have to produce a cash-only deal for Fulham's Steven Davis after the London club dropped their interest in Ibrox striker Daniel Cousin. West Ham and Middlesbrough are also credited with showing interest in Fulham's midfielder. (PA)

4 June: Dean Ashton has signed a new five-year contract to keep him at Upton Park until 2013.

3 June: Several clubs are thought to be expressing an interest in Chelsea's Steve Sidwell including Middlesbrough, Sunderland, Newcastle, West Ham, Fulham, Manchester City, Everton and Blackburn, with Aston Villa leading the way. Chelsea want in the region of £6m for the midfielder. (PA)

WHAT'S IN THE KITTY?

Owned by: B Gudmundsson (since 2006).

Value: £108m.

Turnover: £49.43m (to May 2007).

Profit/loss: £10.1m op' loss.

Debt: Cleared by Gudmundsson.

Prem TV cash 07-08: £36.77m.

Summer kitty: £10m.

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