West Ham transfer news and rumours

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

CONFIRMED TRANSFERS IN:

Manuel Da Costa, undisclosed

Alessandro Diamanti, undisclosed

Radoslav Kovac, undisclosed

Fabio Daprela, undisclosed

Peter Kurucz, undisclosed

Luis Jimenez, loan

Jack Lampe, undisclosed

Frank Nouble, undisclosed

CONFIRMED TRANSFERS OUT:

James Collins, £5m

Savio Nsereko, undisclosed

Lee Bowyer, released

Walter Lopez, released

Lucas Neill, released

Kyel Reid, released

Freddie Sears, loan

Jordan Spence, loan

Tony Stokes, released

Diego Tristan, released

Jimmy Walker, released

Frank Nouble, undisclosed

SPECULATION:

1 September: Aston Villa have completed the signing of West Ham defender James Collins, on a four-year contract.

1 September: West Ham defender James Collins is on the verge of joining Aston Villa in a £5m deal.

28 August: West Ham have eased their striking problems with the signing of Livorno forward Alessandro Diamanti.

25 August: AC Milan right-back Massimo Oddo claims West Ham have expressed an interest in taking him to Upton Park.

25 August: Livorno president Aldo Spinelli claims striker Alessandro Diamanti is on the verge of a move to West Ham.

25 August: AS Roma striker Julio Baptista is staying at the Stadio Olimpico, according to his agent, cooling reports linking him with a move to West Ham or Manchester City.

24 August: West Ham have been told to improve their offer if they want to acquire Livorno striker Alessandro Diamanti.

21 August: Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill is monitoring Portsmouth's Sylvain Distin, James Collins of West Ham and the Blackburn defender Stephen Warnock.

20 August: West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola is edging closer to signing Bordeaux forward Marouane Chamakh and is looking to sell James Collins to push the deal through.

19 August: Arsenal and Sunderland target Marouane Chamakh is resigned to staying at Bordeaux for the coming season, despite claiming he has recently been approached by West Ham.

19 August: West Ham have accepted a £3.5m from Stoke for Wales defender James Collins.

17 August: West Ham have no need to sell off their key players, as manager Gianfranco Zola looks forwards to a positive campaign.

14 August: Leandro Rinaudo's agent claims the Napoli defender would be well suited to the Barclays Premier League, but believes the Serie A club are not prepared to sell him.

14 August: West Ham have completed the permanent signing of Czech Republic international Radoslav Kovac from Spartak Moscow for an undisclosed fee.

11 August: Manchester City are ready to move to bring their former captain Sylvain Distin back to the club, as West Ham's demands for Matthew Upson's services are proving higher than the Premier League's big spenders are willing to pay.

10 August: Gianfranco Zola remains hopeful that West Ham will sign a new striker before the start of the season.

10 August: Czech international midfielder Radoslav Kovac has joined English Premier League club West Ham United from Spartak Moscow on a permanent basis, the Russian Premier League side said today.

7 August: West Ham United are likely to sign Luca Toni ahead of the new Premier League season, according to the agent of the Bayern Munich and Italy striker.

6 August: Talks between Sunderland and West Ham defender Lucas Neill remain ongoing, with the Black Cats reportedly keen to make the Australian the best-paid player in the club's history.

3 August: West Ham are to continue talks this week with Lucas Neill in an attempt to keep him at Upton Park. With the Hammers now back from their trip to the Far East, manager Gianfranco Zola will step up moves to finalise his squad ahead of the new campaign.

31 July: West Ham are monitoring strikers Eidur Gudjohnsen and Mario Balotelli.

30 July: West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola knows he faces stiff competition to sign Barcelona striker Eidur Gudjohnsen but remains determined to bolster his attacking options before the start of the season.

28 July: So who's in, who's out – and what will your club do next?

28 July: West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola remains hopeful of convincing defender Lucas Neill to sign a new deal with the club. The Australia international's contract at Upton Park expired at the end of last month and he did not fly to Beijing with the Hammers for this week's Barclays Asia Trophy, fuelling speculation that his future lies elsewhere.

5 July: The IoS transfer-merry go-round: a comprehensive list of players linked in the past week to your club; plus those who have signed on the dotted line.