Hammers technical director Tim Steidten is in Holland for face-to-face talks to get a deal for the £40m-rated midfielder over the line. Mohammed Kudus has been linked to Prem clubs and is near to joining West Ham Credit: Rex The Ghanaian ace, 23, was close to joining Brighton earlier in the window only for the move to break down over a release clause request in his contract. West Ham are...Full Story »

WEST HAM cult hero Andy Carroll partied with fans ahead of their Europa Conference League clash with AZ. The striker has joined supporters in the Netherlands for the second leg of the semi-final tie. Andy Carroll joined in with a sing-song with West Ham fans TC and AC pic.twitter.com/ZPdOWbHW0V— tom🫧 (@tomWHUFC_) May 18, 2023 The Hammers take a 2-1 aggregate lead into the ma...Full Story »

The striker, 28, is available with Barcelona desperate to get him off their wage bill. United are keen on a reunion with Depay, who becomes a free agent next summer Credit: Rex The Catalan club are said to be using the World Cup as a shop window for Memphis, whose contract is over next summer. In Tuesday's edition of AS, they claim that the Red Devils are the "most interested" side in Europe....Full Story »

Holland sent Wales to a third Nations League defeat in four games as Memphis Depay’s stoppage-time goal gave them a remarkable 3-2 victory in Rotterdam.Depay’s winner in the third minute of added time came just seconds after Gareth Bale had brought parity by drilling home his 39th Wales goal from the penalty spot.Noa Lang and Cody Gakpo had put Holland in control with goals inside th...Full Story »

Wout Weghorst struck deep in added time to snatch Holland a dramatic 2-1 Nations League win over Wales in Cardiff.Rhys Norrington-Davies looked to have extended Wales’ unbeaten home record when he struck his first Wales goal in the second minute of stoppage time to cancel out Teun Koopmeiners’ opener.But Holland went straight up the pitch and Weghorst’s superb header inflicted ...Full Story »

Cameron Brannagan and Nathan Holland hit brilliant long-range efforts as Oxford came from behind late on to beat 10-man Portsmouth 3-2 in an incident-packed match at the Kassam Stadium.Oxford made a dream start as Luke McNally met Billy Bodin’s sixth-minute corner with a firm downward header past keeper Gavin Bazunu.Pompey were level four minutes later with Ronan Curtis skilfully flicking ...Full Story »

PEP GUARDIOLA will get the chance to realise his dream of becoming an international boss when he leaves Manchester City – by Holland. Guardiola has made no secret of his desire to one day take charge of a national team when he calls time on his career as a domestic manager. Pep Guardiola is one under contract at Man City for another 18 months and is wanted by Holland Credit: EPA And the...Full Story »

Oxford will look to continue their strong form in League One when they take on Cheltenham on Saturday.A 3-0 victory over AFC Wimbledon lifted the Us into fifth place, and they received a further boost with the news Herbie Kane will stay on loan from Barnsley for the rest of the season.A number of players returned on Wednesday after recovering from coronavirus. Sam Winnall was among them, and he ...Full Story »

Oxford boss Karl Robinson heaped praise on Nathan Holland after his two goals helped dispatch Accrington 5-1 at the Kassam Stadium.The on-loan West Ham player’s first was a stunning solo effort before he quickly added a second from close range to open the floodgates for Oxford.Robinson said: “That’s been coming, we’ve been threatening to do something like that.“We&r...Full Story »

Recalled winger Nathan Holland scored two classy goals in eight minutes as Oxford chalked up a first win in six matches by beating Accrington 5-1.Stanley had begun well, with Matt Butcher twice shooting over from 20 yards while Ethan Hamilton had a header cleared off the line by Matty Taylor.On-loan West Ham player Holland’s 18th-minute opener was a stunning individual effort as he dribble...Full Story »

Nathan Holland should be available for Oxford’s League One clash with Lincoln.The winger is back in training after vomiting during the 2-0 Carabao Cup defeat to QPR last time out.Anthony Forde could return having missed the QPR loss on Tuesday night.James Henry (hamstring) and Ryan Williams (groin) could also be fit to feature.Teddy Bishop could start for Lincoln after having shaken off a ...Full Story »

Holland defender Matthijs de Ligt accepted the blame after his side suffered a shock loss to the Czech Republic in the last 16 of Euro 2020.The Dutch capitulated after De Ligt was sent off in Budapest and were beaten 2-0 after second-half goals from Tomas Holes and Patrik Schick on Sunday.De Ligt was dismissed for denying a goalscoring opportunity by handling the ball as he lost his footing chas...Full Story »

Tomas Holes and Patrik Schick struck in the second half as the Czech Republic stunned 10-man Holland in their Euro 2020 last-16 clash.The Dutch completely lost their way in front of a capacity crowd in Budapest after Matthijs de Ligt was sent off for handball on 55 minutes.Holes gave the Czechs the initiative with a powerful header on 68 minutes and Schick wrapped up victory with his fourth goal...Full Story »

Georginio Wijnaldum has warned Holland’s Euro 2020 rivals it is not just he and Memphis Depay who are a threat to their dreams of glory.The Paris St Germain midfielder and his Barcelona-bound team-mate scored all three goals between them as the Dutch rounded of a perfect Group C campaign with a 3-0 win over North Macedonia in Amsterdam to send them into the last 16 in good shape.Asked abou...Full Story »

Georginio Wijnaldum claimed a double as Holland completed a perfect Group C campaign with a 3-0 victory over North Macedonia in Amsterdam.On an evening when Goran Pandev made his 122nd and final appearance for the Macedonians, Wijnaldum scored twice inside seven second-half minutes to cement a win which had been set up by Memphis Depay’s 24th-minute strike at the Johan Cruyff Arena.The Dut...Full Story »

Frank De Boer is confident Holland have the ability to beat any team at Euro 2020 after securing top spot in Group C by comfortably defeating Austria 2-0.Memphis Depay’s early penalty and Denzel Dumfries’ second goal of the tournament booked a spot in the knockout stages with a game to spare.Holland will meet one of the best third-placed teams in the last 16 in Budapest on June 27, w...Full Story »

Holland progressed to the Euro 2020 knockout stages by clinching top spot in Group C courtesy of a comfortable 2-0 success over Austria in Amsterdam.Memphis Depay’s early penalty and Denzel Dumfries’ second goal of the tournament saw the Dutch build on their opening win over Ukraine against toothless opposition at the Johan Cruyff Arena.With head-to-head results being used to separat...Full Story »

Holland striker Memphis Depay insists he remains focused despite his impending move to Barcelona.The 27-year-old is expected to move to the Nou Camp on a free transfer once his contract at Lyon expires at the end of the month.He is currently preparing for Holland’s Euro 2020 game with Austria on Thursday and the former Manchester United player is keeping calm.Depay said: “The transfe...Full Story »

Holland coach Frank De Boer admits his side need to eradicate the errors from their game if they are to do well on their return to a major tournament after a seven-year absence.Holland, who failed to qualify for Euro 2016 or World Cup 2018, were 2-0 up at home to Ukraine with 15 minutes to go thanks to goals from Georginio Wijnaldum and Wout Weghorst when they conceded twice in four minutes to A...Full Story »

Holland made a dramatic return to major tournament football, snatching a late 3-2 victory over Ukraine having squandered a two-goal lead in their Euro 2020 opener.The Netherlands had failed to qualify for the previous European Championships and the 2018 World Cup and began their return to the big stage looking like they were desperate to make up for lost time.But having gone 2-0 up with less tha...Full Story »