Archive January 27, 2026

West Ham are set to sign Fulham winger Adama Traore on a permanent deal, with the move subject to a medical.

The 30‑year‑old is close to a reported £2m switch from west to east London, where he will be reunited with Nuno Espirito Santo, who managed him at Wolves.

Capped eight times by Spain, Traore has made just two Premier League starts for Fulham this season and was not involved in their most recent 2–1 win at home to Brighton on Saturday.

Having started his career at Barcelona, Traore had spells at Aston Villa, Middlesbrough and Wolves before joining Fulham in 2023 on a free transfer.

West Ham have been among the most active teams in the January transfer window, signing forwards Pablo Felipe from Gil Vicente for £20m and Taty Castellanos from Lazio for £25.2m.

They are also in talks to sell midfielder Lucas Paqueta to Flamengo, having already sold Guido Rodriguez to Valencia and Luis Guilherme to Sporting, while German Niclas Fullkrug has joined AC Milan on loan.

West Ham are set to sign Fulham winger Adama Traore on a permanent deal, with the move subject to a medical.

The 30‑year‑old is close to a reported £2m switch from west to east London, where he will be reunited with Nuno Espirito Santo, who managed him at Wolves.

Capped eight times by Spain, Traore has made just two Premier League starts for Fulham this season and was not involved in their most recent 2–1 win at home to Brighton on Saturday.

Having started his career at Barcelona, Traore had spells at Aston Villa, Middlesbrough and Wolves before joining Fulham in 2023 on a free transfer.

West Ham have been among the most active teams in the January transfer window, signing forwards Pablo Felipe from Gil Vicente for £20m and Taty Castellanos from Lazio for £25.2m.

They are also in talks to sell midfielder Lucas Paqueta to Flamengo, having already sold Guido Rodriguez to Valencia and Luis Guilherme to Sporting, while German Niclas Fullkrug has joined AC Milan on loan.

Great Britain’s David Weir says he will do “all I can” to stop Swiss great Marcel Hug equalling his record tally of eight London Marathon wins after both athletes were confirmed for this year’s race.

World record holder Hug, a three-time Paralympic Games marathon gold medallist, will bid to win the London Marathon for a sixth consecutive year on Sunday, 26 April.

The 46-year-old Weir, who achieved his most recent victory in London in 2018, said: “Marcel is an incredible athlete operating at the peak of his powers.

The announcement of the elite wheelchair fields at the 2026 London Marathon followed Monday’s unveiling of the elite British men and women participants.

Weir will be joined by fellow Britons Sean Frame, Simon Lawson, Nathan Maguire, Michael McCabe and Johnboy Smith in the men’s wheelchair race.

Eden Rainbow-Cooper competes in the women’s event, alongside another dominant Swiss athlete in Catherine Debrunner, winner of the past two London Marathons.

The London Marathon became the first marathon to award equal prize money to wheelchair and non-disabled elite athletes in 2024.

Hug, the course record holder in London, said: “For me, it is more than a race. It is an organisation that has done so much to put wheelchair racing and us, as athletes, at the very heart of the event.

“It is for this reason that I am proud to have enjoyed the success I have here, and to be one win away from a legend like David Weir is incredible.”

The 40-year-old and Weir are long-time rivals, and the Briton finished runner-up to Switzerland’s Hug in their most recent head-to-head at last year’s New York City Marathon.

Weir’s eight London victories span 16 years, with his first coming in 2002. He finished sixth last year.

Great Britain’s David Weir says he will do “all I can” to stop Swiss great Marcel Hug equalling his record tally of eight London Marathon wins after both athletes were confirmed for this year’s race.

World record holder Hug, a three-time Paralympic Games marathon gold medallist, will bid to win the London Marathon for a sixth consecutive year on Sunday, 26 April.

The 46-year-old Weir, who achieved his most recent victory in London in 2018, said: “Marcel is an incredible athlete operating at the peak of his powers.

The announcement of the elite wheelchair fields at the 2026 London Marathon followed Monday’s unveiling of the elite British men and women participants.

Weir will be joined by fellow Britons Sean Frame, Simon Lawson, Nathan Maguire, Michael McCabe and Johnboy Smith in the men’s wheelchair race.

Eden Rainbow-Cooper competes in the women’s event, alongside another dominant Swiss athlete in Catherine Debrunner, winner of the past two London Marathons.

The London Marathon became the first marathon to award equal prize money to wheelchair and non-disabled elite athletes in 2024.

Hug, the course record holder in London, said: “For me, it is more than a race. It is an organisation that has done so much to put wheelchair racing and us, as athletes, at the very heart of the event.

“It is for this reason that I am proud to have enjoyed the success I have here, and to be one win away from a legend like David Weir is incredible.”

The 40-year-old and Weir are long-time rivals, and the Briton finished runner-up to Switzerland’s Hug in their most recent head-to-head at last year’s New York City Marathon.

Weir’s eight London victories span 16 years, with his first coming in 2002. He finished sixth last year.

Great Britain’s David Weir says he will do “all I can” to stop Swiss great Marcel Hug equalling his record tally of eight London Marathon wins after both athletes were confirmed for this year’s race.

World record holder Hug, a three-time Paralympic Games marathon gold medallist, will bid to win the London Marathon for a sixth consecutive year on Sunday, 26 April.

The 46-year-old Weir, who achieved his most recent victory in London in 2018, said: “Marcel is an incredible athlete operating at the peak of his powers.

The announcement of the elite wheelchair fields at the 2026 London Marathon followed Monday’s unveiling of the elite British men and women participants.

Weir will be joined by fellow Britons Sean Frame, Simon Lawson, Nathan Maguire, Michael McCabe and Johnboy Smith in the men’s wheelchair race.

Eden Rainbow-Cooper competes in the women’s event, alongside another dominant Swiss athlete in Catherine Debrunner, winner of the past two London Marathons.

The London Marathon became the first marathon to award equal prize money to wheelchair and non-disabled elite athletes in 2024.

Hug, the course record holder in London, said: “For me, it is more than a race. It is an organisation that has done so much to put wheelchair racing and us, as athletes, at the very heart of the event.

“It is for this reason that I am proud to have enjoyed the success I have here, and to be one win away from a legend like David Weir is incredible.”

The 40-year-old and Weir are long-time rivals, and the Briton finished runner-up to Switzerland’s Hug in their most recent head-to-head at last year’s New York City Marathon.

Weir’s eight London victories span 16 years, with his first coming in 2002. He finished sixth last year.