Chelsea have rejected an offer of £45m from West Ham for Andrey Santos according to journalist Vene Casagrande.The Blues signed Santos from Brazilian side Vasco da Gama for a fee in the region of

Sunderland returns to the Premier League for the first time in eight years, and is hoping to stick around this time. They moved up after defeating Sheffield United in a championship playoff final, joining Leeds and Burnley as the three clubs to secure promotion.

Preview the matchup between West Ham United and Sunderland AFC with predictions, odds, over/under, betting lines and more.

Just like the Premier League, our weekly feature on the best football posts from social media is back! That said, some fans are less excited about the top flight’s return than others. Is that a

Potts has a legendary surname but has impressed with his attitude and performances during pre-season with West Ham

West Ham United midfielder Lucas Paqueta is considering leaving the East London outfit this summer ( Fabrizio Romano ). He might seek a new challenge away from the Hammers after three years at the London Stadium.

Graham Potter is already ringing alarm bells in East London after his side suffered a 3-0 loss against newly-promoted Sunderland. West Ham United put up little fight at the Stadium of Light and were comfortably beaten in the end as three second-half goals courtesy of Eliezer Mayenda, Daniel Ballard, and Wilson Isidor settled the contest.

West Ham vice-chair Karren Brady is adamant that Lucas Paqueta will stay at the club this season. There has been speculation that Paqueta, who was recently cleared of spot-fixing charges, could look to seek a move away this summer. The 27-year-old attracted interest from Manchester City earlier in the summer.