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18th July 2016

The 2016/17 season is edging ever closer and West Ham United players and, as you can see, supporters have been active on social media!

YouTuber Spencer Owen captured this star-studded video selfie during Saturday’s 2016/17 Home Kit launch event at the London Stadium…

Had a great time hosting the @whufc_official 2016/17 kit launch! Great to meet our new signings! #COYI #SelfieSquad pic.twitter.com/Xdm5hF6Ltm
— Spencer FC (@SpencerOwen) July 16, 2016

Goalkeeper Raphael Spiegel was clearly delighted to take part in Saturday’s launch event…

Great to present the new @whufc_official kit at the new stadium? #HomeOfHeros #coyi #whu pic.twitter.com/pRQpYU1nQW
— Raphael Spiegel (@SpiegelRaphael) July 16, 2016

The Hammers jetted off to Austria on Sunday for the Club’s second pre-season tour and training camp, with Enner Valencia and Cheikhou Kouyate back with the squad…

Austria here we go//Austria allá vamos?? #preseason #whufc #squad ? #COYI pic.twitter.com/RqjuQklQGi
— Adrián San Miguel (@AdriSanMiguel) July 17, 2016

Andy Carroll was in playful mood as he snapped this image of a follically challenged teammate on the team coach!

Guess the player?? And this picture is doing wonders for his Baggy Bald Barnet!! #PreSeason ????????… https://t.co/MxFYklBucL
— Andy Carroll (@AndyTCarroll) July 17, 2016

On a more solemn note, Cheikhou Kouyate expressed his support for former Hammers striker and fellow Senegal international Demba Ba, who suffered a serious leg injury while playing in China at the weekend…

Courage la famille @dembabafoot tu reviendras plus fort inshallah ???????????????????????? #Alhamdoulilahforeverything????????????????????????

A photo posted by Cheikhou Kouyate (@roilionpapis) on Jul 17, 2016 at 1:07pm PDT

Ba's former Besiktas teammate Gokhan Tore also posted on Instagram in support for his former colleague...

Karde?im geçmi? olsun. En k?sa zamanda sahalara geri dönmeni dilerim. Bro I wish you a quick recovery. #bro #dembaba #gökhantöre #hammers

A photo posted by Gökhan Töre (@gokhantore) on Jul 17, 2016 at 10:51am PDT

On another serious note, Tore posted a message of solidarity with his Turkish compatriots amidst a difficult period in his homeland…

Vatan?m?z, Bayra??m?z ve Milletimiz için ?ehit dü?en tüm karde?lerime Allah'tan rahmet, ailelerine ve tüm Türk Milletine sab?rlar dilerim. Ba??m?z sa?olsun.

A photo posted by Gökhan Töre (@gokhantore) on Jul 18, 2016 at 2:32am PDT

Dimitri Payet had a message of support for those affected by the terrorist attack in Nice in his home nation of France...

Pray For Nice ????????
Mes pensées les plus sincères aux familles des victimes #prayfornice????????… https://t.co/04G3gt0zvN
— Dimitri Payet (@dimpayet17) July 15, 2016

Manuel Lanzini made the most of his final day off ahead of Argentina’s pre-Olympic training camp in Miami on Saturday…

Vamos a la playaaaaa ?????????????? // go to the beach hahaha

A photo posted by Manuel Lanzini (@manuulanzini) on Jul 15, 2016 at 3:50pm PDT

…and then got down to hard work in the gym on Sunday!

Entrenando para lo q se viene ?????????? #jjoo #lomejorestaporvenir

A photo posted by Manuel Lanzini (@manuulanzini) on Jul 16, 2016 at 8:45am PDT

Reece Oxford is also away on international duty and helped England reach the semi-finals of the UEFA European U19 Championship in Germany…

What a win !! Happy to get through to the semi-finals of the euros ?????????? pic.twitter.com/5xleFQDYgp
— Ox (@Reeceoxford_) July 15, 2016

Another promising youngster, Bermudan goalkeeper Nathan Trott, has been hard at work in training in preparation for the Development Squad pre-season schedule…