West Ham complete signing of Man United whizkid Morrison
TALENTED ... Ravel Morrison.
WEST Ham United have signed Manchester United youngster Ravel Morrison.
Morrison and his agent have spent most of the day hashing out personal terms with the Hammers, and the fee could rise to £1m.
Morrison is believed to be one of the best players to come out of United’s academy but, with his contract due to expire in the summer, he couldn’t agree a new contract with the Red Devils.
West Ham boss Sam Allardyce told the London Evening Standard: “Ravel is a talented lad and if he really wants to be a player then we will help him as much as we can along the way.
“Perhaps a change of environment will be beneficial to him and help him make that step up to first team football quicker than perhaps would have been the case at Manchester United. There is no doubt he has exceptional talent.”
Newcastle United had a bid for the player, believed to be around £500,000, turned down earlier this month.
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