West Ham United set to table contract offer to sign Stoke City defender Logan Laird on permanent deal
West Ham are looking to sign Logan Laird after the young defender impressed on a trial with the club, according to Simon Jones for Mail Plus.
The 18-year-old has convinced the Hammers that he would be a useful addition to the squad and is now in line to get an offer to stay.
Laird had arrived on a trial from Stoke City and ExWHUEmployee had reported on 28 July that a decision on a permanent transfer was imminent.
It appears that has now been made as Jones reports for The Mail (31 July): “West Ham are also looking to give a contract to Stoke City’s 18-year-old centre-back Logan Laird after he impressed on trial.”
Start small
West Ham have got to start somewhere amid a summer of confusion in the transfer market so perhaps movement on the potential pick up of a teenage defender can get things going.
Laird hasn’t yet made a senior appearance at Stoke City so seems like he is sure to be one for the future at the London Stadium.
David Moyes is intent on picking up defensive help with Premier League experience after numerous injuries to his first-team options in the past year.
Harry Maguire has been targeted at Manchester United but is proving a difficult deal to do, as are numerous others in this window, and pursuits will presumably continue despite the move on Laird.
The young Scot is already six foot four according to the Stoke City website and is credited with quality on the ball and in the air.
So if he is added to the ranks at Rush Green perhaps it will save Moyes from chasing another expensive option in the market in the next couple of years, if he is still in charge.
In other West Ham news, three senior jobs are now on the line after months of work were squandered to see a key transfer target head to a rival club.