Kampusbet - Manchester United attempted to sign West Ham youngster Reece Oxford last season
Judi Online - Manchester United tried to sign West Ham teenager Reece Oxford last season.
Oxford
became the second-youngest starter in the Premier League era at Arsenal
on Sunday and earned nationwide praise for a performance that belied
his inexperience, as West Ham won 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium.
Teenager
Oxford was a fixture in West Ham's Under-21s last year and United were
one of a number of clubs that tried to lure him away from Upton Park, reports the Manchester Evening News.
Oxford,
who revealed he was rejected by Tottenham, instead signed his first
professional deal with The Hammers on the Upton Park pitch in January.
It is understood West Ham
bought the Edmonton-born defender's family a London property in an
attempt to fight off interest from not just United but Arsenal and
Liverpool.
Oxford is an Arsenal supporter but is grateful for West Ham's faith in academy products.
Bandar Bola - "West Ham have been giving the young players who are coming through a chance," he said.
"Last
season I was on the bench a few times, so I expected to be around the
team again this season, but not starting against Arsenal."
Hammers manager Slaven Bilic said of Oxford's debut: "If Messi was in front of me, I'd be more fazed than Reece.
"People were asking: 'Are you sure he is 16?'
"It was going to be a risk but he has got something. I am very proud of him. He is a part of this new generation."
West
Ham academy manager Terry Westley credited Oxford's emergence his
'influence at home', adding his mum was 'very tough and strong with
him'.
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