West Ham defender Reece Oxford has signed a new four-and-a-half-year deal.<\/p>\n
The Hammers said the 18-year-old turned down interest from clubs including Manchester United, Manchester City and Arsenal.<\/p>\n
Oxford was the second youngest player to start a Premier League match when he made his competitive debut against Arsenal, aged 16, at the start of last season and starred in a 2-0 win at the Emirates Stadium.<\/p>\n
“I just want to kick on now,” he said.<\/p>\n
“There was a lot of speculation about my future but I am happy it has been done and I can get back to football.”<\/p>\n
West Ham boss Slaven Bilic expects big things from the teenager, who has missed the last six weeks with an ankle injury but is expected to resume training next week.<\/p>\n
“I really believe he has got everything,” said Bilic. “On paper he has all the abilities to become a world-class player and it is now up to him to train hard and for us to manage him well for him to fulfil it.”<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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