Reece Oxford
Another Reece, who also plays in the same position as fellow youngster Reece Burke, is one of the brightest prospects in West Ham’s youth academy at this moment in time.
At just 16-years-old, Oxford is showing an excellent sense of maturity on the ball, with some comparing him to former academy graduate Rio Ferdinand.
The potential stumbling block is avoiding interest from a number of England’s biggest clubs. Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal are all rumoured to be interested in West Ham’s defensive prodigy.
The Hammers have offered Oxford a professional contract that has a rumoured £100,000 signing on fee, the most expensive offer ever for an academy player at West Ham. Hopefully Oxford will realise that featuring in the Premier League will come a whole lot quicker if he signs for West Ham, rather than the so called ‘elite’ of English football.
