Defender receives assurance on Irons future

Reece Burke has been told he has a long term future despite having spent last season and this on loan.

The Academy product – having enjoyed a tremendous campaign at Bradford City last term – will be playing Championship football with Wigan this year hoping to make a difference to a club hovering just above the bottom three.

Rumours had been circulating that maybe he was surplus to the Irons defensive requirements and of course produced a blunder which led to the Europa Cup goal which saw us finally kicked out of the Europa Cup.

But ClaretandHugh has learned that Reece remains very much a Hammers player and his future was assured to us by a top insider.

We were told: “Like all the lads of his age he has to muscle up and he will step into a higher level of football this season which will harden him.

“We believe he is an outstanding prospect and his future is with West Ham United.”