No truth in Irons defender move

Reports that Spanish outfit Eibar want West Ham youngster Reece Oxford – potentially on a permanent basis – are well wide of the mark.

The Spanish club has been credited with an inquiry for the Under 23s skipper  ahead of a potential loan move but a top club insider inside told us there was nothing in it.

There has been regular reports that Oxford is fancied by Dutch and German outfits including Hannover and RC Leipzig – now the Spanish club has been thrown into the mix.

But we were told that apart from the one loan offer from Bolton Wanderers, who were ready to pay just 75 per cent of the player’s wages, there has been no interest at all.

Oxford was made skipper of the Under 23s this season with former captain Declan Rice now a regular in the first team squad, suggesting that at this stage his future is seen very much with the Irons anyway!