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Report: South American scouted by Hammers

Photo of Sean Whetstone Sean Whetstone | 18:19 07/04/16

martinezWest Ham are scouting a South American youngster called Federico Martinez according to reports in the Sun newspaper.

The tabloid claim the 20-year-old winger has broken into the first team at Liverpool FC  in Uruguay.

It says Hammers scouts have been impressed with displays of the £1million-rated youngster and see him as one for thr the future. West Ham are poised to announce the signing of 18 year old Toni Martinez from Valencia in the coming days as another name for the future.

Martinez, is represented by Nick Maytum at TMG,  and can qualify for an EU passport through family instead of asking for a work permit. The Uruguay youth international has been compared to Argentina winger Angel Di Maria after bursting into the senior team at Liverpool.

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Sean Whetstone

I am Season Ticket Holder in West stand lower at the London Stadium and before that, I used to stand in the Sir Trevor Brooking Lower Row R seat 159 in the Boleyn Ground and in the Eighties I stood on the terraces of the old South Bank. I am a presenter on the West Ham Podcast called MooreThanJustaPodcast.co.uk. A Blogger on WestHamTillIdie.com a member of the West Ham Supporters Advisory Board (SAB), Founder of a Youtube channel called Mr West Ham Football at http://www.youtube.com/MrWestHamFootball,

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  • bubs says:
    April 7, 2016 at 5:43 pm

    Check his teeth first make sure he does not bite because Liverpoor and Uruguay conexcion
    But a few Million now could save us a fortune later and it’s a long time since we made a bad signing,

  • Boleyn Boy says:
    April 7, 2016 at 7:33 pm

    At that price he’s got to be worth a punt

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