West Ham make £2.5m move for Villa defender Luke Young

21 August 2010 00:18
West Ham are ready to bid £2.5m for Aston Villa right back Luke Young.[LNB] Manager Avram Grant hopes to convince the defender to join the Hammers. [LNB] Capital gain: Luke Young[LNB]Young, 31, should have moved to Liverpool last month but it fell through despite a fee being agreed. He is keen on a return to London. [LNB]Grant has also explored the possibility of signing Genoa's Anthony Vanden Borre, who he had at Portsmouth last season, on loan.[LNB] But a permanent deal would allow West Ham the option of bringing in a striker on loan, with Felipe Caicedo from Manchester City still a possibility. [LNB] Everton, West Ham and Spurs on alert after heart defect puts Remy's Marseille move in doubtAston Villa rebuff Blackpool approach for midfielder Barry Bannan[LNB] [LNB]  

Source: Daily_Mail