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title: "Man City show interest in signing West Ham star"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ste Hoare"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2016-02-26T11:17:55Z"
modified: "2016-02-26T11:17:55Z"
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# Man City show interest in signing West Ham star

Manchester City are set to steal a march on the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United by looking to secure a deal to sign youngster Reece Oxford from West Ham.

According to [ESPN](https://www.espnfc.co.uk/story/2814820/west-ham-youth-reece-oxford-a-target-for-man-city-sources), West Ham are reluctant to sell the 17-year-old, but that will not discourage City from attempting to do a deal.

Oxford shot to prominence at the start of the season when West Ham needed him to play due to an injury crisis and the youngster did extremely well, a Man of the Match performance against Arsenal at the Emirates will stick in the mind of Hammers fans for years to come.

![Mike Hewitt/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2016/02/483541868.jpg)

Oxford is comfortable playing as a central defender or as a defensive midfielder and his potential is huge, hence why so many clubs have him marked as a potential transfer target.

West Ham have the England Under 19 player under contract until 2019 so if anybody wishes to sign them, it’d likely cost them a sizeable fee.