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title: "West Ham linked with move for Charlton star Morgan Fox"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2016/07/27/west-ham-linked-with-move-for-charlton-star-morgan-fox/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Michael Oliver"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2016-07-27T13:39:29Z"
modified: "2016-07-27T13:39:29Z"
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# West Ham linked with move for Charlton star Morgan Fox

West Ham are believed to be readying an offer for Charlton left-back Morgan Fox to fill the void left by the injured Aaron Cresswell, [HITC](https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2016/07/27/gb-west-ham-look-to-morgan-fox/?utm_medium=share%2Bbutton&utm_campaign=social%2Bmedia&utm_content=/en-gb/2016/07/27/gb-west-ham-look-to-morgan-fox) understands.

> Twitter: West Ham look to Morgan Fox [https://t.co/9Yqn2Kin3q](https://t.co/9Yqn2Kin3q) (@GraemeBailey)

Graeme Bailey first reported the news and believes that the Hammers will go back in for Fox after tracking him for a number of years.

Aaron Cresswell has been ruled out for up to four months with a knee ligament injury suffered in a heavy challenge during West Ham’s 3-0 friendly win over Karlsruher and now the Hammers are left panicking over his replacement.

The club are currently drawing up a shortlist and are believed to be preparing a move for Charlton standout Morgan Fox – a player the club considered signing two years ago before recruiting Cresswell from Ipswich.

![Steve Bardens/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2016/07/483393318.jpg)

An academy graduate at The Valley, Fox had been subject to an offer from Birmingham to leave Charlton who were relegated to League One last season, but HITC understands a deal has stalled.

One option for the Hammers is to recall Stephen Hendrie from his season-long loan with Blackburn, but the club would rather him stay there and receive first-team minutes throughout the season.

A host of left-backs have been linked with a move to East London since West Ham were dealt the crushing news about Cresswell’s injury lay-off. Former Manchester United defender [Alexander Buttner has been touted](https://readwestham.com/2016/07/26/west-ham-turn-attentions-to-alexander-buttner/) as a Hammers target, while [FC Copenhagen’s Ludwig Augustinsson](https://readwestham.com/2016/07/27/west-ham-linked-with-ludwig-augustinsson/) and [Norwich duo Robbie Brady & Martin Olsson](https://readwestham.com/2016/07/26/olsson-brady-wanted-west-ham-cresswell-replacements/) have all been linked.