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title: "West Ham target Cairney discusses failed January move to London Stadium"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2018/05/05/west-ham-target-cairney-discusses-failed-january-move-to-london-stadium/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Ryan Darby"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2018-05-05T10:04:31Z"
modified: "2018-05-05T10:04:31Z"
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# West Ham target Cairney discusses failed January move to London Stadium

Fulham midfielder Tom Cairney says a January switch to West Ham was out of his hands after the move failed to materialise.

Whilst speaking to the [Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/05/04/exclusive-interview-fulhams-tom-cairney-incredibly-brave-play/), Cairney discussed rumours of a £8 million move to the London Stadium in Jaunary.

> I don’t know how close it was to happening. It was out of my hands. But last summer I signed a contract extension and that was me committing my future to Fulham. I live around here, I’m settled. I love it.

![Harry Trump/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2018/05/683903846.jpg)

The midfielder had been heavily linked with a move away from Fulham in the search of Premier League football.

Both West Ham and Newcastle have been long-term admirers of the player, who is playing a key role in Fulham’s promotion bid.

Cairney is widely regarded as one of the standout performers in the Championship and will undoubtedly attract top-flight interest once again this summer if Fulham fail to achieve promotion.

The Cottagers currently sit third in the Championship and look set to feature in the play-offs for a place in the top flight.