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title: "New York Red Bulls turn down West Ham’s offer for Aaron Long"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2020/01/27/new-york-red-bulls-turn-down-west-hams-offer-for-aaron-long/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Abdullah Mulla"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2020-01-27T14:00:00Z"
modified: "2020-01-27T14:00:00Z"
---

# New York Red Bulls turn down West Ham’s offer for Aaron Long

New York Red Bulls have rejected West Ham United’s loan offer for defender Aaron Long, according to a report on [Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11685/11918741/west-ham-bid-for-usa-international-aaron-long-rejected-by-new-york-red-bulls).

The report confirms that the Hammers made a £382,000 offer to loan Long for the rest of the season, with a clause included to allow them to sign him permanently for £3.4m in the summer.

The Hammers were [close to signing](https://readwestham.com/2019/07/26/west-ham-fear-they-could-miss-out-on-long-deal/) the defender last summer but the move did not materialise due to [work permit problems.](https://readwestham.com/2019/11/18/west-ham-give-up-on-long-term-target-long-due-to-work-permit/)

Now, the London club have shown their interest again as they look to strengthen their defensive unit before the transfer window slams shut in a few days.

### READ WEST HAM VERDICT

Long won the [2018 MLS Defender of the Year](https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/11/07/new-york-red-bulls-aaron-long-wins-2018-mls-defender-year-award) award as he helped lead the Red Bulls to a record-setting 71 points.

As quoted on [Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11685/11918741/west-ham-bid-for-usa-international-aaron-long-rejected-by-new-york-red-bulls), Long has made it clear that it is his dream to play in the Premier League and unless the Hammers don’t submit a more attractive bid, it’ll still be a dream to him.

David Moyes’ side are currently in an intense relegation battle and [some fans are desperate for a new arrival](https://twitter.com/alfie_chambers/status/1220996039483764737) this month.

Angelo Ogbonna and Issa Diop are two defenders who look decent, but Fabian Balbuena is unconvincing and Winston Reid has too many fitness issues, so bringing in a new defender makes total sense.