Sky Sports presenter confirms medical update for West Ham and James Ward-Prowse

James Ward-Prowse is set to complete his move to West Ham United today as he undertakes a medical with the club.

The England midfielder is set to finalise a £30m move to the Hammers and he looks for an immediate return to the Premier League.

The midfielder has been tracked by a number of clubs this summer but it looks like West Ham are the ones who have won the bidding war.

And speaking on Sky Sports just now, Hayley McQueen has confirmed that Ward-Prowse is indeed undergoing a medical with the Hammers as we speak.

“Right, the breaking news. We know James Ward-Prowse is having a medical at West Ham United ahead of his £30m move from Southampton. We were just waiting for the news to be confirmed that he was having his medical and that is happening now. As soon as we get confirmation of a done deal, we’ll let you know,” McQueen said.

Hammers making moves

It was imperative that David Moyes was backed to replace Declan Rice and it does look like he is getting that backing.

The signing of Edson Alvarez was a big one, while the bid for Harry Maguire is a smart one as well.

Signing Ward-Prowse is also smart business. A seasoned Premier League player who knows how to score a goal, he’ll be a big player for the Hammers.

£30m is a relative bargain as well in modern football. If he does as well as he did with the Saints, then Hammers fans will quickly take to their new midfielder.

West Ham has now pay £6m to sign excellent player he has already bid his team mate goodbye from……

Man United to pay multi-million ‘golden goodbye’ for Harry Maguire transfer to West Ham United

Manchester United are ready to give Harry Maguire a “golden goodbye” ahead of his move to West Ham, according to the Daily Star.

The newspaper reported on Friday (page 48, 11 August) that the Red Devils are prepared to give Maguire. 30, a £6million pay-off in order to get him off their wage bill.

It is understood that Maguire earns £180,000-a-week at Old Trafford but his wages at West Ham will drop to £120,000-a-week.

On 9 August, BBC Sport reported that the Irons have agreed to pay around £30million for Maguire, who cost Man United £80million when they signed him from Leicester City in 2019.

Maguire’s been wretched for Man United in the last couple of years and his reward is a multi-million-pound payout and a move to a European champion.

It just goes to show how desperate the Old Trafford giants were to get rid of Maguire, who played just 16 times in the Premier League last season.

We all know that Maguire can be an incredible defender.

Earlier in his career, he did brilliantly at Hull, Sheffield United and Leicester while he even did well to start with at Manchester United.

With England, he’s always been Mr Reliable, playing a major role in Gareth Southgate’s side over the last few years as England reached the World Cup semi-finals and the European Championships final.

If he can replicate that England form with the Hammers, we’ll have made an incredible signing.

If anyone can get the best out of him, it’s David Moyes.