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West Ham young star admits loan desire

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West Ham United youngster Reece Burke has admitted that he is eager to go on loan to a Championship club this season to increase his experience of first-team football.

The 19-year-old is one of the most-promising young stars in the English game and recently penned a new four-year deal with Slaven Bilic’s men.

With Burke on the fringes of first-team action at the London Stadium, regular action is expected to be a commodity for the teenager should he stay with his boyhood club for 2016-17.

The boyhood Hammers fans has confessed that a move to English football’s second tier could well be the next step in his development.

“This season, another loan move may happen for me,” he told the club’s official website.

“I think I’m going to try and do Championship – the next step – and see how the season goes. I’ll hopefully get another load of games under my belt.”

Burke impressed on a season-long loan deal at Bradford in 2015-16 and was named the Valley Parade outfit’s Player of the Year in the process.

West Ham fans will hope that Reece Oxford will follow in Burke’s footsteps and commit to the London club by penning a new contract soon.

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