RB Leipzig are set to complete a permanent deal for West Ham youngster and Borussia Monchengladbach loanee Reece Oxford.
Freiburg’s forward Nils Petersen and Moenchengladbach defender Reece Oxford (R) vie for the ball during the German first division Bundesliga football match.
West Ham United youngster Reece Oxford is set to end his season-long loan at Borussia Monchengladbach early and move permanently to fellow Bundesliga side RB Leipzig, reports the BBC.
The Hammers are going to receive an initial £8m for the 19-year-old, but the fee could more than double to £16.88m with add-ons.
Reece Oxford of West Ham United arrives at the stadium prior to the Premier League match against Middlesbrough.
Oxford has only played four games for Gladbach this season, although they were linked with a permanent deal for the defender themselves.
However, instead the teenager will switch to Leipzig – who have been interested in the Englishman since 2016 but failed to complete a deal then.
David Moyes, manager of West Ham United, looks on prior to the Premier League match against AFC Bournemouth.
West Ham manager David Moyes has allowed Oxford to leave the London Stadium, but having been one of the most exciting prospects at the club and the whole of English football when he became their youngest ever player in July 2015, will the East Londoners live to regret this decision?
The centre-back may not have made the progress expected since that debut, but he is still young and selling homegrown talent from the academy is not always a popular decision among the fans.
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