Rumour Reel: West Ham knock back big-bucks

It’s no surprise that Hull are in serious need of reinforcements in a bid to hold onto their position in the Premier League, and they took a step in the right direction by sealing the signature of Liverpool’s Lazar Markovic on-loan until the end of the season.

The Serbian forward will be plying his trade at the KCOM Stadium for the rest of the campaign and will view it as a perfect opportunity to show just what he is capable of as he looks to impress reds boss Jurgen Klopp. The 22-year-old was previously at Benfica before making a £20m move to Anfield. Let’s see if he can justify that price-tag.

Seagulls swoop on Tomo

Brighton are battling away in the Championship and look nailed-on to be playing Premier League football next season, with a chance of going up as champions at the expense of Newcastle, who everyone had picked pre-season.

With an eye on maintaining that promise, manager Chris Hughton brought Chelsea defender Fikayo Tomori to Falmer Stadium this week. The England U20 cap arrives with plenty of promise but also boasts competitive action at Chelsea, making a substitute appearance on the last game of the season in the summer. He’ll be hoping to feature more often for Brighton.

West Ham sign Holland

West Ham, with one-eye on losing Payet in this transfer window, looked to the future when adding Nathan Holland on a three-and-a-half-year deal. The Engand U19 international arrives from Everton, where he failed to break into the first-team, but we have witnessed the class coming through at Goodison Park recently.

It’s unlikely he will be given much first-team game time at Stratford this season, if any, but followers of West Ham will be delighted to see their club invest in talented, young, English talent, and will see Everton’s loss as their gain. It’s now up to Holland to repay that faith.

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