• 19-year-old to sign new deal at
London Stadium• Player expected to be loaned to League One clubWest Ham have underlined their determination not to lose their best young talents after finally agreeing a new deal with Conor Coventry, who was out of contract out in the summer and a target for a number of clubs this month.
Talks with Coventry have been going on since the start of the season and West Ham had grown concerned that they would lose the midfielder, with clubs in the Championship and abroad expressing an interest in the 19-year-old. Frustration had mounted on both sides of the negotiating table and the stand-off had raised the prospect of the London Stadium being forced to cash in on one of their most promising youngsters during the January transfer window or risk him signing a pre-contract with a foreign side before departing in the summer.