LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 27: A general view inside the stadium as Neal Maupay of Brighton & Hove Albion scores their team's first goal during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Brighton & Hove Albion at London Stadium on December 27, 2020 in London, England. The match will be played without fans, behind closed doors as a Covid-19 precaution. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
It has been announced that the adolescent defender would be leaving his current club, and West Ham United is set to sign him.
So far in West Ham’s summer transfer window
In order to bring in new players before the 2024–2025 season, the Hammers, together with their new manager Julen Lopetegui and technical director Tim Steidten, have already made moves in the summer transfer window.
Teenage winger Luis Guilherme from Palmeiras was the first to sign, and this week Wes Foderingham, who left Sheffield United on a free transfer, was officially recognized as a member of the Hammers.
Not all of the club’s additions this summer look likely to be at first-team level, though, with West Ham set to sign David Chigwada from Manchester City.
The teenage attacker looks set to go into the club’s youth ranks, and it appears as if the Hammers could soon make another academy signing.
West Ham set to sign boyhood Hammers supporter
West Ham insider Sean Whetstone, relayed by Hammers News, has stated that teenage defender Luis Brown is set to sign for the Irons on Monday after recently training with the club. The 18-year-old is set to depart Arsenal and already has ties to West Ham, with his father academy manager Kenny Brown and his grandfather, Ken, playing more than 350 games for the Hammers.
“Arsenal defender Luis Brown has confirmed that he will be leaving Arsenal when his scholarship contract expires at the end of June. The 18-year-old son of West Ham Academy Manager Kenny Brown progressed all the way through the ranks at the club’s Hale End Arsenal academy, wasn’t offered a professional contract by Arsenal.
“Brown has been training with West Ham and is now expected to sign for the Hammers on 1 July. During his time at Arsenal Brown, who can play at left-back or centre-back, made 31 appearances for the U18s, scoring three goals. He often captained the team last season. Brown also made his Premier League 2 debut as a substitute against Southampton and was named on the bench in the UEFA Youth League.”
