West Ham and wonderkids are two words that go hand-in-hand down the years.
The club’s academy has produced some of the best players ever seen in England over the past 20 years, and it does not look like halting at any stage.
Frank Lampard, Rio Ferdinand and Michael Carrick are just some of the most notable players to come from the infamous Hammers academy in recent times.
Lately, there has been a little freeze on first-teamers coming through as the club has battled to maintain Premier League survival.
Slaven Bilic certainly has a number of top international players at his disposal, but as they continue to struggle to move up the Premier League table, we may see him go into his youth academy to find a solution to the Irons problems.
These are THREE wonderkids that will be worth a fortune to the Hammers in 5 years time……
Edimilson Fernandes
Fernandes joined from his hometown club FC Sion this summer, where he made 66 first-team appearances, including in the Europa League.
The young star, who scored in the 2015 Swiss Cup final, is raring to go and is looking to make an immediate impact at London Stadium.
Fernandes is the cousin of former Manchester City midfielder and is attracting the notice of many of Europe’s top clubs.
Once Fernandes gets a solid run in the West Ham team it won’t be long before our regulars make Fernandes a cult-hero.
Reece Oxford
Oxford has been touted to reach the very top and is predicted to make his mark with the England team in the future.
Along with this, Oxford is one of the most highly-sought after youngsters in English football with Manchester United and Manchester City leading the race to sign him.
West Ham are desperately hopeful of tying Oxford down to a long-term contract, but his lack of playing time in the league is believed to be just a major reason why Oxford is holding off on a new contract.
Reece Burke
Reece Burke is another youth player who has shown great potential at West Ham, and needs a long run in the team to really show his potential.
Loan spells at both Wigan and Bradford have given Burke match experience but a return to the London Stadium is undoubtedly Burke’s main ambition.
West Ham fans are excited at the possibility coming back from a loan spell and maintaining a long and successful career at the club.
