Flocking to Twitter, many West Ham United supporters have been in full voice after club insider ExWHUemployee's update on exciting youngster Conor Coventry.

Coventry, who has impressed for West Ham throughout pre-season, has been tipped by a section of fans to be the Hammers' next breakthrough academy star after Declan Rice.

Some comparisons to the England international have even been made, and given this is club legend Mark Noble's last season in Claret and Blue, the 21-year-old could be useful to reinforce the defensive midfield position.

Manager David Moyes is fighting on the Europa League front as well as domestically for the 2021/2022 season but only has Rice and Tomas Soucek as natural options to sit in front of the back four.

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ExWHUemployee (via Hammers Updates), bringing news on Coventry's position, now claims that the starlet could in fact be allowed to go out on loan to Peterborough United.

Indeed, The Posh have submitted an offer for the midfield man and it is believed that West Ham are prepared to accept it - with the final decision resting on Coventry himself.

Discounting Manuel Lanzini, who has been utilised as a makeshift deep-lying playmaker by Moyes, it's little wonder supporters believe Coventry should stay and fight for a senior spot this season given their lack of depth.

As a result, many fans are simply baffled that West Ham and GSB are prepared to let Coventry move away.

Find all of their best verdicts, in response to Hammers Updates who shared the news, down below.

West Ham fans erupt over Coventry update

"This is ridiculous. He needs to stay. We are terrible at transfers and he is more than ready"

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"This is madness"

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"This will be utter madness if we send him out on loan. Screams of what we did to Josh Cullen last year"

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"Nah this club is actually dusted omds"

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"This can't happen with how painfully thin our squad is right now."

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"Incomprehensible"

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"This would be the most dumb transfer we have sanctioned in a long time.

And that’s really saying something."

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"Grady last season, Conor this....our owners really do enjoy taking a swipe at the fans don't they."

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