{"id":66147,"date":"2022-07-07T19:10:53","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T18:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/?p=66147"},"modified":"2022-07-07T19:10:53","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T18:10:53","slug":"downes-completes-west-ham-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/2022\/07\/07\/downes-completes-west-ham-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Downes completes West Ham move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Swans and West Ham have both confirmed that Flynn Downes has completed his move to the Hammers for the traditional &#8220;undisclosed fee&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The links for the Swans midfielder were revealed yesterday and with Downes a West Ham fan it became a natural move trumping the interest that was being shown by another Premier League club in Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='ihrkSNyFRnl1j7yxbVGy5w' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1241437688' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'ihrkSNyFRnl1j7yxbVGy5w',sig:'3KEPdBJCCc1FE1v7YZH8Ot7tzqegz3Aykcs5iZLfmWw=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1241437688',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Speaking via the West Ham official website, Downes said\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s a surreal feeling to have joined my boyhood Club,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like I\u2019m dreaming.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been my dream since I was a little boy to join this Club &#8211; it\u2019s an absolute privilege. This is my Club, so I couldn\u2019t be more delighted.\u00a0I\u2019m glad to be here and I can\u2019t wait to get started.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to be the best I can be and this feels like the perfect opportunity to test myself against the very best players in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlayers have come to West Ham from the Championship and progressed to international honours. That\u2019s something you can\u2019t ignore. 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