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Flynn Downes achieves boyhood dream after signing for West Ham from Swansea

West Ham's new midfielder Flynn Downes could not hide his delight after signing for the club he supported as a boy.

The Swansea midfielder joins the Irons for £12million on a five-year contract, which includes the option of a further 12-month extension.

"It's a surreal feeling to have joined my boyhood club, I feel like I'm dreaming," he said.

Swansea fans have described Downes as a versatile and passionate player, who will fight for the badge and increase competition in the centre of the pitch. He is likely to challenge West Ham's Declan Rice and Tomas Soucek for their first team shirts.

Hammers manager David Moyes took an active role in the scouting and recruitment of the 23-year-old to the club he supported as boy.

"We think he's got good energy. We think he's got a lot of things which we have about our team, which would want to keep and want to add to," said Moyes, who is prepared to give the player time to settle in.
"We brought Jarrod Bowen from a similar situation at Hull, so we're always trying to find boys from the Championship who we think are going to step up to become Premier League players.
"I'm hoping that Flynn does. I think there's a good chance as he's got an awful lot of good attributes."

The former England Under-20 international has already made almost 150 career appearances.

"The manager's track record of bringing players through was a big motivation in me joining the club," said Downes.

"I 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.
"Players have come to West Ham from the Championship and progressed to international honours. That's something you can't ignore."

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