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With the Season only just started and the transfer window still open, talks of dodging a bullet might seem a bit dramatic, but that is exactly what appears to have happened to West Ham United in the last 24 Hours!

The club looked to have 'pulled the plug' on spending £30 Million with Manchester United for Harry Maguire due to the amount of time the deal has taken and the fact that there are STILL fiscal anomalies that have to be thrashed out between the player and his parent club.

Jesse Lingard, he who David Moyes pursued like a 'hapless teenager in love' is in training with West Ham and right in the Irons manager's cross hairs! Free agent Lingard who repeatedly rebuffed Moyes increasingly desperate attempts to sign him is now a free agent having left Forest at the end of a very unsuccessful year!

Hammers have finally completed the signing of midfielder James Ward-Prowse from Southampton for a fee thought to be in the region of £30 Million.The 28 year old England international has joined on a four year deal and looks set to make his debut against Chelsea this coming weekend.

"I'm buzzing to be here at West Ham United," said Ward-Prowse who joined Southampton at the age of eight and made 410 senior appearances as well as captaining the club, who were relegated to the Championship last season.