West Ham are poised to complete the signing of Peterborough United's teenage striker Jaanai Gordon-Hutton.
Following weeks of speculation the deal is now set to be confirmed after the two clubs reached agreement over a transfer fee for the promising 18-year-old.The youngster spent a brief period on trial at Chadwell Heath last month during which he impressed sufficiently to draw a firm bid from the Hammers. That initial offer was rejected by Posh, who it has been suggested were looking for up to £5million for the player.
However a deal was finally struck when West Ham submitted an improved bid. Jack Sullivan, the son of co-Chairman David Sullivan confirmed the deal had been done on his Twitter timeline, stating: "We have signed Jaanai Gordon-Hutton! Four-year deal will start in January. He's one for the future."
Born in Northampton in 1995, Gordon-Hutton signed his first contract with Peterborough in 2009 at the age of just 14, before turning pro in 2012. He made his first team debut for the Posh in September 2012 as a second half substitute in their 2-0 home defeat against Wolves.
Gordon-Hutton went on to make three more appearances for Peterborough in 2012/13 including his first start against Hull in January 2013 - a 1-1 draw in which he played for 82 minutes. This season he made three brief first team substitute appearances before joining West Ham on trial in November.
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