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<v Speaker 1>West Ham United are advancing into the final stages of

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<v Speaker 1>negotiations to complete the transfer of his Railli winger Manor

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<v Speaker 1>Solomon from Tottenham Hotspur, overcoming a brief breakdown in talks

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<v Speaker 1>to edge closer to a deal, the two London clubs

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<v Speaker 1>hit a temporary impasse over the structure of promotion related

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<v Speaker 1>add ons, with West Ham reluctant to meet Tottenham's initial

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<v Speaker 1>twenty million pound valuation. However, fresh dialogue between the clubs

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<v Speaker 1>and Solomon's camp has broken the deadlock, putting the twenty

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<v Speaker 1>seven year old on the brink of a permanent move

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<v Speaker 1>across the Capitol and a package structured around an initial

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<v Speaker 1>five million pound fee that could rise up to ten

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<v Speaker 1>million pounds if the Hammers secure an immediate return to

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<v Speaker 1>the Premier League. The Irons earmarked Solomon as a prime

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<v Speaker 1>target following the departure of Crescentio Somerville, who left East

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<v Speaker 1>London in a sixty eight million pound moved to Saudi

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<v Speaker 1>Pro League side Al Hilo, with manager Nuno Asirido Santo

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<v Speaker 1>tasked with orchestrating a promotion charge following West Ham's unexpected

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<v Speaker 1>relegation to the Championship. Solomon offers Proven's second tier production.

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<v Speaker 1>During his previous loans spell with Leeds United, the winger

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<v Speaker 1>registered ten goals and twelve assists to help propel Leeds

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<v Speaker 1>back into the top flight. Solomon subsequently spent time in

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<v Speaker 1>Serie with Fiorentina, helping the Italian outfit preserve their top

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<v Speaker 1>flight status, before returning to North London for pre season preparations.

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<v Speaker 1>Despite earning starter minutes under new Tottenham boss Roberto Deserbe

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<v Speaker 1>throughout preseason, Solomon was informed that he did not figure

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<v Speaker 1>into spurs long term tactical plans as a regular starter.

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<v Speaker 1>With competition for wide attacking positions fierce at n seventeen,

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<v Speaker 1>Solomon's representative Shlomi ben Ezra publicly confirmed their desire to

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<v Speaker 1>find a project where the player could serve as a

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<v Speaker 1>focal point. Choosing west Ham allows the Israeli international to

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<v Speaker 1>follow in the footsteps of national team icons Yosi Venian

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<v Speaker 1>and a Alberkovic while remaining in London. With personal terms

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<v Speaker 1>already broadly agreed upon, Solomon is expected to undergo medical

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<v Speaker 1>assessments and complete formal paperwork ahead of west Ham's upcoming

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<v Speaker 1>league campaign opener