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West Ham United have revealed the latest first-team situation ahead of the
2009/10 campaign
03.06.2009
West Ham United can confirm Lucas Neill has rejected the offer of a new
one-year contract after the release of the retained list of players for the
2009/10 season.
Following discussions in recent weeks which saw the out-of-contract defender
seeking a one-year deal to take him up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the club
made the 31-year-old right-back a significant offer to retain his services.
However, he rejected that contract proposal this week and is pursuing other
opportunities. West Ham United wish him well after two-and-a-half years'
service and will focus on improving the first-team squad for the new season.
The club are working hard on a number of transfer targets for the coming
campaign, having already secured many players on long-term deals. During the
2008/09 season, a dozen - all capped at various international levels - have
pledged their future while highly-rated Hungary Under-21 goalkeeper Peter
Kurucz has agreed a permanent four-year switch from Ujpest FC after a
successful loan spell.
The 12 players were Herita Ilunga, whose own permanent transfer from
Toulouse for an undisclosed fee comes into force this summer, Jack Collison,
Mark Noble, Savio Nsereko, Freddie Sears, Junior Stanislas, Marek Stech,
James Tomkins, Dean Ashton, Valon Behrami, Carlton Cole and Scott Parker,
the new Hammer of the Year.
Diego Tristan, Lee Bowyer, Walter Lopez, Kyel Reid, Tony Stokes and Jimmy
Walker are free to leave the Boleyn Ground, while Jan Lastuvka, Radoslav
Kovac and David Di Michele have completed their initial loan spells and
return to UEFA Cup winners Shakhtar Donetsk, Spartak Moscow and Torino
respectively.
The loans of Calum Davenport and Julien Faubert to Sunderland and Real
Madrid respectively will both officially end this month. Academy youngsters
Jack Jeffery, Ashley Miller, Tom Harvey and Ryan O'Neill have not been
offered new professional deals while Joe Widdowson has joined Grimsby Town.
The club would like to wish all the departing players well in their future
careers.
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Kurucz commits
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Hungary U21 goalkeeper Peter Kurucz has joined West Ham United on a
four-year contract from Ujpest FC
03.06.2009
West Ham United are delighted to announce the permanent signing of Hungary
Under-21 goalkeeper Peter Kurucz from Ujpest FC.
The shot-stopper, who had been on loan since early February, has put pen to
paper on a permanent four-year deal for an undisclosed fee. Along with Marek
Stech, he will help provide good competition for England goalkeeper Robert
Green.
Kurucz has impressed greatly since arriving at the club, working closely
with goalkeeping coach Ludek Miklosko at Chadwell Heath. The youngster, who
turned 21 last Saturday, made his debut in the Barclays Premier Reserve
League fixture against Aston Villa at Bishop's Stortford on 17 March. He
went on to make a total of five appearances for Alex Dyer's side.
The goalkeeper was also given the opportunity to travel with the first-team
squad to the Barclays Premier League fixtures at Bolton Wanderers and Aston
Villa before being named among the substitutes for the first time at Everton
on 16 May. Following the end of the season, Kurucz was also selected to take
part in the HKFC IP Global Soccer Sevens tournament in Hong Kong.
Prior to linking up with the Hammers, Kurucz began his career with
Budapest-based Ujpest, making eleven first-team appearances for the club.
The tall goalkeeper also enjoyed a loan spell at FC Tatabanya. The
highly-rated Hungarian joins West Ham's stable of international stoppers
that also includes England's Green, Czech Republic U21 man Stech, Canada U20
prospect Adam Street and Turkey U17 goalkeeper Deniz Mehmet.
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