Filed: Monday, 15th August 2011
By: Staff Writer
KUMB.com
Zavon Hines is set to sign for Championship club Burnley after failing to
land the contract he wanted at West Ham. The 22-year-old striker has been
out of contract at the club since the end of last season and looked certain
to leave east London some months ago. However at the beginning of last month
it looked as if the two parties were edging towards a deal when Hines told
his followers on Twitter that he hoped to remain at West Ham and was hopeful
of signing a new deal. But despite being involved in the latter stages of
the club's pre-season - most recently when he was part of the Hammers XI
that won 5-1 at Grays on 4th August - talks fell through, and the former
England under-21 is now set to join West Ham's Championship rivals Burnley
for a nominal fee. Hines, who was named Young Player of the Year by KUMB.com
readers at the end of the 2009/10 season made his first team debut under
Alan Curbishley in West Ham's 4-1 Carling Cup defeat of Macclesfield - a
game in which he also scored. Having failed to make any further appearances
for the first team that season he played 15 times in 2009/10, making his
first start for the club in the 1-0 defeat at Wigan in September. However
his season ended abruptly in December 2009 when he was forced to endure
surgery to fix a lonstanding knee problem - an injury that kept him out
until November the following year.
Sporadic appearances under Avram Grant despite being fully fit led him to
Hines criticising the manager via his Twitter feed back in May, whilst the
arrival of Sam Allardyce gave hope that his career at the Boleyn could be
salvaged.
However that hope was short lived and his departure is expected to be
confirmed by both clubs shortly.
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