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Noble delighted securing five West Ham prospects to new deals "in just over a week"

Noble delighted securing five West Ham prospects to new deals "in just over a week"
Noble delighted securing five West Ham prospects to new deals "in just over a week"West Ham/X.com

West Ham football chief Mark Noble is delighted seeing several academy graduates earn their chance this season.

Freddie Potts made his full Premier League debut in recent weeks.

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And Noble told whufc.com: “We want them to push on, like the boys that have done that in recent times. The likes of Freddie Potts, Calum Marshall, Ollie Scarles and George Earthy.

“The Academy’s job is to keep supplying the first team with players who are ready to go. You look back at myself, then Declan Rice and Ben Johnson, that’s the tradition. We’ve got to keep producing players from within. That’s our job, and that’s what we want to keep doing.”

Meanwhile, Ezra Mayers and Preston Fearon have extended their deals until 2028, while U21s captain Airidas Golambeckis has committed his future to the Club until 2029. Development squad players Mohamadou Kanté and Josh Landers also signed new contracts in October.

Noble added, "To do five of them in just over a week is pretty special. You’ve got to keep your best players.

“We know how incredibly difficult it is, but we need to give them a chance. They deserve this opportunity, but now it’s over to them. We believe in them, that’s why they’ve got the contracts they have.”

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