West Ham United couldn’t hold on to academy graduate and highly-rated right-back Jeremy Ngakia beyond June despite their best efforts.
The Hammers were keen to hand him a short-term deal until the end of the 2019-20 Premier League campaign after he refused to sign a long-term extension.
The 19-year-old left West Ham yesterday after five years and five appearances for the first-team, and skipper Mark Noble believes money possibly played a huge role in his decision to leave.
Ngakia was offered a £5,000-a-week deal, but it wasn’t enough to convince him to remain at the London Stadium club.