West Ham United are delighted to announce the arrival of Stockport County youngster
Danny Whitehead for an undisclosed fee.
The 19-year-old attacking midfielder already possesses plenty ofsenior experience, having appeared in 59 Blue Square Bet Premier matchesfor the Hatters.
He will now link up with the Hammers on a two-year deal with anoption for a third after impressing during a successful trial period atthe end of the 2012/13 campaign.
Whitehead said: "I'm very excited to have joined West Ham and I can't wait to get out there and play.
"It's obviously a big step up, but I've got to take the opportunity and grasp it.
"i was on trial here at the end of last season and all the lads helped me fit in well during the two weeks of training i did.
"I've got a bit of experience from playing for the first team atStockport- I'll probably be with the Under-21s here at the start, andthen I'll be trying to push towards the first team."
Manager Sam Allardyce said: "He was recommend by Didi Hamann - whomanaged Stockport - as he felt he was an emerging talent that needednurturing. I asked their current manager Ian Bogie about his talents andhe allowed us to take a look at him last season and like every youngplayer he's got talent.
"He's very capable of handling the ball and he's able to create withhis passing. He's very slight, which we'll work on, but the question iscan we create that potential into a Premier League player? It issomething we'll find out over the coming years through our Academysystem and we'll see if he can join the long list of players that havecome through."
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