Newcastle and West Ham to do battle for £6 million England defender
Newcastle United and West Ham United are likely to do battle for Reading defender Nicky Shorey after Reading called off contract talks with the player.
Shorey has said in the past that he may leave the Madjeski in the summer and Royals director of football Nick Hammond told the Reading Evening Post:
“In all honesty I think we will look again in the summer and see what the situation is then. “He still has a year on his contract to run after this season.”
Shorey has two England caps to his name and is widely regarded as one of the best left-backs in the Premier League. The 26-year old has been at Reading since 2001 after joining from Leyton Orient.
I must say I am pretty sure Shorey will leave the Royals in the summer but I am not sure who he will elect to join. If he joins West Ham he won't have to move house but if he decides to move to the north of England with Newcastle he will inevitably have to move house and that is why I am slightly leaning towards Shorey joining the Hammers.