West Ham take Birmingham youngster Reece Brown on trial
Wednesday 6 January 2016 15:36, UK
Birmingham City midfielder Reece Brown will spend the next month on trial with West Ham.
Brown, 19, has only played twice for Birmingham this season, but will spend 28 days with West Ham on a trial basis.
He played the entire 90 minutes for West Ham U21s in their 2-0 victory over Brighton and Hove Albion on Monday at their Rush Green training base.
West Ham co-owner David Gold stated via his official Twitter account that the Hammers had taken the England U20 international on loan, but Birmingham have since insisted the arrangement was simply for him to undergo a trial.
"To clarify, Reece Brown is on a 28-day trial @whufc-official during which time he can play in two non first team matches. That's it. #BCFC," Birmingham confirmed via their official Twitter account.
Brown, who has scored two goals in six appearances for England U20s, could feature for West Ham U21s against Fulham on January 13 or against the same opposition on January 22.
