Gillingham boss Andy Hessenthaler keeps tabs on West Ham United youngster Oliver Lee
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by Luke Cawdell
The loan transfer window reopened this week and West Ham
United youngster Oliver Lee remains on Gillingham’s radar.
The young midfielder was back in training with the Gills this
week, after initially joining on trial last week, as he seeks a
move away from the Hammers.
Gills boss Andy Hessenthaler (pictured) is taking a look at
the former Dagenham loanee with a view to the future.
Lee, 20, is out of contract at West Ham in the summer and has
been told he can move on.
Hessenthaler said: "We had a bit of disruption last week (with
the weather) and so have kept him with us for a few more days,
until the end of the week. We will see where go from there.
"He is a young boy and he has had a really good upbringing at
West Ham. Could he be one for the future? He could well be. If he
turns out to be anything like his dad (Rob Lee) then he’ll be a
decent player.
"He is a comfortable footballer with bags of energy and he could
fit into our squad for the future. If we did do something with him
then he would be in contention for a place in the side. He is young
and for me they are the type of players we need to look at."
Hessenthaler had been looking at bringing another Championship
player to the club, on a temporary basis, but wasn’t giving away
any clues.
He said: "We looked at one player. He was in and around the
squad (at his own club) in the last few weeks but we might re-visit
that. We might see what they are thinking and we will go from
there. We might have the opportunity to bring someone in."
Wednesday, February 08 2012
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