{"id":524151,"date":"2023-08-20T07:33:19","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T06:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/?p=524151"},"modified":"2023-08-20T07:33:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T06:33:21","slug":"west-ham-transfer-news-downes-medical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/west-ham-transfer-news-downes-medical\/","title":{"rendered":"Sources: Flynn Downes undergoing Southampton medical tomorrow after West Ham deal agreed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Southampton have agreed to sign West Ham midfielder Flynn Downes and he will undergo a medical on Monday,\u00a0<strong>sources have told Football Insider.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Saints secured a breakthrough late on Saturday in talks to land the 24-year-old and the deal will be completed in the next 24-48 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This comes shortly after West Ham complete the landmark signing from Southampton of James Ward-Prowse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\ud83d\udea8 \u00a3120M! West Ham in Paqueta &#039;FIGHT&#039;, THREE strikers eyed as STUNNING triple deal close - O&#039;Rourke\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8eVTbw58qIQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Downes will now head the other way as West Ham complete a blizzard of late-window signings using much of the money from their \u00a3105million Declan Rice sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Football Insider<\/strong>\u00a0revealed earlier this month that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-leeds-united-and-southampton-race-to-sign-west-ham-star-flynn-downes\/\">Southampton, Leeds, Middlesbrough and Crystal Palace had all registered their interest in Downes.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the south coast club lead the way and were in pole position once Downes slipped down the pecking order at the London Stadium due to the arrivals of Edson Alvarez and Ward-Prowse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He made 35 appearances across all competitions in his first season as an Irons player, starting in 15 of those outings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A large portion of that involvement came in the Europa Conference League as David Moyes\u2019 side famously lifted the trophy to earn Europa League qualification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Downes cost West Ham a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11095\/12647689\/flynn-downes-completes-12m-west-ham-move\">reported<\/a>&nbsp;fee of \u00a312million last summer (2022) &#8211; when he signed a five-year deal at the London Stadium after arriving from Swansea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The midfielder has racked up almost 150 games in the EFL during spells with Luton, Ipswich and the Swans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/05\/Russell-Martin-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Southampton\" class=\"wp-image-510728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/05\/Russell-Martin-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/05\/Russell-Martin-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/05\/Russell-Martin-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/05\/Russell-Martin-1140x760.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/05\/Russell-Martin-750x500.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/05\/Russell-Martin.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He will now reunite with former boss Russell Martin at St Mary&#8217;s Stadium with Southampton on the hunt for promotion back to the Premier League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Downes racked up 39 games across all competitions under Martin at Swansea in the 2021-22 campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-west-ham-finalise-two-new-signings-today-after-terms-agreed\/\">In other news, West Ham finalise two more signings after terms agreed.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southampton have agreed to sign West Ham midfielder Flynn Downes and he will undergo a medical on Monday,\u00a0sources have told Football Insider. The Saints secured a breakthrough late on Saturday in talks to land the 24-year-old and the deal will be completed in the next 24-48 hours. 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