Frank McAvennie said it was a “hard hit” for West Ham to lose Shane Duffy after Brighton’s defense ended a loan at Celtic this morning.
Irons and Hoops legends, speaking to Football Insider correspondent Dylan Childs, insisted that he would have been “delighted” if the 28-year-old had signed with the Hammers, but admitted his preference for the central station to move to Glasgow.
The Scottish giants have shown the signing of the foreign Republic of Ireland 24 hours after Football Insider that a deal had been reached.
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This site revealed last month that Duffy was one of the Hammers’ 3 most sensitive defensive goals in that window of movement with John Stones of Manchester City and Phil Jones of Manchester United.
Duffy, who was also interested in Newcastle United and West Brom, spoke to David Moyes, but his preference has been to sign up for the Hoops.
When asked through Football Insider how the news of the recent move at London Stadium would have gone, McAvennie said, “I think it’s a blow.
“I’m a big Celtic fan and I looked it up at Celtic because it’s a vital season (as the Hoops are chasing a tenth consecutive historical title).
“I’m so glad he went to Celtic, but he would have been very happy if he had to go to West Ham because he’s a very smart player.”
The Hoops will pay Brighton most of Duffy’s wages as a loan payment of 2.5 million pounds, a he plentiful amount more than the original million pounds they were willing to pay.
The headquarters is recently absent on a project with the Republic of Ireland striker of his League of Nations matches against Bulgaria and Finland.
In West Ham news, Danny Mills told Football Insider that the Hammers were “playing a massive poker game” after the play.com.