West Ham boosted their fight against relegation after completing the £22m signing of the highly rated Hull City forward Jarrod Bowen late on Friday night. Uncertainty had hung over the deal as the 11pm deadline approached and West Ham, who had to work hard to agree personal terms with Bowen, were forced to request an extension after a day of delays and intrigue. Complications initially arose when the 23-year-old refused to accept a contract containing a clause triggering a 50% pay cut in the event of David Moyes’s struggling side dropping into the Championship. Eventually there was relief when it emerged that Bowen had boarded a train from Leeds with the intention of signing for West Ham, who moved for him after Crystal Palace had agreed a deal with Hull for one of the brightesttalents in the Championship on Thursday. Moyes has a reputation for targeting young players from the lower leagues and he will hope that Bowen’s energy brings the bestout of Sébastien Haller, who has struggled since his £45m move from Eintracht Frankfurt last summer.
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