West Ham will leave their Chadwell Heath training ground and move to Rush Green in a bid to help their injury crisis.
Winston Reid is the latest player to suffer an injury blow after the defender ruptured his hamstring in training. The Hammers were due to move to their new East London training ground at the end of the season but they will now start training there on Monday.
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic said today: “The pitches here at Chadwell Heath are soft on top, but hard underneath, which is the worst combination. So I have made the decision to go now to Rush Green, where the pitches are better. This is not the fault of the groundsmen or the medical staff, it is just a fact.”
New Zealand defender Reid is expected to find out the results of a scan on his injury tomorrow but he is set to be out until the New Year.
Meanwhile, West Ham have released a new image of how the concourses could look at their new home — the former Olympic Stadium — when they move there next summer.
The club are already enjoying record season ticket sales, nine months before they kick off their first game in Stratford.
Vice chairman Karren Brady said: ‘Ticket sales continue to exceed all expectations and we have been true to our word by delivering a stadium that unmistakenly look and feel like the home of West Ham United.”
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