West Ham defender Winston Reid joins MLS side Sporting Kansas City on loan

West Ham’s Winston Reid has agreed a loan move to Major League Soccer outfit Sporting Kansas City.
The 31-year-old defender has been sidelined for almost two years with a serious knee injury.
Reid, who has played 223 times for the Hammers, is the club’s longest-serving player behind captain Mark Noble.
He will join up with Sporting Kansas City ahead of their new campaign which gets under way next month.
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