West Ham look set to sign a third Wimbledon player inside a week with the capture of winger Jobi McAnuff, KUMB has learned.
McAnuff - 22 last November - is currently thought to be discussing terms with the Hammers, who today sold Jermain Defoe to Tottenham in exchange for £7m plus striker Bobby Zamora.The young midfielder joined the Dons as a trainee, signing professional terms in 2001 as a 19-year-old. Thus far this season he has made 30 appearances for Wimbledon, scoring 5 times in the process - the most recent goal being a scorcher at Crystal Palace last weekend.
* Alan Pardew's 'revolution' has seen SEVEN players introduced to the first-team squad in the last fortnight (or 8 if you include full-back Anthony Barness, who was a West Ham player for less than 24 hours before being recalled from his month-long loan spell by Bolton); they are:
Anthony Barness; Rami Shabaan (loan); Nigel Reo-Coker; Adam Nowland; Andy Melville; Jon Harley (loan); Sebastien Carole (loan); Bobby Zamora
Going the other way are:
David James (Manchester City); Ian Pearce (Fulham); Jermain Defoe (Tottenham)
Jobi McAnuff (Wimbledon) - fact file
Born: Edmonton, 9th November 1981
03/04 season stats: Played 30, Goals 5, Bookings 3
Career stats: Played 82 (22 sub), Goals 15
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