Zavon Hines is set to sign for Championship club Burnley after failing to land the contract he wanted at West Ham.
The 22-year-old striker has been working on a week-to-week basis at the club since his existing contract expired the end of last season.At the beginning of June it looked as if the two parties were edging towards a deal when Hines told his followers on Twitter that he intended to remain at West Ham and was hopeful of signing a new deal.
But despite being involved in the latter stages of the club's pre-season - most recently when he was part of the Hammers XI that won 5-1 at Grays on 4th August - talks fell through, and the former England under-21 is set to join West Ham's Championship rivals Burnley for a nominal fee (due to United as Hines is under 24).
Hines, who was named Young Player of the Year by KUMB.com readers at the end of the 2009/10 season made his first team debut under Alan Curbishley in West Ham's 4-1 Carling Cup defeat of Macclesfield - a game in which he also scored.
Having failed to make any further appearances for the first team that season he played 15 times in 2009/10, making his first start for the club in the 1-0 defeat at Wigan in September.
However his season ended abruptly in December 2009 when he was forced to endure surgery to fix a lonstanding knee problem - an injury that kept him out until November the following year.
Sporadic appearances under Avram Grant despite being fully fit led to Hines criticising the manager via his Twitter feed back in May, whilst the arrival of Sam Allardyce gave hope that his career at the Boleyn could be salvaged.
However that hope was short lived and his departure is expected to be confirmed by both clubs soon.
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