{"id":13727,"date":"2022-03-31T18:00:35","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T22:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/03\/31\/west-ham-open-fresh-contract-talks-with-defender-as-arsenal-newcastle-circle\/"},"modified":"2022-03-31T18:00:35","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T22:00:35","slug":"west-ham-open-fresh-contract-talks-with-defender-as-arsenal-newcastle-circle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/03\/31\/west-ham-open-fresh-contract-talks-with-defender-as-arsenal-newcastle-circle\/","title":{"rendered":"West Ham open fresh contract talks with defender as Arsenal &amp; Newcastle circle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Word stemming from the media on Thursday evening points towards fresh efforts on the part of West Ham United to tie defender Ben Johnson down to a new contract.<\/p>\n<p>22-year-old Johnson, amid an impressive campaign to date, of course saw his terms at the London Stadium extended through the summer of 2024 just last month.<\/p>\n<p>This came after those in a position of power in the English capital opted to trigger a two-year extension in their up-and-coming talent\u2019s current deal, ahead of its expiration in the summer.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1672950\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1672950\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1672950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1238807672-1024x670.jpg\" alt=\"West Ham open fresh contract talks with defender as Arsenal &amp; Newcastle circle\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1238807672-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1238807672-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1238807672-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1238807672-1536x1006.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1238807672-2048x1341.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1238807672-910x596.jpg 910w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1672950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LONDON, ENGLAND \u2013 FEBRUARY 27: West Ham United\u2019s Ben Johnson during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers at London Stadium on February 27, 2022 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Rob Newell \u2013 CameraSport via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>It was subsequently revealed, however, that this in fact only came after West Ham\u2019s initial efforts to tie Johnson down for the long-term failed to bear fruit.<\/p>\n<p>Following the turn of the year, the Irons brass are understood to have tabled a six-and-a-half-year contract proposal to the club\u2019s academy product.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, though, an impasse was reached, forcing the board at the London Stadium to instead trigger the aforementioned extension.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">EXCL: West Ham United offered Ben Johnson a six-and-a-half-year contract but failed to reach an agreement with the defender. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WHUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WHUFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RxgdcTzzh5\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/RxgdcTzzh5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Roshane Thomas (@RoshaneSport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoshaneSport\/status\/1498208099261423617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But, as alluded to above, those in a position of power at West Ham have evidently not yet given up hope of tying Johnson down for the long-term.<\/p>\n<p>In fresh info obtained by reliable insider ExWHUemployee, it has been assured that the capital club are locked in talks over a new 5-year deal, presumably featuring terms more favourable to their young right-back.<\/p>\n<p>This comes amid interest in Johnson\u2019s signature on the part of a pair of Premier League rivals \u2013 in the form of Arsenal and Newcastle United \u2013 ahead of the summer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">West Ham are in talks with Ben Johnson over a new 5 year deal.<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle &amp; Arsenal are showing interest. [<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExWHUemployee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ExWHUemployee<\/a>] <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EnsDXCpoQ\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/3EnsDXCpoQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 West Ham Transfers (@westhamtransfer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/westhamtransfer\/status\/1509539630357659655?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Toffees test<\/h2>\n<p>Turning attentions back towards the job at hand at West Ham, Johnson will of course be hopeful of featuring from the off once more this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>This comes with David Moyes and co. set to return to action on the back of the international break in a Premier League meeting with relegation-battling Everton at the London Stadium on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The Irons, as things stand, sit 7th in the English top-flight, two points adrift of Manchester United above them.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/the-latest-word-on-manuel-lanzinis-status-for-west-ham-vs-everton-after-frightening-car-crash\/\">The latest word on Manuel Lanzini\u2019s status for West Ham vs Everton after frightening car crash<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/premier-league-betting-tips\/west-ham-united-vs-everton-betting-tips-premier-league-preview\/\">West Ham United vs Everton betting tips: Premier League preview, predictions and odds<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Word stemming from the media on Thursday evening points towards fresh efforts on the part of West Ham United to tie defender Ben Johnson down to a new contract. 22-year-old Johnson, amid an impressive campaign to date, of course saw his terms at the London Stadium extended through the summer of 2024 just last [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[13,14],"class_list":["post-13727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","category-sport","tag-football","tag-soccer","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13727\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}