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Manchester City are reported to be mulling over a move for promising West Ham defender Reece Oxford.

The Blues are on the lookout for young central defensive talent, with Martin Demichelis leaving in the summer and Eliaquim Mangala set to follow if a decent offer comes in.

City have already been strongly linked with Athletic Bilbao star Aymeric Laporte – currently out with a broken leg – and Everton's England stopper John Stones.

But now the Blues are said to be stepping up interest in the hammers' academy product Oxford.

But City would face a big fee and a real fight from West Ham if they make their interest concrete.

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West Ham joint-owner David Sullivan said earlier this season: “We are optimistic he will be here for a long time. We will keep him. He is an exceptional talent. He is the highest paid 17-year-old in the history of the club.

“He signed for two years at the age of 17 and that's the maximum length allowed for a player of that age.

“That can make a club that has invested in and developed a player very vulnerable and it can make you worry.”

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