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West Ham United defender Reece Burke has had his path to joining Hull City cleared after talks with Derby County collapsed this morning, according to The Sun.

The 21-year-old centre back had left the Hammers' pre-season camp in Switzerland over the weekend as a move to the Tigers seemed on the cards. However, Derby were reported to have tried to hijack the deal with a late £1.5m offer and Burke went to speak with the Rams regarding a switch.

According to reports those talks have now ended without an agreement and Burke is set to complete his move to the KCOM Stadium.

Burke spent last season on loan at Bolton Wanderers, having previously played on loan at Bradford City and Wigan Athletic.

The defender played 25 games in the Championship last season for Bolton, featuring in the 4-0 defeat at the KCOM Stadium and Bolton’s 1-0 win in the reverse fixture.

He had hoped to feature for the Hammers in the forthcoming season, but is reluctantly leaving after being told by new West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini that he doesn't feature in his plans.

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