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football.london understands that Reece Oxford will return to West Ham from Borussia Monchengladbach in December.

Despite sealing a loan move to the Bundesliga club at the start of the summer, Monchengladbach are believed to have agreed to terminate the deal.

While the youngster was expected to make a big impression for the German side, things haven't gone quite to plan in his first few months at Borussia-Park.

Although chances have been few and far between in the first team, the defender could actually be in line to make his first start for Monchengladbach this weekend after their thrashing at Borussia Dortmund.

Manager Dieter Hecking, speaking ahead of the game against Hannover 96, said: "Reece has taken a step forward in the last few weeks.

"He’s a young, talented centre back and if he gets the chance, he has to make the most of it.

"It's nice to see the young players chomping at the bit and making their case in training.

(Image: Borussia Monchengladbach)

"You can see it in Michaël Cuisance too – he’s already made two appearances in the Bundesliga.

"Julio Villalba has made one short appearance.

"We didn’t plan this at the start of the season because we knew the boys needed more game time to get used to this level of football, but they haven’t been able to prove themselves in competitive matches yet."

With Oxford set to return to east London, he will compete for a spot in Slaven Bilic's starting XI on his arrival back at the London Stadium.

His disappointing loan spell comes after a similar experience in the Championship with Reading last season.

Can Oxford force his way into the team on his return? Let us know in the comments section below.