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26th July 2011
09:56am BST

Shane Long’s hopes of making a move to the Premier League have taken a knock after relegated West Ham offered to stump up £8m for his services.
Reading star Long is expected to quit the Madejski Stadium this summer, with West Bromwich Albion the Premier League side said to have been leading the race for his signature.
Newcastle have also been linked with the Tipperary lad but his hopes of securing a move to top flight have been dealt a blow following West Ham’s big-money bid late on Monday night.
Long has 12 months remaining on his current contract, and an initial bid of £5m from West Ham, with the remaining £3m to follow pending certain performance-related clauses, will be very tempting to Reading.
Should the Royals’ decision-makers accept the bid – and it would be a surprise if they don’t – then Long faces an agonising choice of whether to move to another second tier club, or hold out for an improved bid from one of the Premier League sides keen on his particular never-give-a-defender-a-rest brand of forward play.
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