West Ham's Potts joins Club Brugge in permanent move

West Ham United midfielder Freddie Potts has joined Belgian Pro League champions Club Brugge on a permanent transfer for an undisclosed fee.

The 22-year-old spent 16 years at the Hammers, coming through the club's academy before going on to make 28 first-team appearances.

Last season, he played 22 times in the Premier League after returning from a successful loan spell in the Championship with Portsmouth the campaign prior.

Potts was part of the West Ham squad that won the Europa Conference League in 2023, and also spent time on loan at Wycombe in 2023-24.

"For the past 16 years, West Ham has been all I've ever known," Potts told the club website., external

"As a lifelong West Ham fan, I grew up walking through Upton Park dreaming of one day wearing the shirt.

"To have gone on and played in the Premier League in front of over 62,000 of you is something I could only ever have dreamt of as a kid.

"One of the proudest moments came when I made my first-team debut against Dinamo Zagreb in the Europa League, making one appearance for West Ham was everything I'd dreamed of growing up, so to live that moment alongside my family is something I'll cherish forever."

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