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He has playing for Walton and Hersham, having left pro football, and the Hammers bought him for £40,000 whilst he was actually working at a bank. Tom says of his time at West Ham to the official site:
"The coaching there was good, and Glenn said that I needed to play games, so it proved to be the right move."
The initial move to Birmingham may be on loan, but should turn out to be a permanent move, and with a fee approaching £1m being mentioned, this can only be a good thing for the Irons. West Ham inserted a sell-on clause into his contract stating that 50% of any future fee goes to the club.
"In a way I'm surprised by the fee, but that is what today's prices are for a player of my age that is not doing bad," Tom continues. "It is small compared to what everyone is going for but it is just pleasing that I have been recognised and I am moving on again.
"It is strange because this time last year I was going on loan to Peterborough because I needed games to get experience - hopefully I can get some games at Birmingham now, and West Ham will get half the fee."