West Ham sign David Martin, son of Hammers legend Alvin, from Millwall

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Giuseppe Muro3 June 2019

West Ham have signed Millwall goalkeeper David Martin to be third-choice at the London Stadium.

The 33-year-old joins on a free transfer. Martin, son of West Ham legend Alvin Martin, rejected a new contract offer from Millwall and has instead agreed a two-year deal with the Hammers.

Martin's career had a setback in March when his mistake in the 95th minute against Brighton cost Millwall a place in the FA Cup semi-finals. He allowed a harmless free-kick from Solly March to float beyond his grasp into the net. But he otherwise had a strong finish to the season with Millwall as they stayed up in the Championship.

West Ham signed 33-year-old Spanish goalkeeper Roberto from Espanyol last week and Martin will also provide back-up for Lukasz Fabianski.

Martin said: “Signing for West Ham United is a dream, both for me and my family. I have grown up around West Ham and to come to my boyhood club is a dream.

“I came to games as a kid as one of the supporters in the stands at the Boleyn Ground. I loved watching my dad play, and I have continued coming to games throughout my career. I will go into training every day with an attitude to compete with Lukasz and Roberto.”

Martin made 11 appearances for Millwall last season after coming into the team for the final two months of the campaign.

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West Ham director of football Mario Husillos said: “As well as knowing his career and his last season in the Championship, we also had excellent reports about him both as a professional and as a person from Xavi Valero, our goalkeeper coach, who has worked with him before at Liverpool.

"He was an obvious target and we are pleased to have him at the club."

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