West Ham prepare for Ashton retirement
Submitted by tribalfootball.com on Mon, 11/23/2009 - 11:44
West Ham United are preparing to announce the retirement of Dean Ashton in the coming days.
The People says the 26-year-old has a degenerative ankle problem - the result of an injury sustained in a training-ground clash with Shaun Wright-Phillips while on England duty three years ago.
And he has been advised by doctors that he runs the risk of ending up in a wheelchair if he continues to play.
West Ham and Ashton, who earns around £50,000 a week, are hammering out the final details of his insurance payout.
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