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West Ham defender Reid excited about stadium move

West Ham United defender Winston Reid has expressed his excitement at the prospect of moving to the Olympic Stadium.

The Hammers will be making the Olympic Stadium their home within one-and-a-half years and there has understandably been a lot of excitement among the fans surrounding the move.

It is not only the fans who are excited though, as star defender Winston Reid has stated that he is really looking forward to playing in such an impressive stadium in 18 months' time.

Reid told the club's official website: "A lot's changed since I was last here 18 months ago. There's no grass on the pitch, but when you look around they're towards finishing the stadium so it's exciting.

"You can see there have been improvements made, and I'm looking forward to eventually coming in here and playing a game. The roof looks impressive, as does everything they've done so far and the people are working all around the day to make it an amazing place.

"I can envisage myself playing here in 18 months' time. We'll be eager to get on with it and playing in front of 54,000 West Ham fans will be amazing. Even now it's really good, but this will take the Club to a new level and take the team to a new level as well hopefully. Getting a better and bigger stadium will improve us. It's definitely exciting times ahead."

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