Snippet from Flying Kiwis. Sounds like moving Stateside, could be a longer term type loan deal after all.
Interesting that Reid got some guidance from his old AWs skipper, on what MLS team would be a good fit for him.
"feature on Reidy in The Athletic which elucidates upon a few curiosities about his football lately. For one thing they confirm that he’s in Kansas City for the entirety of the 2020 and what’s more is that SKC have an option to buy in the loan deal. No idea how they’re supposed to afford that given how long and lucrative his contract is but then it’s no surprise that West Ham are willing to shed that salary. He also added that had Manuel Pellegrini not been sacked then he might well have been back in WHU’s first team plans...
Winnie: “I was on the schedule to play games under the previous manager [Pellegrini], but then he got fired, everything changed. But that’s part of football — sorry, soccer — and I’ve been in football long enough, so I understand the mechanisms. And it’s totally fine. West Ham has to do what’s best for the club and I have to do what’s best for me, and I feel really good about this opportunity.”
Reid never even made a matchday squad under Pellegrini. It was his successor David Moyes who finally put him back on the bench for an FA Cup game... but then apparently they had some “honest” discussions about Reid’s future. Within that it seems that Reid himself asked for the loan and when you couple that with the length of the deal it seems he’s in it for more than just half a season to get his match fitness up. It’s also added, fascinatingly, that Ryan Nelsen played a role in facilitating the move and convincing Reid that Kansas City was the right call. Always nice to hear from Ryan Nelsen every now and then."
