Harry Redknapp reveals he nearly signed Andriy Shevchenko after the Ukrainian had a trial for West Ham
Shevchenko , just a teenager at the time, was just starting out his career in 1994 while with Dynamo Kyiv and was given a chance for the Hammers to impress.McTominay contract extension, new club eyes Calvert-Lewin, Wolves' Hwang hands-off warning"They were proper chaps around the East End, they were doing lots of business in Russia and in Ukraine.
And for good reason, as well, 'Arry. Shevchenko would only go on to become one of the best strikers of his generation. And it was money well spent by the Italian outfit, where he scored 29 times in his debut campaign and a total of 173 times in 296 appearances over seven years.
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