West Ham fans are fuming as Tottenham prepare swoop for defender

There are some things that just aren’t acceptable in the eyes of a football fan.

One of those is leaving a club for their arch rivals. It should never happen. It’s simply wrong. Like cheating on your partner with the one person in the world they truly hate, it is the ultimate betrayal.

And if recent reports are true, Hammers defender Winston Reid is now a target for London rivals Tottenham Hotspur. The New Zealand international’s Upton Park contract expires in the summer and after refusing to sign a new deal with the east London outfit, he has been linked with a number of clubs in the Premier League.

One of those is Arsenal, who are reportedly desperate to strengthen their defensive options this month. Hammers fans aren’t too pleased about losing one of their best players, but leaving for Arsenal would’ve have been fairly acceptable.

Spurs are a completely different prospect all together, though, and the claret and blue faithful aren’t too pleased with the prospect of Reid following in the footsteps of the likes of Michael Carrick, Jermain Defoe and Scott Parker to White Hart Lane.

Just have a read of some of the comments from West Ham fans on Twitter to realise just how much it would affect them…