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title: "Jenkinson on the verge of West Ham move"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Oli Marecar"
section: "Arsenal News"
published: "2015-06-25T12:13:36Z"
modified: "2015-06-25T12:14:22Z"
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# Jenkinson on the verge of West Ham move

**Arsenal defender Carl Jenkinson is close to going back to West Ham United on loan, according to ESPN FC.**

Jenkinson, who was bought from Charlton Athletic in 2011, wanted to break into the Arsenal defence this season after a successful loan spell but with Hector Bellerin’s development and the return of Mathieu Debuchy, Arsene Wenger could not guarantee him first-team football.

Therefore, Arsenal have decided to send the Englishman back out on loan. It initially looked like he was set for a move to Sunderland as Dick Advocaat was keen on securing his services.

[![Julian Finney, Getty Images](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Screen-Shot-2015-06-25-at-13.09.02.png)](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Screen-Shot-2015-06-25-at-13.09.02.png)

But now it seems The Hammers have won the race for the 23-year-old.

Before permitting his loan move, it is understood that Arsenal will hand the right-back a new contract to emphasise Wenger’s belief in him

Jenkinson made a total of 33 appearances for West Ham last season and represented England U21s in the European Championships.

He has one international cap for England.