Patrick Kelly: West Ham United to sign 17-year-old Coleraine midfielder

Midfielder Patrick Kelly has had an impressive season for Coleraine

Coleraine teenager Patrick Kelly has agreed a move to West Ham United, BBC Sport NI understands.

The deal for the midfielder, 17, is understood to include add-ons, including a sell-on clause.

Kelly has impressed a number of English clubs during his breakthrough season in the Irish Premiership for Oran Kearney's side, with Premier League West Ham watching him several times.

He is currently away on international duty with Northern Ireland Under-19s.

Kelly, who signed a professional deal with Coleraine in October, will join fellow Northern Ireland underage internationals Michael Forbes and Callum Marshall in the West Ham Academy.

Meanwhile, French striker Christy Manzinga is set to leave Linfield as his two-year contract with the club comes to an end.

Manzinga made 58 appearances for the Blues and scored 23 goals, 20 of which came last season when his strong performances in the first two-thirds of the campaign were a major factor in David Healy's men securing their fourth consecutive title.

Linfield have also confirmed that a number of players who joined the club on loan or on short-term contracts have left.

Ahmed Salam has returned to Hull, Eetu Vertainen has gone back to St Johnstone, Jake Hastie has returned to Rangers and Kieron Evans has returned to Cardiff City.