When he was coming through the ranks at Manchester United, staff at their Carrington training base talked in hushed tones about having found the next Paul Scholes. With electrifying feet, surging pace and an eye for the outrageous, Ravel Morrison had it all. These were staff who had seen them all. Ryan Giggs, Scholes, Eric Cantona and the like - but still the Wythenshawe-born starlet raised eyebrows. Ravel Morrison looks set to leave West Ham after failing to break into Sam Allardyce's first-team plans The 21-year-old has been loaned out to QPR, Birmingham and Cardiff during his time at the Hammers
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Lazio are keen on signing West Ham midfielder Ravel Morrison
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Morrison has been told  he can leave the Hammers for free this month
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Sir Alex Ferguson lost patience with the Man United academy graduate
'@placeholder told me about his talent and that was it,' Allardyce explained after paying £650,000.