Dan Kemp: Leyton Orient sign midfielder from West Ham United

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Image caption, Dan Kemp started Blackpool's FA Cup third round tie against Premier League side West Bromwich Albion, which the League One Tangerines won on penalties following a 2-2 draw

League Two club Leyton Orient have signed Dan Kemp from West Ham United after the midfielder was recalled from a loan spell at Blackpool.

The 22-year-old has agreed a two-and-a-half-year deal with the O's, with the terms of his transfer from the Premier League Hammers undisclosed.

Kemp, who did not make a senior appearance for West Ham, scored twice in 15 games for Blackpool this season.

He is Orient's first signing of the January transfer window.

"He's a player we have been aware of a very long time," O's head coach Ross Embleton told

"I'm over the moon to have secured someone of his quality."

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