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West Ham complete first summer signing as Aguerd joins from Rennes
West Ham have accomplished their first signing of the summer time as defender Nayef Aguerd has joined the membership from Stade Rennais.
The 6ft2″ centre-back appeared 31 occasions this season for the Ligue 1 facet, scoring twice and offering three assists from the center of defence, and can be a part of the Hammers for a reported £30m.
He penned a heartfelt goodbye to the French facet on social media over the weekend.
Welcome to West Ham United, @AguerdNayef! ??⚒ pic.twitter.com/BDotHMUpEZ
— West Ham United (@WestHam) June 20, 2022
The Moroccan defender has signed a deal which can preserve him on the membership till 2027, the place he’ll companion Kurt Zouma or Angelo Ogbonna on the coronary heart of David Moyes’ defence.
“I used to be actually excited after I heard about West Ham’s curiosity,” Aguerd mentioned in his debut West Ham interview. “I knew I wanted to go to the Premier League, it’s a dream for each participant.”
“West Ham is a historic membership,” the defender added. “I noticed a couple of of their video games this 12 months, and I noticed the followers and the ambiance have been improbable, with the bubbles!”
Moyes backs signing to succeed
Aguerd turns into West Ham’s fourth most-expensive signing, behind Sebastien Haller, Felipe Anderson and Kurt Zouma, with solely a type of offers having labored out for the Hammers.
Nonetheless, David Moyes has backed his new addition to reach Claret and Blue, hailing his angle throughout negotiations.
“He’s an excellent addition that may add to our defensive choices,” mentioned Moyes.
“I’ve been actually impressed with Nayef’s character and angle throughout our discussions.
“He has an excellent need to enhance and achieve success, and I’m positive he’ll slot in very effectively to the surroundings we’ve got at Rush Inexperienced.”
It’s the first signing of what might be a busy summer time for West Ham, with Jesse Lingard persevering with to be linked with a transfer to the membership and a backup striker and central midfielder additionally on the agenda.
Learn extra:
New Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag focusing on 5 summer time signings
Monday’s switch gossip: Sterling, Tierney, Evanilson, Martinez, Clauss and extra
This text was edited by
Conor Laird.
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Premier League desk
| # | Crew | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Leeds United | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Manchester Metropolis | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Everton FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Southampton FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Chelsea FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Arsenal FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Leicester Metropolis | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Liverpool FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Fulham FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Crystal Palace | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Brentford FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Participant | Crew | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 23 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 18 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 16 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester Metropolis | 15 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 15 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester Metropolis | 15 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace | 14 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester Metropolis | 13 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 12 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester Metropolis | 12 |
| Toney, Ivan | Brentford FC | 12 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 11 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 11 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester Metropolis | 11 |
| Richarlison | Everton FC | 11 |
| Pukki, Teemu | Norwich Metropolis | 11 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 11 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa | 11 |
| Participant | Crew | Purple Playing cards | Yellow Playing cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mings, Tyrone | Aston Villa | 0 | 11 |
| Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 10 |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 0 | 11 |
| Firpo, Junior | Leeds United | 0 | 11 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 0 | 10 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 0 | 10 |
| Brownhill, Josh | Burnley FC | 0 | 10 |
| Bednarek, Jan | Southampton FC | 0 | 10 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 10 |
| Moreno, Rodrigo | Leeds United | 0 | 9 |
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 9 |
| Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 9 |
| Rudiger, Antonio | Chelsea FC | 0 | 9 |
| Mctominay, Scott | Manchester United | 0 | 9 |
| Salisu, Mohammed | Southampton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 0 | 8 |
| Toney, Ivan | Brentford FC | 0 | 8 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 0 | 7 |
| Richarlison | Everton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 1 | 7 |
| Participant | Crew | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 13 |
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 12 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester Metropolis | 11 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 10 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 10 |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester Metropolis | 9 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 9 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 9 |
| Cancelo, Joao | Manchester Metropolis | 9 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester Metropolis | 8 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester Metropolis | 8 |
| Kulusevski, Dejan | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 7 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 7 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 7 |
| Mbeumo, Bryan | Brentford FC | 7 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 6 |
