West Ham United sign Rennes defender Nayef Aguerd

Premier League facet West Ham have introduced the signing of Moroccan defender Nayef Aguerd from French membership, FC Rennes in a £30m deal.  

The 26-year-old joins the Hammers on a five-year contract and provides additional high quality and depth to David Moyes’ squad.

He joins a West Ham protection unit that includes the likes of Craig Dawson, Issa Diop, Angelo Ogbonna and Kurt Zouma.

“I used to be actually excited after I heard about West Ham United’s curiosity,” stated Aguerd, a formidable particular person who speaks fluent French, English, Arabic and Spanish.

“After I heard about it, I knew I wanted to go to the Premier League, as a result of it’s a dream for each participant.

“West Ham is a historic Membership. I noticed a couple of of their video games this 12 months, and I noticed the followers and the ambiance had been incredible, with the bubbles!

“I talked with the supervisor and he confirmed me that he was very , so it was simple to decide on to return to West Ham.”

Supervisor David Moyes was comfortable to welcome Aguerd to the Irons, commenting: “I’m delighted to welcome Nayef to West Ham United. We now have tracked his progress for a while and I’m more than happy that now we have been in a position to full the signing. He’s an amazing addition that can add to our defensive choices.

“I’ve been actually impressed with Nayef’s character and angle throughout our discussions. He has an amazing need to enhance and achieve success, and I’m positive he’ll slot in very properly to the setting now we have at Rush Inexperienced.”

Aguerd will put on the No27 shirt.