Kurt Zouma seals West Ham United Deal
by Samson Adeyemo
West Ham United Football Club have signed France International centre-back Kurt Zouma for £29.8m from Chelsea on a four-year deal.
In his words, “I’m very happy and very proud.
“My conversation with the manager went very fast. I just felt like he really wanted me to come and join the team, especially a good team that’s started the season very, very well.
“With the great season that West Ham had last year, that gave the team a lot of confidence to improve this year – and I want to help the team do that.”
In January 2014, Zouma joined Chelsea as a 19-year-old from Saint-Etienne and scoring 10 goals in 151 appearances for the Blues in all competitions.
West Ham are top of the Premier League table with seven points from three games after Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace
“I am delighted to welcome Kurt to West Ham United,” said Hammers boss David Moyes.
“He is a player we have tracked for some time, and we have taken great care and diligence to make the transfer happen. He was always our first choice and I am very happy that he is now our player.”
