Hammers confirm signing of Jazira's Lanzini on four-year deal

Sport360 staff 16:38 22/03/2016
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  • Lanzini is back in light training for West Ham.

    Lanzini, who joined Jazira in 2014, will sign for the club officially when the summer transfer window opens for Dhs49.2m.

    The 23-year-old has scored six goals in 22 appearances for the Hammers this season as the club has challenged for a Champions League place.

    “I know it’s worth about 12m euros (£9.4m), and you can hardly get a player for that,” West Ham co-chairman David Sullivan was quoted by the Daily Mail as saying.

    “We’ve just signed Lanzini on a permanent deal for that sort of money.”

    Lanzini struck seven times for Jazira in his debut season after signing from River Plate and was involved in 70% of their goals as they finished runners-up.

    However, then manager Abel Braga saw him surplus to requirements as he brought in a new batch of foreign players.

    And while Lanzini has shone in the Premier League, Braga has since been sacked and the club struggling in seventh, a whole 25 points adrift of top-placed Al Ahli.

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