Alessandro Diamanti New West Ham Signing

Alessandro Diamanti New West Ham Signing

West Ham United are delighted to announce the signing of forward Alessandro Diamanti from AS Livorno Calcio for an undisclosed fee.

The 26-year-old becomes Gianfranco Zola's second major recruit from the Italian top flight this summer after Chilean international Luis Jimenez arrived from Internazionale. To date, the club have also been busy buying proven internationals Herita Ilunga and Radoslav Kovac on permanent transfers after they impressed on loan and signing the highly-rated prospects Fabio Daprela and Frank Nouble

The latest recruit will provide extra firepower to the Hammers attack alongside England striker Carlton Cole. Diamanti scored 18 times in 37 league and cup matches last season, including six goals in the final ten matches of what proved a hugely successful campaign.

After successfully passing a medical, he agreed a five-year contract at the Boleyn Ground and said he could not wait to get started in his new claret and blue No32 shirt. "I am very happy to be at West Ham United and to get the chance to play for Gianfranco Zola," he told whufc.com. "This is a big club and I want to give everything for the supporters."

The club had been tracking the 5ft11ins Diamanti for several months because of his high-profile exploits with Livorno, particularly through his long-range shooting and set-piece prowess. He had originally moved to the Stadio Armando Picchi after an excellent 2006/07 season with his hometown club AC Prato that saw him score ten goals in 25 league outings.

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[Tom Jackson]

rele looking forward to seeing him play, bad music mate :(

[Paul Curran]

yea sorry didnt realise the music in background was still in :(

[SFC990]

he'll make his debut against liverpool tomorrow

[Paul Curran]

yea just read that sounds good

[Stuart Bain]

West Ham are a great club. If it wasn't for their selling nature they'd be one of the best teams in the country.

[gadduino]

Alino Diamanti WE miss you!

FORZA DIAMANTI!

FORZA WEST HAM!

- Leghorn -

- Livorno -

[LAM LDN]

i remember this guy. had a disgustingly mad left foot. we could do with him back tbh. top player

[camparozzo]

livorno merda.....diamanti è bono solo x il fanacalcio....quest'anno vi si apre in due...GROSSETO

[Sam Mayne]

good luck to him at brescia... shame it didnt work out for him here at west ham.

[VsRcVs]

im a man utd fan but i rate this guy so much i think hes class

[westhamboi18]

quality player, proving his value now.

[Tris4l1fe]

hes a class player, i rate him quite high, but when he concedes free kicks for his own mistakes, he cries like a baby, yes i know hes from italy but still, why cry over a free kick or have a big tantrum

[TheSoulSailor]

5 goals in 13 matches in a weak team is great

[sharko86]

boosra, that seems a harsh judgement. Italy is full of talented players like him, right through the leagues, playing at all levels. Players that have got football skills and ability unlike a lot of prem footballers, they just r running machines. I is starting to get up to speed with this league and he can be very effective. His mazy runs, long shots, passing and vision make him well worth a watch

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