WEST HAM have completed a deal securing Said Benrahma on a permanent transfer from Championship side Brentford.
The 25-year-old winger signed on-loan for the Hammers for £4.25million in October.
Benrahma has impressed since joining the Hammers at the start of the seasonCredit: AFP
But now David Moyes’ side have paid £21.75m to sign the Algerian in a long-term agreement.
Benrahma has assisted two Premier League goals for West Ham so far this season and been one of the brightest sparks of their fantastic 2020-21 campaign.
As a result, the East London club have acquired him beyond the end of the season, a deal which also enables them to bring in Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard on-loan.
A statement from West Ham about Benrahma’s transfer read: “West Ham United are pleased to confirm Saïd Benrahma has completed his permanent transfer to the Club.
“The Algeria international attacking midfielder initially linked up with the Hammers on loan from EFL Championship side Brentford in October.
“Now, however, an agreement to make the deal permanent has been exercised, and the 25-year-old has put pen to paper on a contract until 2026.
“Everyone at West Ham United would like to wish Saïd the very best as he continues his career in Claret and Blue.”
Meanwhile, Lingard all but confirmed he was joining the Hammers on Thursday evening when he posted an Instagram story of his bags packed along with a caption which read ‘London Bound #HammerTime’.
Speaking about the midfielder’s future earlier this week, Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said: “Jesse trained this morning, he wasn’t in the squad.
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“Of course he wants to play football, we will have to see and I will sit down with Jesse and make a decision on what we’re going to do.
“So far, he’s been the ultimate professional. I will sit down and see if anything comes up.
“I’m very happy to have him around us.”
The Lingard deal was dependent on the Benrahma transfer becoming permanent because clubs are only allowed to have a maximum of two loan players in their squads.
But Benrahma completing his long-term deal now opens up the door for the Red Devils midfielder to move to the London Stadium.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
