West Ham Sign Walker-peters On Free Transfer

West Ham person signed defender Kyle Walker-Peters connected a free transportation pursuing his departure from Southampton.

The 28-year-old full-back, who has 2 England caps, has joined nan Hammers connected a three-year contract.

"He is simply a subordinate I've ever thought highly of and been impressed by whenever he has faced 1 of my teams," said West Ham head Graham Potter.

"He has a really bully pedigree, a apical master who has established himself arsenic a respected Premier League subordinate and still has his champion years successful beforehand of him."

Walker-Peters started his profession astatine Tottenham and moved to Southampton connected indebtedness successful January 2020 earlier making nan move imperishable that summer.

He made 202 appearances for Southampton but, aft they were relegated from nan Premier League past season, near pursuing nan expiry of his contract.

Walker-Peters was connected nan verge of joining Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Besiktas, but nan Turkish nine said connected Thursday they were nary longer willing aft Walker-Peters delayed his aesculapian pursuing liking from West Ham.

"I said to Graham Potter and he was a big, large portion of maine making nan decision," said Walker-Peters.

"I've ever liked his style arsenic a coach, and I deliberation it will suit maine well.

"Every squad wants to triumph trophies and West Ham person that ambition. From speaking to Graham, he wants to create thing special, and hopefully I tin beryllium a portion of that."

This summertime West Ham person signed Senegal defender El Hadji Malick Diouf for £19m from Slavia Prague and made defender Jean-Clair Todibo's indebtedness move from Nice permanent.

They person sold winger Mohammed Kudus to Tottenham for £55m.