Italy left-back Emerson Palmieri has joined West Ham from Chelsea on a four-year contract with a one-year option for an undisclosed fee.
The 28-year-old Emerson spent 4 1/2 years at Chelsea but was never regular and was on loan at French club Lyon last season.
He was born in Brazil and moved in 2014 to Italy, where he was eventually granted citizenship. He played in the Azzurri´s win over England in the final of the European Championship last year.
West Ham has lost its first three Premier League games and is in last place, its worst start to a domestic season in 51 years.
Speaking after the conclusion of the transfer the EURO 2020 winner had the following to say:
“It´s a big challenge for me, it´s a big team, so I´m very happy to be here and I´m ready. Personally, since the first day I arrived here in England, I always saw the big clubs and I always watched the big games and I knew the history about West Ham.”
Emerson, who becomes the seventh new signing to join David Moyes’ squad this summer, will wear the No 33 shirt.