By Simon Austin
BBC.co.uk
West Ham have signed Brescia striker Savio Nsereko and will confirm his
capture later on Monday. The Uganda-born forward will be a direct
replacement for Craig Bellamy, who moved to Manchester City last week. The
fee for Nsereko, 19, has not been revealed but it is expected to be a club
record, topping the £7.5m West Ham paid Liverpool for Bellamy in 2007.
Hammers technical director Gianluca Nani worked with Germany under-19 star
Nsereko when he was at Brescia. The striker can play in a variety of
attacking positions and was named player of the tournament at last year's
Uefa Under-19 Championship in the Czech Republic, which was won by Germany.
He was also reported to have attracted interest from Italian giants Roma and
Juventus. Nsereko has scored three goals in 17 appearances for Serie B side
Brescia this season. His signing will reassure fans who had feared the
Londoners would only be a selling club during the January transfer window.
Owner Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson has been beset by financial problems in recent
months and is considering selling the club. But other than Bellamy, who was
determined to leave Upton Park, West Ham have only sold fringe players
Matthew Etherington, Lee Bowyer and Hayden Mullins. Meanwhile, both the
Hammers and Juventus have quashed speculation that Carlton Cole could be
about to move from east London to Turin. "We are very happy with the players
we have in the team and we will not make any moves in the January transfer
market," said Juventus sporting director Alessio Secco.
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