Israeli international soccer player Manor Solomon has signed with London-based club West Ham United for a reported £5 million (NIS 20,287,150) fee, the English Championship club announced on Monday evening.
Solomon, 27, has now joined his fourth English club following his permanent departure from Premier League outfit Tottenham Hotspur, also known as Spurs, where he failed to break into the first team despite the club's recent struggles.
"I'm really happy to be here, happy to be a Hammer, and I can't wait to get started," Solomon was quoted by West Ham as saying. "I'll try to give my all in the first season and then in the seasons ahead. I want to be here for a long time and I want to make the fans really happy."
Solomon is primarily a left winger known for his pace, dribbling ability, and attacking movement. By joining West Ham, Solomon follows in the footsteps of former Israeli soccer stars Eyal Berkovic and Yossi Benayoun, who both enjoyed successful spells in London in the late 1990s and early 2000s, respectively.
Other former Israeli players who played for West Ham include defender Tal Ben-Haim and attacker Yaniv Katan.
