{"id":21519,"date":"2022-06-20T12:02:31","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T16:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/06\/20\/west-ham-complete-first-summer-signing-as-aguerd-joins-from-rennes\/"},"modified":"2022-06-20T12:02:31","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T16:02:31","slug":"west-ham-complete-first-summer-signing-as-aguerd-joins-from-rennes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/06\/20\/west-ham-complete-first-summer-signing-as-aguerd-joins-from-rennes\/","title":{"rendered":"West Ham complete first summer signing as Aguerd joins from Rennes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>West Ham have completed their first signing of the summer as defender Nayef Aguerd has joined the club from Stade Rennais.<\/p>\n<p>The 6ft2\u2033 centre-back appeared 31 times this season for the Ligue 1 side, scoring twice and providing three assists from the heart of defence, and will join the Hammers for a reported \u00a330m.<\/p>\n<p>He penned a heartfelt goodbye to the French side on social media over the weekend.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Welcome to West Ham United, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AguerdNayef?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AguerdNayef<\/a>! ??\u2692 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BDotHMUpEZ\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/BDotHMUpEZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 West Ham United (@WestHam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WestHam\/status\/1538839085468397569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Moroccan defender has signed a deal which will keep him at the club until 2027, where he will partner Kurt Zouma or Angelo Ogbonna at the heart of David Moyes\u2019 defence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was really excited when I heard about West Ham\u2019s interest,\u201d Aguerd said in his debut West Ham interview. \u201cI knew I needed to go to the Premier League, it\u2019s a dream for every player.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWest Ham is a historic club,\u201d the defender added. \u201cI saw a few of their games this year, and I saw the fans and the atmosphere were fantastic, with the bubbles!\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Moyes backs signing to succeed<\/h2>\n<p>Aguerd becomes the club fourth most-expensive signing, behind Sebastien Haller, Felipe Anderson and Kurt Zouma, and only one of those has worked out for the Hammers.<\/p>\n<p>However, Moyes has backed his new addition to succeed in Claret and Blue, hailing his attitude during negotiations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1awxhdtavta.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11\"><span data-reactid=\".1awxhdtavta.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11.0\">\u201cHe\u2019s a great addition that will add to our defensive options,\u201d said Moyes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1awxhdtavta.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12\"><span data-reactid=\".1awxhdtavta.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12.0\">\u201cI have been really impressed with Nayef\u2019s character and attitude during our discussions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1awxhdtavta.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13\"><span data-reactid=\".1awxhdtavta.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13.0\">\u201cHe has a great desire to improve and be successful, and I am sure he will fit in very well to the environment we have at Rush Green.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".1awxhdtavta.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13\">It is the first signing of what could be a busy summer for the Hammers, with Jesse Lingard continuing to be linked with a move to the club and a backup striker and central midfielder also on the agenda.<\/p>\n<h3 data-reactid=\".1awxhdtavta.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13\">Read more:<\/h3>\n<h3 data-reactid=\".1awxhdtavta.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/new-manchester-united-boss-erik-ten-hag-targeting-five-summer-signings\/\" rel=\"v:url\">New Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag targeting five summer signings<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 data-reactid=\".1awxhdtavta.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/transfers\/mondays-transfer-gossip-sterling-tierney-evanilson-martinez-clauss-and-more\/\" rel=\"v:url\">Monday\u2019s transfer gossip: Sterling, Tierney, Evanilson, Martinez, Clauss and more<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 West Ham have completed their first signing of the summer as defender Nayef Aguerd has joined the club from Stade Rennais. The 6ft2\u2033 centre-back appeared 31 times this season for the Ligue 1 side, scoring twice and providing three assists from the heart of defence, and will join the Hammers for a reported \u00a330m. 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