West Ham have completed the £7m signing of England
midfielder Scott Parker from Newcastle. Parker has agreed a
five-year deal and becomes West Ham's first signing of the summer.
Parker, 26, was captain at Newcastle last season but was keen on a
return to London. And a move to Upton Park means that Parker will
link up with Alan Curbishley, his former manager at Charlton. "I'm
delighted Scott has agreed to sign for us," Curbishley said. "Our
relationship goes back some time to when he first joined Charlton
as a schoolboy.
"He's coming to the club knowing full well that we're trying to
push forward and he wants to be part of that. Firstly he wants to
improve our team, then he wants to improve his chances of forcing
his way back into the England scene. "He has been captain of
Newcastle over the last couple of seasons and he is exactly the
type of player that I wanted to bring to the club. He's very
experienced but still young and I'm sure he's going to be a big
asset to West Ham."
