West Ham sign Nene

West Ham United F.C. have completed the signing of former Paris Saint-Germain forward Nene until the end of the season.

Nene, who joins the Hammers on a free transfer after leaving Qatar Stars League side Al-Gharafa last month, provides manager Sam Allardyce with another attacking option following Andy Carroll’s season-ending knee injury.

The former Brazil Under-23 international will compete with the likes of Carlton Cole, Diafra Sakho and Enner Valencia for playing time at Upton Park.

“I am very excited and happy to be here. I’m proud to come to a really big club like West Ham and I’m going to do my best to help the team,” Nene said.

“I’ve been thinking about coming back to Europe for a few months because here the football, the ambience, everything is better.

“It’s a really good challenge for me, to come to a competition like the Premier League. It’s the most competitive in the world so this is the motivation for me.”

Nene will wear the No. 10 shirt for West Ham, and cannot wait to showcase his talent in the English Premier League.

“I like to get on the ball and show my technique,” Nene added.

“I like taking free-kicks, so practice to be good at that. I like making assists – that is my real work, to make the final pass to put the striker in a good position to score the goals.”

Over the past two and a half years, Nene scored 22 goals in 53 appearances in all competitions for Al-Gharafa.