Emerson Palmieri has said he cannot wait to put on a West Ham shirt after completing a move to east London from Chelsea.
West Ham have completed the signing of the 28-year-old Italy international defender, who has joined the Hammers on a four-year contract, with a one-year option, for an undisclosed fee from fellow Premier League club Chelsea.
He becomes the seventh new signing of the summer for David Moyes' squad, with Emerson set to wear the number 33 shirt for West Ham.
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And Emerson, who has 27 caps for Italy at international level and started the Euro 2020 final against England at Wembley last summer, is looking forward to wearing the Claret and Blue of West Ham and continuing his career in east London.
"I'm very happy to be here and to arrive here," he said. "It's a big challenge for me. It's a big team, so I'm very happy to be here, and I'm ready.
"Personally, since the first day I arrived here in England, I always saw the big clubs, and I always watched the big games, and I knew the history about West Ham. The history is so, so big for this team and so when I knew about the interest for sure I said 'Yes, let's go, I want to go there' and I'm here now! I can't wait to get started in a West Ham shirt."
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