Hammers trial for Zoro

Ivorian defender hoping to impress at Upton Park

By Giscard Gourizro   Last updated: 9th January 2009   Subscribe to RSS Feed

Hammers trial for Zoro

Zoro: Would welcome move to England

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Benfica defender Marco Zoro has revealed that he is set for a five-day trial at West Ham.

The Ivory Coast international has struggled to settle in Portugal following his arrival in 2007, with first-team football proving hard to come by.

He has therefore decided to act on interest from England and is keen to secure a permanent move to the Premier League.

While he has admitted to receiving an invitation to train with West Ham, Sam Allardyce's Blackburn are also believed to have expressed an interest.

"I will spend five days on trial at West Ham," Zoro told skysports.com.

"At the moment I am in the UK, but I am not supposed to say anything else at the moment.

"Benfica? I don't know what is happening. I have never been given an opportunity to prove myself.

"The Premier League would be a dream for me, so let's wait and see what happens. I will talk more next week."