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West Ham sign Serbian striker Luka Belic from Beograd

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West Ham have signed teenage striker Luka Belic from Serbian club OFK Beograd, subject to international clearance.

Belic, 19, became the youngest player to feature in Serbia's top division as a 16-year-old in April 2012, a record which he still holds. 

The forward has signed a one-year deal with the option of a second and will initially be part of West Ham's development squad.

"It's a dream come true for me and I'm looking forward to playing games and scoring a lot of goals," he told the club's official website. "I'm already loving it here.

"I'm going to go step by step, work hard and play well for the U21s. I'm looking forward, firstly, to playing for the U21s and then, hopefully, my dream is to one day play for the first team.

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"I think it's going to be great here at West Ham. They're going to help me a lot and I plan to help the team a lot too.

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"My job is to score goals and hopefully, one day, when I play for the first team I will score goals. That's the thing that I like the most and that's what the fans can expect." 

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