Kieron Dyer has completed his move from Newcastle to West Ham after the two clubs reached an agreement.
Dyer departs Newcastle
Kieron Dyer has completed his move from Newcastle to West Ham after the two clubs finally reached an agreement.
The England midfielder had looked set to join The Hammers earlier this month after announcing he wanted to leave St James' Park to be closer to his family.
The transfer fell through at the last minute when Newcastle changed their valuation of the player, forcing West Ham to reconsider.
The two clubs have now settled on a fee, believed to be in the region of £8million, leaving Dyer available to make his West Ham debut against Birmingham on Saturday.
Deal done
"Newcastle United and West Ham have agreed terms and the transfer of Kieron Dyer to West Ham has now been concluded," The Hammers confirmed on their official website.
Dyer, who has signed a four-year deal, will be reunited at Upton Park with a number of former Newcastle team-mates.
He did not feature in Newcastle's 3-1 victory at Bolton on the opening day of the Premier League season.
Curbs delight
"We did the medical and everything else 10 days ago, and it's not too late for Saturday," said Alan Curbishley.
"Newcastle changed it at the last minute, so that was disappointing. But common sense has prevailed, and Kieron is looking forward to joining us.
"We are delighted to get the player in. If you look at his history over the last couple of years he missed a lot of games with his hamstring - but once he got it sorted, he played 33 games and scored eight goals.
"He also played for England against Spain, Brazil and Andorra - so he is a current England international, and we are delighted to have him on board."
