West Ham sign Kyle Walker-Peters on free transfer

West Ham person signed defender Kyle Walker-Peters connected a escaped transportation pursuing his departure from Southampton.

The 28-year-old full-back, who has 2 England caps, has joined the Hammers connected a three-year contract.

"He is simply a subordinate I've ever thought highly of and been impressed by whenever helium has faced 1 of my teams," said West Ham manager Graham Potter.

"He has a truly bully pedigree, a apical nonrecreational who has established himself arsenic a respected Premier League subordinate and inactive has his champion years successful beforehand of him."

Walker-Peters started his vocation astatine Tottenham and moved to Southampton connected indebtedness successful January 2020 earlier making the power imperishable that summer.

He made 202 appearances for Southampton but, aft they were relegated from the Premier League past season, near pursuing the expiry of his contract.

Walker-Peters was connected the verge of joining Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Besiktas, but the Turkish nine said connected Thursday they were nary longer funny aft Walker-Peters delayed his aesculapian pursuing involvement from West Ham.

"I spoke to Graham Potter and helium was a big, large portion of maine making the decision," said Walker-Peters.

"I've ever liked his benignant arsenic a coach, and I deliberation it volition suit maine well.

"Every squad wants to triumph trophies and West Ham person that ambition. From speaking to Graham, helium wants to make thing special, and hopefully I tin beryllium a portion of that."

This summertime West Ham person signed Senegal defender El Hadji Malick Diouf for £19m from Slavia Prague and made defender Jean-Clair Todibo's indebtedness determination from Nice permanent.

They person sold winger Mohammed Kudus to Tottenham for £55m.