Benni McCharty have put pen on the paper and signed with West Ham Utd
West Ham Utd have completed the signing of striker Benni McCharty from Blackburn rovers for an undisclosed fee.
A deal for McCarthy was agreed last week but the move was reported to have been held up by work permit issues.
However, the 32-year-old South Africa international has now signed a contract until 2012 and he said: “I am very pleased and extremely happy.
“I am looking forward to making up for lost time and I can’t wait to make my debut. All I want is to score goals.”
McCarthy also revealed he came close to joining West Ham from Portuguese club Porto five years ago and added: “The reason why I am happy that it has finally happened is because about five years ago I had a disappointing experience when I thought I was going to be a West Ham player until Porto pulled out and I had to go back.
“I would have loved this to be my first Premier League club. I went to Blackburn instead but West Ham kept on pursuing me and eventually I am here.”
source: BBC/sport/football
