Hammers nail down Kovac

14 August 2009 13:32
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} West Ham have completed the signing of Czech Republic international Radoslav Kovac for an undisclosed fee from Spartak Moscow.[LNB] The 29-year-old spent four months with the Hammers on loan last season, but is now at Upton Park permanently after joining for an undisclosed fee.[LNB]Kovac, who made nine league appearances under Gianfranco Zola last term, has signed a three-year contract with the East London side.[LNB]It remains to be seen whether he features for West Ham in their season-opener at Wolves this weekend as the club await international clearance.[LNB]Tigers interestKovac has confirmed Hull City were also chasing his signature, however he rejected the chance to link up with Phil Brown in East Yorkshire.[LNB]"I wanted a permanent move, not just a loan," he told deniksport. "A loan would resolve nothing at my age.[LNB]"It's good that I have experience with West Ham. I must say I'm very happy to be at a club where both the manager and the owner want me."[LNB]West Ham finished ninth in the table last season and Kovac believes another top-10 finish this time around would be deemed a good campaign.[LNB]"Anywhere above 10th place would be good," he continued. "I think the club would be content with such a result."[LNB]

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