Source: Telegraph
Gianfranco Zola salutes Herita Ilunga signing
Zola claimed the fullback, now a permanent Upton Park player after signing a deal costing near to £3 million from Toulouse, will give the club "something special".[LNB]Ilunga has been on a season's loan but agreed a deal yesterday and Zola said: "It's a very good thing for us. He's been incredible, fantastic all season, so for West Ham it's a great thing that he's signed a long contract.[LNB] Related ArticlesWest Ham open gates to publicArsenal in line for Upson bidWest Ham target CavaniWest Ham United complete signing of Herita IlungaTottenhams Aaron Lennon signs five year deal rubbishing rumours of Liverpool moveJunior Stanislas and James Tomkins join glittering cast of local West Ham talent"We've been talking about this for a long time and he is a player who is going to give us something special. I think he's been ever present in the League and the standard of his game has been top.[LNB]"I don't remember one game when I couldn't give him a very good rating and he has been incredible."[LNB]West Ham face Aston Villa on Saturday still pushing to retain the seventh place that will take them into the Europa League next season, and they should be boosted by the return of Radoslav Kovac, who has missed the last two games with a thigh injury, while Scott Parker will undergo a test ahead of the Villa Park game. [LNB]
