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Yossi signs Hammers deal

25 May 2007 - 15:01:05

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Israel midfielder Yossi Benayoun has ended speculation surrounding his future after agreeing a new five-year contract with West Ham United.

Benayoun, 27, had been linked with Liverpool towards the end of the season, but has signed a new deal tying him to Upton Park until summer 2012 after the Hammers successfully avoided relegation from the Premier League.

The former Racing Santander wideman arrived at Upton Park for £2.5million in July 2005.

"I'm very pleased to have agreed this new deal. From the first moment I arrived at West Ham, the club felt like home to me," he told the club's official website.

"The natural thing for me was to sign a new deal and I'm very happy because I want to stay at this club.

"I'm sure we'll have a better season next season because we have players with a lot of quality.

"We will also have new players coming in to make us stronger and better. I'm very pleased because it is the best place for me.

"The chairman is very ambitious and I want to thank him because the negotiations were very quick. He and the manager showed me they wanted me to stay immediately.

Hopefully I will pay them back on the pitch and I will do everything in my power to match their ambition."