Hammers nail down Kovac

// 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. 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.Kovac, who made nine league appearances under Gianfranco Zola last term, has signed a three-year contract with the East London side.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.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."I wanted a permanent move, not just a loan," he told deniksport. "A loan would resolve nothing at my age."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."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."Anywhere above 10th place would be good," he continued. "I think the club would be content with such a result."

Source: SKY_Sports