Pantsil Signs for West Ham

At 4pm today West Ham finally revealed the signing of John Pantsil from Israeli side Hapoel Tel-Aviv in a deal that could rise to £1 million. Pantsil has signed for four years, although the club is still waiting on his work permit application and international clearance before he can play for the Hammers.

Pantsil is West Ham's fifth signing of the summer following the arrival of Lee Bowyer, Jonathan Spector, Carlton Cole and Tyrone Mears. Wikipedia have a full biography of the player here.