Bellamy Signs for City

Craig Bellamy has signed a four-and-a-half year deal with Man City for an undisclosed fee (believed to be around £14 million).

In two seasons at West Ham Craig Bellamy played 24 league games for the club and scored 7 goals.

West Ham United CEO Scott Duxbury said,

"We wish Craig well for the future and thank him for his efforts. We had refused him permission to talk to Tottenham last week and were determined to keep him despite repeated interest from them and Manchester City. However, on Friday, he again made it clear to the manager and myself that he wanted to move on.

"Late on Sunday night, Gianfranco and I met and he said it was in the best interests to accept the player's request to leave and therefore Manchester City's bid. I agreed with this so that we could focus our energies on bringing in exciting players who want to play for the club and who will improve the squad."