West Ham have officially completed the loan signing of Juventus forward Simone Zaza a day afterJack Sullivan, the son of West Ham co-owner David Sullivan, confirmed the signing on Twitter,saying the club would reveal full details on the transfer on Sunday.
Sullivan, who regularly posts updates about transfer and behind-the-scenes happenings at the Hammers, even revealed the exact structure of the deal, their ninth of the summer.
ZAZA: West Ham United have signed Simone Zaza on an initial season-long loan! ➡� https://t.co/xYPIyDPUPF ⚒ pic.twitter.com/8c65COUX9q
It's time,� he wrote on Twitter late on Saturday night. Zaza signed, full details on [West Ham's] website tomorrow. One of the toughest deals ever to get across the line."
Sullivan Tweeted: 5m loan fee, if he plays a small number of games it becomes a permanent 5 year deal and we pay another 20m euro plus additional add ons.�
Cheeky shot of the big man and zaza � from yesterday! pic.twitter.com/uocbGiTnXZ
Zaza arrived for his medical on Friday afternoon, meaning he was registered too late to be available for Slaven Bilic, who brings his Hammers to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday for a tough test against Pep Guardiola's Manchester City.
Bilic previously expressed his delight at striking the Zaza deal, saying in his pre-match press conference that a deal was close and that it was a huge boost because of the injuries to Andre Ayew and Andy Carroll up front.
"As far as I know, the deal is agreed between the clubs,� he said. The personal terms are also agreed and he is due in London today, so we hope it will be done.
"It's very positive and it's a boost. We've been trying for a long time now to get a top-quality striker and he was always mentioned."
Zaza set to become a Hammer.
So...Mark Noble still on pens then, yeah? 😳 pic.twitter.com/qsIdr1Gn5f