 Official: West Ham United Seal Nordtveit deal |
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West Have agreed the signing of the midfielder on a five-year deal. He is expected to join from Borussia Moechengladbach once his contract is over at the end of next month
West ham have confirm that Norway's Nordtveit has signed for the club on a free transfer from Borussia Moechengladbach
The club has confirmed that the 25-years old has signed a 5-year deal and the Norwegian is expected to join the club from July 1 after the expiration of his contract with Borussia Moechengladbach
The Norwegian international had a spell will Arsenal in 2007 and 2010 without making a breakthrough for first team appearance.
During his time with the gunners, he had loan spells with Salamanca, Lillestrom and Normberg.Nordtveit Joined Borussia Moechengladbach in December 2010 and became a first-team regular as he helped them to three top-four finishes with this season inclusive.
Nordtveit told West Ham United's official website: " It has always been a dream for me to play in the Premier League and now I have a big opportunity to do that for West Ham - I cannot wait to start!"I came to Arsenal when I was 17 and from there I got a lot of first-team experience in training and friendlies. I sat on the bench in the Premier League, but never got a minute, so of course it is something I'm dreaming of."Now I'm back, I've had five-and-a-half years in the Bundesliga and hopefully that experience will help me to come into the game here."This team has something special, a spirit in the team that I can fit into. I will work hard and hopefully I can get some good moments at this club."I'm a player who can play many roles on the pitch, but I'm from Norway so maybe a little bit more running, tackles and try to spread a few balls around me."I'm looking forward to showing what I can do, but hopefully I have something to help West Ham achieve even more."
He also revealed that the manager's(Slaven Vilic) influence was a big part that convinced him to join West Ham. Here are his words:
"Of course it's a big part," he said of the manager. "He took his time to meet me, talk with me and show me he was interested."What he has done at West Ham speaks for itself and I'm really looking forward to working under the boss."
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