West Ham United have captured Algerian winger Said Benrahma on a season-long loan from Championship (second-tier) side Brentford with an agreement to make the transfer permanent, the Premier League club said Friday.
The 25-year old was linked with a permanent move on domestic deadline day as Hammers manager David Moyes looked to get a deal over the line before the transfer window shut at 5pm local time but in the end he has joined initially on loan.
Benrahma, who scored 17 goals and had 10 assists in Brentford’s run to the playoff final last season, will not be eligible for Sunday’s trip to West Ham’s London rival Tottenham Hotspur as the transfer was not completed in time.
He is the club’s fourth major signing after the permanent addition of Czech internationals Tomas Soucek and Vladimir Coufal plus defender Craig Dawson on loan.