Inter Milan’s Chilean international striker Luis Jimenez has been snapped up attached loan by Barclays Premier League side West Ham United.
The 25-year-old, also known as the Wizard and capped 20 times, is the first signing for the Hammers Italian manager Gianfranco Zola this summer.
Jimenez, who hasn’t represented Chile for over a year, joins on a season-long loan with a view to a possible fixed persuade.
“I be possible to’t promise anything but I am going to do everything possible to do a good job for the act in concert,” Jimenez told West Ham’s website.
Jimenez made his name in Italy at Serie B side Ternana, where he scored 25 goals in 88 band appearances between 2002 and 2007.
Short spells at Fiorentina and Lazio followed before Inter Milan opted to buy him on a permanent basis later a promising loan spell in 2008.
Jimenez will have a tough battle to secure a regular first team place by England international squad members Carlton Cole and Dean Ashton and Spanish veteran Diego Tristan vying for places up brass.
Agence France-Presse
