Official: West Ham sign Kevin Nolan from Newcastle on five-year deal

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West Ham have confirmed the signing of Kevin Nolan from Newcastle United on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee.

The midfielder is set to link-up with former boss Sam Allardyce for whom he played under many years as captain when the pair were at Bolton Wanderers.

Nolan admitted he was happy to join up with the former Blackburn manager again and was happy that the owners of the club David Gold and David Sullivan believed in him enough to give him a long term deal.

He told the club’s official website: “It’s been a bit of a whirlwind, but obviously once I knew that they wanted me, they have shown a certain hunger and desire to make sure I become a West Ham player.

“Having the chance to link up with Sam again is a massive thing and obviously coming to such a massive club is great for me. I’m very sad to leave Newcastle but I’m coming to another massive club in my eyes and hopefully I can start off and be as successful as I was there.

“I came to West Ham because of the tradition of the club and everything about it. I’ve always enjoyed playing here and there was also the chance of linking up with Sam and working with him again.

“The be all and end all was that the club actually wanted me and the owners put faith in me and have given me a security of contract. Now it’s my time to repay them and hopefully I will do that.”

The former Newcastle man scored 12 goals for the Magpies last season in the Premier League as they returned from one season in the Championship helping them finish 12^th.