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Jimenez signs Gianfranco
Zola has his first summer signing with Luis Jimenez joining from Italian champions Inter
23.06.2009

WestHam United are delighted to announce the signing of Chile forward LuisJimenez from Serie A champions Internazionale on a season-long loanwith a view to a possible permanent transfer.

With fierce competition for Jimenez's services at home and abroad,West Ham moved quickly to seal the deal with the player, who will havea medical when he arrives in England next month, joining officiallyfrom 1 July. The 25-year-old is nicknamed 'El Mago' - The Wizard - forhis playmaking abilities and is a former team-mate of Valon Behrami atSS Lazio.

Speaking to whufc.com, Jimenez said: "I am very happy, very excited and very determined to show what I can do. Iam a player who loves to play football, to be in a team that keeps theball, to create opportunities and also score goals. I can't promiseanything but I am going to do everything possible to do a good job forthe club.

"I know West Ham are a fantastic club who have had a lot of great players. I had options to join other clubs but I watched West Ham's last game of the season and I liked it a lot. I preferred this option because I really admire the way they try to play. Gianfranco Zola was one of the things that drew me to West Ham - I can identify with the type of football he wants to play."

A past Chile player of the year - winning in 2006 ahead ofcompatriot Matias Fernandez, voted South American's top player thatsame season - Jimenez has not played for his country since March 2008in order to focus fully on his club career.

As such, he did not immediately meet Football Association workpermit rules but CEO Scott Duxbury led a successful Hammers delegationincluding Gianfranco Zola to the FA earlier this month to ensureJimenez was free to play - with Inter coach Jose Mourinho lending hissupport. With vast competition in attacking positions at Inter, theItalian champions for the past four seasons agreed to his move toLondon.

Duxbury then flew to Milan to begin the negotiations last weekalongside technical director Gianluca Nani before the deal wasfinalised on Tuesday afternoon. The CEO said: "I am pleased we havebeen able to secure Luis's services. Many clubs were after him so wehave had to work quickly. We were determined to get the deal done asGianfranco sees him as a player that can add much to our attack nextseason."

Jimenez who first came to attention at Paolo Di Canio's former clubTernana in Serie B and has also featured for ACF Fiorentina, isconsidered one of the brightest talents in South America. Afterstarting his career at Club Deportivo Palestino in his homeland, theSantiago-born player moved to Italy at the age of 18, making 88 leagueappearances for Ternana between 2002 and 2007, scoring 25 goals.

He moved to ACF Fiorentina for the second half of the 2005/06season, scoring three goals in 19 Serie A appearances. That season alsosaw him voted as his country's finest and he was soon off to Lazio inJanuary 2007. The South American netted two goals in 16 loanappearances for the Biancocelesti.
He joined Inter on loan at the start of the 2007/08 season andenjoyed a successful first campaign at the Giuseppe Meazza stadium,scoring three goals in 15 Serie A appearances and also netting in the3-0 UEFA Champions League victory over Fenerbahce in November 2007.

The Nerazzurri made Jimenez's move to Milan permanent in the summerof 2008, with Inter claiming the title in his first campaign. With thelikes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Dejan Stankovic, Mario Balotelli andMancini already at Mourinho's disposal and Diego Milito arriving, Interare going for a fifth straight success in 2009/10.

At international level, Jimenez made his full debut for Chileagainst Peru on 28 April 2004, going on to be named in his country'ssquad for the 2004 Copa America in Peru. To date, he has scored twicein 20 matches.

He went on to appear in five of his country's qualifying matches forthe 2006 FIFA World Cup, scoring in the 2-1 home win over Venezuela,and became national team captain at the age of 22. He has appeared intwo 2010 qualifiers so far. Marcelo Bielsa's side are riding high inthird in the South American qualifying standings, a point behindsecond-placed Brazil and four points adrift of leaders Paraguay. Thetop five teams qualify automatically for next summer's finals in SouthAfrica.

关键意思：West Ham United are delighted to announce the signing of Chile forward Luis Jimenez from Serie A champions Internazionale on a season-long loan with a view to a possible permanent transfer.

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