West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola solved his striking problems by signing Italian forward Alessandro Diamanti from Livorno on Friday.
The 26-year-old, who joins the Hammers for an undisclosed fee, has signed a five-year contract with the Premier League club.
Diamanti told West Ham's website: "I am very happy to be at West Ham United and to get the chance to play for Gianfranco Zola."
Zola has been keen to land a striker to partner Carlton Cole while Dean Ashton struggles to return from injury.
England forward Cole is West Ham's only fit senior striker at present.
The Hammers had been strongly linked with a move for Diamanti after failing to land Bordeaux's Marouane Chamakh and Lazio's Goran Pandev. Click to read more...
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