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A fresh start. That's what both West Ham United and Emerson Palmieri desperately need at this moment. Could it be a match made in heaven? The future will tell.

What we know at this particular moment is that the 28-year-old Italian left-back has joined the Hammers on a four-year contract, with a one-year option, for £13m plus £2m in add-ons.

He spent last season on loan at Lyon and has struggled to become a regular at Stamford Bridge since his 2018 move from Roma.

"I can't wait to get started in a West Ham shirt," Palmieri said.

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"I'm very happy to be here and to arrive here. It's a big challenge for me, it's a big team, so I'm very happy to be here and I'm ready.

"Personally, since the first day I arrived here in England, I always saw the big clubs and I always watched the big games and I knew the history about West Ham.

"The history is so, so big for this team and so when I knew about the interest for sure I said 'Yes, let's go, I want to go there' and I'm here now."

Palmieri is West Ham's seventh signing of the summer.