Confirmed: West Ham complete signing of striker after Adebayor released by Tottenham

Lua Belic says he is delighted to have signed for West Ham

WEST HAM have completed the singing of striker Luka Belic from Serbian outfit OFK Brograd.

 

Belic was the youngest ever player to play in the Serbian top flight at 16 years of age in April 2012.

The 19-year-old has been capped by his country at every youth level and has signed a permanent one-year deal with the option of a second.

 

He will start life at the Hammers in the development squad under Academy manager Terry Westley.

“It's a dream come true for me and I'm looking forward to playing games and scoring a lot of goals,” he told whufc.com. 

“I'm already loving it here! 

“I'm going to go step by step, work hard and play well for the U21s. 

 

BREAKING: We're delighted to announce the signing of Serbia U19 striker Luka Belic > http://t.co/4sDsedgg3P #WHUFC pic.twitter.com/WiIfo4TM9d

— West Ham United FC (@whufc_official) September 13, 2015

"I'm looking forward, firstly, to playing for the U21s and then, hopefully, my dream is to one day play for the first team. 

“I think it's going to be great here at West Ham. They're going to help me a lot and I plan to help the team a lot too. 

The Hammers were keen to sign the striker, 31, in the summer and a deal appeared close after Spurs agreed to pay up the final year of his contract.

Adebayor has now left Spurs and is free to sign for another club.

However, under the terms of his deal at White Hart Lane he is unable to play until January.