The striker joined the Hammers on loan from Juventus on Sunday.
Simone Zaza has told West Ham United’s official website he is hoping to help them return to the Europa League this season.
The striker joined the Hammers on Sunday, completing an initial loan move from Serie A champions Juventus.
He arrives at the club as they seek to add some much needed quality to their front line after losing both Andy Carroll and Andre Ayew to injuries at the beginning of this campaign.
Unfortunately he arrives after the club’s disappointing exit from the Europa League, after Astra Giurgiu knocked them out of the competition earlier this week.
And he has said he wants to help the club return to European competition in his first season at the club.
“I wanted to start a new experience and I feel this is the right choice for me,” he told the club’s official website.
“I want to become a better player and I know I can do that at West Ham. Unfortunately we could not qualify for the Europa League, but I am hoping I can help the club do that next season.”
West Ham will now be keen to see Zaza hit the ground running and score the goals that they need to compete at the top end of the table.
It is something of a problem area for them and that lack of a regular goalscorer arguably stopped them enjoying an even better season than they managed last year.
Whether Zaza can be that man remains to be seen, although his career record of a goal every 2.6 games suggests he could be a star at the London Stadium.
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