Football Transfers: West Ham complete defender deal
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West Ham United have completed the signing of Canadian international defender Doneil Henry from Cypriot side Apollon Limassol.
The 21 year old centre back was recommended to Hammers manager Sam Allardyce by his former Blackburn defender Ryan Nelson, who had coached him while at Toronto FC.
Henry was the first player to graduate from Toronto FC's youth academy, and has already amassed 14 caps for his country after making himself a regular fixture in their side.
Henry told West Ham's official website: "It feels good to be given the opportunity to come and train and see what it's like to be part of a Premier League team and I just want to get started and get into the team real soon.
"I had a really good relationship with Ryan Nelsen and I always wanted to see what it was like to play at another level, the highest level, and I got the opportunity to come over here.
"Since then, I was just hoping to come back and, now it's happened.
"I'm 21 and I want to get a role with the team, keep my head down and take my opportunity when I can. I love a tackle and I just want to defend hard."
Written by Tris Burke
