Whilst mid-February is a bit late to announce your first major winter signing of the season, West Ham have seemingly done just what with the arrival of Nene at Upton Park. The Brazilian winger, who has so far had an impressive career at the likes of Monaco and PSG, brings with him a nice touch of flair, someone for the likes of Stewart Downing and Alex Song to link up nicely with in the middle of the park, as well as a much needed specialty for set-pieces and dangerous free-kicks.
Not since the days of Alessandro Diamanti have the Upton Park faithful been able to enjoy someone willing, and able, to take on a shot with the dead ball and see it fly straight into the back of the net.
Nene’s arrival at West Ham as a free transfer until the end of the season has seemingly split opinion down in the East end however. The Brazilian may have been a great asset in his prime, but at 33-years-old, is this just another Marco Borreillo type signing that the West Ham fans will ultimately never see a great deal of? Nene is supposedly in much better shape than last season’s ill-fated Italian, but the real truth is yet to be discovered…
His signing also raises a series of important and confusing questions. If West Ham are willing to land 33-year-old Nene now, why were the club so willing to let Mauro Zarate, someone who plays in a similarly attacking position, leave on loan for QPR in January?
Such a deal has seemingly come under the guidance of David Sullivan rather than manager Sam Allardyce, which as has been the case with arrivals such as Diafra Sakho in the past, will likely cause more rumours and speculation surrounding Big Sam’s future at the club.
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