Nayef Aguerd - signed (30m)

[Coffee]

"OS West Ham United complete Nayef Aguerd transfer West Ham United are delighted to announce the signing of Morocco international defender Nayef Aguerd. The 26-year-old joins the Hammers from French Ligue 1 club Rennes on a five-year contract and adds further quality and depth to David Moyes‚Äô squad. He will wear the No27 shirt. Aguerd has enjoyed two impressive seasons with Rennes, enhancing the reputation he established at FUS Rabat, Dijon and with the Moroccan national team. Now, the left-sided player will continue his career in the English Premier League, where his combination of talents will see him provide strong competition for Craig Dawson, Issa Diop, Angelo Ogbonna and Kurt Zouma. ‚ÄúI was really excited when I heard about West Ham United's interest,‚Äù said Aguerd, an impressive individual who speaks fluent French, English, Arabic and Spanish. ‚ÄúWhen I heard about it, I knew I needed to go to the Premier League, because it‚Äôs a dream for every player. ‚ÄúWest Ham is a historic Club. I saw a few of their games this year, and I saw the fans and the atmosphere were fantastic, with the bubbles! ‚ÄúI talked with the manager and he showed me that he was very interested, so it was easy to choose to come to West Ham.‚Äù Aguerd was born in the city of K?©nitra in the north of Morocco into a footballing family. His father played in the Moroccan top-flight, while his uncle Abdelmajid Bouyboud was capped 34 times and appeared at the 1994 FIFA World Cup finals ‚Äì an achievement his nephew could emulate in Qatar later this year. As a boy, Aguerd represented local club KAC of K?©nitra before being scouted and recruited to the national Mohammed VI Football Academy in the capital city of Rabat, where he spent four years playing alongside the likes of Sevilla striker Youssef En-Nesyri. In 2014, aged 18, he joined leading club Rabat FUS, making 12 appearances in his debut season and attracting the attention of a host of leading Spanish clubs. After bulking up and working hard on his game, Aguerd then inspired FUS to their first-ever Moroccan Championship in May 2016, scoring a vital goal against Ittihad Tanger that all but clinched the title. After scoring in the 2017 CAF Champions League and impressing regularly for FUS over the next two seasons, Aguerd joined French Ligue 1 club Dijon in 2018. Two encouraging seasons for Les Rouges led to a transfer to Rennes, where he started the club‚Äôs first-ever UEFA Champions League match at home to Russian side Krasnodar and featured in four of six group-stage fixtures in the autumn of 2020. Aguerd has thrived at Roazhon Park, making 66 Ligue 1 appearances and helping Rennes qualify for Europe in each of the last two seasons. He scored twice in seven UEFA Europa Conference League appearances and started 31 Ligue 1 games as Rennes finished fourth last term. At international level, the defender was capped at U20 and U23 level before making his senior debut against Albania in August 2016. Two years later, he helped Morocco win the African Nations Championship on home turf. He is now a regular in the Atlas Lions‚Äô starting XI with 25 senior caps and was an ever-present in Morocco‚Äôs successful 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign and run to the 2021 CAF Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals. Everyone at West Ham United would like to welcome Nayef to London Stadium and wish him all the best for his career in Claret and Blue."

[marty feldman]

Every player has an absolute nightmare at some point in their career . Last night was one of those for aguerd. But he'll bounce back hes far too good a player not to .

[Pedro]

We need Zouma back so Aguerd can play in his correct position

[LeroysBoots]

"Fuck me, some of you need to take a long hard look at yourselves"

[cholo]

Another problem is that upcoming teams will start to focus pressure on him thinking he'll be vulnerable or lacking confidence. Needs to have a solid run without any ricks now.

[Manuel]

"It's not one game though, he's been poor in a couple recently. Not saying he's not a good player, but clearly he has mistakes in him and seems prone to a lack of concentration. He's no Baresi, let's keep it real."

[nychammer]

one bad game and he's a liability. Really?

[Manuel]

"Was a great hat-trick! I really can't recall a CB ever being responsible for THREE goals in one game, absolute fucking donkey! Was this a one off? I think we all know the answer to that don't we. Fella should be fucking ashamed."

[The Hammers]

Reminds me of Gary Breen's performance against Man U. Gifted all 3 goals. Their man of the match today.

[paulon]

Sums this pathetic wanker COYI up that Not really bothered we lost but absolutely buzzing Aguerd had a bad game so he can come on here to win an argument on the internet

[solidbond]

Not the first time he’s miss timed his header this season

[Norflundon]

Diop MK ll As eerie says I don’t think he be if it’s playing on the right but he made basic errors against Chelsea and he was on the left in that game. I was at Rangers when he got injured because he made a school boy error. Very good on the ball and has a great range of passing but his errors are starting to out weigh that

[Eerie Descent]

"Let's hope that performance was a one off, an absolute stinker. To be honest he's not looked great the last couple of games, I'll be kind and say it's because he's on the wrong side of the two.."

[Dr Matt]

"As Peter Sellers told me when we signed him, he’s not very Aguerd at all! The Moroccan Gary Breen."

[Hammer and Pickle]

"You are a very strange, fucked-up individual COYI."

[twoleftfeet]

COYI Why don’t you fuck off. You are one annoying little prick.

[Come On You Irons]

Do you all see what I mean now about this fella? Liability.

[Russ of the BML]

"SurfaceAgentX2Zero 3:32 Mon Feb 20 He was. It was his mistake that led to the complete shambles that their second goal was. It's just that after Oggy had cocked it up, Aguerd went to the ball and left his man wide open."

[SurfaceAgentX2Zero]

"It never really occurred to me that anyone other than Oggy was the primary culprit for both goals. Too slow, too injured, too old, I'm afraid. It's a shame, but that's the way it goes. What he's not, of course, is a useless cսnt. Tempus Fugit, I'm afraid."

[Side of Ham]

You've got to admire Come On The Swiss really....how he's survived without Jim Hensons hand up his arse for this long is quite an amazing feat......

[Sir Alf]

He was out of position for the first goal but ultimately it was Coufal that got done with the ball inside the full back because he turned off and did not immediately track Davis and then suffered from a lack of pace to recover and stop him. Great competitor but too slow for a modern wing back and cannot pass. Yesterday he outdone his mate with his inaccurate passing by some distance. Aguerd is a fine defender and still acclimatising to the fast and furious Premiership. He is the least of our problems imo.

[twoleftfeet]

"Dawson is better than Aguerd? You are always right? You are one stupid cսnt. Do you actually watch football? You would have been screaming for Lyall out in 77/78, not that you probably know much about our history."

[twoleftfeet]

"Dawson is better than Aguerd? You are always right? You are one stupid cսnt. Do you actually watch football? You would have been screaming for Lyall out in 77/78, not that you probably know much about our history."

[Come On You Irons]

No I didn't. I opined that he is looking like a waste of money and that I think Dawson is better than him. You should be angry with Moyes' and the club's shit recruitment rather than me!

[Nick QQQ]

"Good defender, struggles with positioning on the left of a back 5. As do Oggy and the truely awful Kerher. Would be brilliant in a 4 with Zouma as fellow CB"

[Eerie Descent]

"No, I've offered a balanced opinion, you've just said he's shit. You're a pillock"