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Hammers swoop for Albion's Quashie

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LONDON, England -- West Ham have signed West Bromwich midfielder Nigel Quashie in a 1.5 million pound deal rising to two million if the struggling London side avoids relegation.

West Brom manager Tony Mowbray confirmed on Monday: "Nigel recently expressed an interest in getting back to the Premier League.

"When West Ham lodged their interest in signing Nigel, coupled with my desire to create some revenue to bring in fresh faces, I thought it was an opportunity which suited all parties."

Quashie joined the Baggies from Southampton in a 1.2m pound deal minutes before last January's transfer window closed.

The 28-year-old made 30 appearances for The Championship club, scoring once in a 3-1 defeat at Arsenal in April.

Quashie's departure will give Mowbray extra spending power to press on with his own plans to bring in new blood during the January transfer window.

He is set to lodge a four million pound bid for the Hibernian midfield duo of Scott Brown and Kevin Thompson from his former club.

Premiership strugglers Sheffield United signed Leeds defender Matthew Kilgallon on Monday for an initial fee of 1.75 million pounds which could also rise to two million pounds.

Kilgallon, 23 on Monday, has agreed a three-and-a-half year contract after becoming the Blades' first signing of the January transfer window.

Sheffield are currently five points above the relegation zone while Leeds are second-bottom in the Championship and facing a drop into the third tier of English professional football for the first time in their history.


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Quashie joined WBA from Southampton minutes before last January's transfer window closed.

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