{"id":616677,"date":"2022-08-22T11:50:18","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T15:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=616677"},"modified":"2022-08-22T14:08:08","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T18:08:08","slug":"west-ham-sign-emerson-palmieri-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/22\/west-ham-sign-emerson-palmieri-chelsea\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Here We Go!&#8217;: West Ham United Set to Sign Defender From Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1561713382415376386\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>, the deal to move Emerson Palmieri from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/22\/leicester-city-wesley-fofana-chelsea\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/15\/chelsea-defender-emerson-west-ham-united\/\" target=\"_self\">West Ham United<\/a> is done and dusted.<\/p>\n<p>The reporter has given it a here we go and given some added details in a Tweet. According to Romano, the contract will tie the Italy international to his new club until 2027. The fee mentioned is a guaranteed \u00a313 million with an extra two million in add-ons included.<\/p>\n<h2>Emerson Palmieri Set to Join West Ham United<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Emerson Palmieri to West Ham, here we go! Full agreement reached on both clubs and player side &#8211; been told that deal valid until 2027. \ud83d\udea8\u2692\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WHUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WHUFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fee agreed with Chelsea for \u00a313m fixed plus \u00a32m in add-ons. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Understand first part of medical tests will be completed today. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q0VJLNU54O\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/q0VJLNU54O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1561713382415376386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 22, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Failed Breakthrough<\/h3>\n<p>The 28-year-old made his move to London in 2018 after impressing in the Serie A for Roma. Despite being a part of The Blues squad for most of his tenure with the club he never managed to make a strong impression on the first team. His most active season at Stamford Bridge came in 2018\/19 and saw him make 27 appearances across all competitions with only ten of those in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/19\/new-chelsea-ownership-offload-expensive-contracts\/\" target=\"_self\">New Chelsea Ownership Looking to Offload Expensive Contracts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Italian departs the side having made just 71 appearances in all competitions since joining the West London outfit in January 2018.<\/p>\n<h3>A Good Signing<\/h3>\n<p>Despite not being able to make his way into the first team at Chelsea, Palmieri is a strong player with a lot to offer. He spent the 2021\/22 season on loan in Ligue 1 with Lyon and made 36 appearances for the French side in an ultimately disappointing season that saw the club finish 8th in the league.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/22\/manchester-united-chelsea-500-million-transfer\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United and Chelsea to Lead \u00a3500 Million Transfer Binge<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The left-back has also managed to secure a spot in the Italian national team over the past year or so. When Ben Chilwell got injured there was even consideration that Thomas Tuchel may<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/01\/09\/chelsea-looking-to-recall-emerson-palmieri-from-lyon-loan\/\" target=\"_self\"> recall the 28-year-old<\/a> to step into the left-wing back spot but nothing became of it.<\/p>\n<p>For a reported fee of \u00a315 million, The Irons have pulled off a decent signing here and maybe the team to unleash the full potential of the former Roma man.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">West Ham are finally closing on deal for Emerson Palmieri with Chelsea. Clubs prepared to seal agreement for \u00a313m plus \u00a32m* fee, permanent deal with Emerson discussing personal terms. \ud83d\udea8\u2692\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WHUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WHUFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are some details to be clarified over the weekend before deal done. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VuszyZNZ87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/VuszyZNZ87<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1560705022479974401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Fabrizio Romano, the deal to move Emerson Palmieri from Chelsea to West Ham United is done and dusted. The reporter has given it a here we go and given some added details in a Tweet. According to Romano, the contract will tie the Italy international to his new club until 2027. 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