Ben Haim loaned to West Ham

Portsmouth defender Tal Ben Haim has been loaned to Premier League rivals West Ham until January, the two clubs announced on Tuesday.

The 28-year-old, who has been reunited with former Pompey manager Avram Grant, is the Hammers’ fourth summer signing.

Ben Haim joins German midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger, Mexican winger Pablo Barrera and French forward Frederic Piquionne in moving to Upton Park.

West Ham have promised their summer spending is not over.

The club hope to complete the signing of a “young international who represented his country to distinction at the World Cup” this week.