Bridge joins West Ham on loan

Defender Wayne Bridge will aid West Ham in their relegation battle after joining the club on loan until the end of the season.

The Manchester City full back has fallen out of favour at Eastlands and will spend the rest of the season at Upton Park after the Hammers agreed to pay his 90,000 pound weekly wage bill.

Bridge completed a medical with the East London club on Wednesday and said he was thrilled to arrive at West Ham, having turned down an offer from Aston Villa.

“I am delighted to sign for West Ham United,” Bridge told the club’s official website. “I am just looking forward to meeting everyone at the training ground, starting work and getting out on the pitch and playing in front of the fans. I am glad the loan is sorted and I’m ready to play.”

“It will be great to play a part in helping keep West Ham in the Premier League. It would be a big achievement.”

“I know a few of the players from England and I know the physio. I spoke to Scotty Parker and a few people and they told me what a great club it is. That definitely helped me make the decision to come here.”

“There is a lot of quality here and I know we can move up the table. The first half on Tuesday was great. There should have been a few more goals and then the team came back with ten men. If we can play like that every week we’ll be fine.”

Bridge joins a West Ham side that are bottom of the table with 20 points from 22 games.

He will be familiar with the surrounds of London however, having played with Chelsea and Fulham earlier in his career.