West Ham sign Arsenal defender Jenkinson on season long loan

         West Ham have signed Arsenal right-back Carl Jenkinson on a season-long loan, the club have announced. Jenkinson told West Ham's official website: "I'm clearly seen as a big part of things here and hopefully I can prove my worth here because it is an important year for me.

 "I was flattered to have a lot of options but, deep down, if I was being honest with myself West Ham was always the place I wanted to go to.

 "It's one of them where I wanted to do the right professional thing and consider all the options, but in the back of my mind it was always West Ham and I'm just so glad it's all worked out how I wanted it to in the end. "It will be brilliant to play here. I've got a lot of friends who are West Ham fans and I know how good the supporters are here.

 "I've played here a couple of times so I know exactly what it is all about, so it's going to be fantastic to be a part of that, to be honest. You get a great atmosphere here and the fans are great, so I just can't wait to get a West Ham shirt on and get on the pitch and play. This is an exciting time for me, it really is.


 "There is an English group of lads here, which is always great for an English lad, and the players who have been brought in are top-drawer, so there is every reason to be optimistic about this season. That was a big reason I signed here."

 Jenkinson scored his first Arsenal goal on the last day of 2013/2014 Premier League season.

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