West Ham United have snapped up young Hungarian goalkeeper Peter Kurucz on loan for the rest of the season.
The 20-year-old stopper agreed the switch ahead of last night's 5pm deadline and becomes United's fourth signing of the transfer window following Nsereko Savio, Radoslav Kovac and Herita Ilunga, whose loan deal has been made permanent.Kurucz, who stands 6'4" tall is not expected to be involved with Gianfranco Zola's first team squad upon his arrival and will instead start with Alex Dyer's reserve squad, where he will be closely monitored. Robert Green and Jan Lastuvka will therefore remain as the club's two first-choice goalkeepers.
The deal was confirmed by Kurucz's current club, Ujpest FC on their website this morning. A statement said: “Ujpest and West Ham United have today reached an agreement for the talented goalkeeper.
“The 20-year-old player has a contract to the end of the season with the Premier League club, which has the option to purchase. If West Ham exercise this right, Peter will join for a further four years.”
Unfortunately the Hammers failed to land any further transfer targets prior to the winter window's closure last night despite holding discussions with a number of players and agents throughout the course of the day.
Mooted deals with Panathinaikos' Bryce Moon and Dinamo Bucharest's Sergui Homei fell through after the club failed to complete them by the 5pm deadline. However attempts to sign one - or possibly both - later in the season have not been discounted.
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