Mauro Zarate shown in 2008 celebrating a Premier League goal with Birmingham City. Tony O'Brien / Action Images
Mauro Zarate shown in 2008 celebrating a Premier League goal with Birmingham City. Tony O'Brien / Action Images
Mauro Zarate shown in 2008 celebrating a Premier League goal with Birmingham City. Tony O'Brien / Action Images
Mauro Zarate shown in 2008 celebrating a Premier League goal with Birmingham City. Tony O'Brien / Action Images

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Transfer talk: Mauro Zarate to West Ham in Premier League return

The well-travelled striker comes by way of Velez Sarsfield in Argentina after he played with Birmingham City in 2007/08 while on loan from Qatari side Al Sadd.

Associated Press

May 26, 2014

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Velez Sarsfield striker Mauro Zarate says he has agreed a three-deal deal with West Ham United as he closes in on a return to the English Premier League.

Zarate, who was the top scorer in the Argentine league last season, spent the second half of the 2007/08 Premier League campaign on loan at Birmingham from Qatari side Al Sadd. He then moved to Italian side Lazio and also played in Serie A for Inter Milan.

The 27-year-old Zarate tells British broadcaster Sky Sports on Monday that he has been approached by West Ham and that “it’s a new chance for me.”

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has been told to make his team more entertaining next season after securing a third straight year in the Premier League.

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