David Gold believes West Ham have pulled off a real coup by signing Robbie Keane on loan from Tottenham.

The Hammers co-chairman believes the Irishman is the best Premier League striker who was on the market in January and he’s delighted he’s moved to Upton Park.

Gold told talkSPORT: “I’m absolutely thrilled. He’s probably the best striker around that’s available.

“There are lots of great strikers in the Premier League, but we’re talking about availability, so arguably he’s the best of all who’ve been available in the window.”

With Keane joining new arrivals Gary O’Neil, Wayne Bridge and Demba Ba in east London, and Thomas Hitzlsperger and Jack Collison set to return from long-term injuries, the Hammers now look in better shape to mount an escape from the threat of relegation.

Gold added: “Right now we feel in a good place compared to where we were at the beginning of the season.

“We feel not only have we added to the squad but players are coming back, and it’s almost as if in the second half of the season we’ll have seven more players in the squad than we did in the first half of the season.”

From www.talksport.co.uk