Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips joined West Ham on loan on Friday for the rest of the season as the England international aims to boost his chances of featuring at Euro 2024.
Phillips has rarely featured for the English champions since joining from Leeds in a 45 million pounds ($57 million) move in July 2022.
However, England boss Gareth Southgate has continued to select the 28-year-old at international level and regular first-team football gives Phillips the chance to push his case for a starting spot in Germany later this year.
West Ham will reportedly have an option to make the move permanent at the end of the season. "There's always been a lot of speculation about me moving to West Ham, so I'm really excited to get going now," said Phillips. "There's so much to look forward to in the second half of the season for the club and I can't wait to be part of it. "There's an unbelievable group here and if I can come in and add the quality that I know I'm capable of, I'm sure we can give the West Ham fans plenty to be excited about between now and the end of the season." The Hammers have their sights set on qualifying for the Champions League for the first time, either through the Premier League or winning the Europa League.