Bowyer has high hopes for Hammers Simon Lovell

LEE BOWYER yesterday completed his move from Leeds to West Ham — and vowed to let his football do the talking.

The 26-year-old midfielder made the switch on the day he was banned for six matches by UEFA for his stamp on Malaga midfielder Gerardo during Leeds' UEFA Cup clash with the Spanish side in December.

The UEFA control and disciplinary body considered video evidence of the incident and deemed it "an act of

assault" and "particularly dangerous".

But, after ignoring interest from Middlesbrough and Sunderland to seal a move to the club he supports, Bowyer said: "I will let my football do the talking I just want to get on with working hard.

"I have got good experience with Leeds but I am not a world beater I am going to try as hard as I can."

The London-born player, who has joined the Hammers for the remainder of the season, continued on the club's official website, www.whufc.com: "It has dragged on a bit but I am here now and I can't wait to get going.

"There were a few clubs that came in but West Ham were the most

appealing to me. They are the team I support and that is why I have come here. I said when I was to leave Leeds it was going to take something special and there is nothing more special than to come to the team you have

supported as a kid.

"I can't be any happier than I am at the moment I am back with family and friends to play with the club I supported as a kid."

Bowyer hopes the Hammers' fight to avoid relegation from the Barclaycard Premiership is a successful one.

The club are currently bottom and start their quest to avoid the drop with a home match against Newcastle on Saturday a game Bowyer hopes to play in.

"I think it is a good challenge and I wouldn't like to see the club go down so if I have got the chance to come here and help in any way I can I am going to do it I am following my heart.

"I know what team they have got and what spirit they have got; I

remember coming here with Leeds earlier in the season when we were 4-1 up and they pulled it back to 4-3 I thought West Ham were going to win as well."

Hammers boss Glenn Roeder hopes the arrival of Bowyer will prove as successful as Harry Redknapp's 1997 double capture of John Hartson and Paul Kitson the duo helped keep the Hammers up.

"He (Roeder) said by bringing me to hopefully give the other boys a lift it would help us avoid relegation.

"I said I was up for it and pleased to be here and it will be like winning something if we stay up.

"Hopefully this will put a smile back on my face because I have been injured and it has been disappointing."

Bowyer has not figured for Leeds since the clash with Malaga on

December 12 because of an Achilles injury but insists he is fit and raring to go now.

"I have met some of the lads through playing with England and when you are playing against them you speak to them as well.

"A lot is expected but you have to leave it to the performances, hopefully people work well with you, and I have got no doubt that is going to happen," he added.

"I have been injured lately which has been frustrating for me so hope-

fully now it is all behind me and it is a fresh start.

"I will take one thing at a time to see how things develop but I can't wait to get playing because there are great players at the club."