Zouma leaves West Ham for loan to Saudi club

West Ham defender Kurt Zouma moved to Saudi Pro League club Al-Orobah on loan on Saturday just weeks after a transfer to the United Arab Emirates collapsed.
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The 29-year-old Frenchman made 103 appearances after joining the Hammers from Chelsea in a £29 million ($38 million) deal in 2021 but attracted widespread criticism in 2022 when a video emerged of him kicking and slapping his pet cat, for which he was sentenced to 180 hours of community service.

Zouma, who had a year left on his contract, went on to captain West Ham last season after Declan Rice left for Arsenal.
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The Premier League transfer deadline was on Friday but the Saudi league window stays open until September 7.

Zouma agreed a move to Dubai-based Shabab Al-Ahli in the UAE earlier this summer but the move fell apart after he failed a medical.

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