Bridge to Hammers

Relegation-threatened West Ham have completed the loan signing of Manchester City defender Wayne Bridge until the end of the season.

The Hammers have agreed to pay Bridge's £90,000-a-week wages and he passed a medical with the East London club on Wednesday evening.

Bridge, 30, adds real experience to the West Ham defence having made 289 appearances in the Premier League and won 36 caps for England. He turned down the chance to move to Aston Villa.

He had fallen behind summer signing Aleksandar Kolarov in Roberto Mancini's plans at Manchester City though, and has now made West Ham the third London club of his career following spells with Chelsea and Fulham.