Israeli international soccer player Manor Solomon has signed with London-based club West Ham United for a reported £5 million (NIS 20,287,150) fee, the English Championship club announced on Monday evening.
Solomon, 27, has now joined his fourth English club following his permanent departure from Premier League outfit Tottenham Hotspur, also known as Spurs, where he failed to break into the first team despite the club’s recent struggles.
Manor is a Hammer ⚒️ pic.twitter.com/ox4uZJ0X3i
— West Ham United (@WestHam) August 10, 2026
“I’m really happy to be here, happy to be a Hammer, and I can’t wait to get started,” Solomon was quoted by West Ham as saying. “I’ll try to give my all in the first season and then in the seasons ahead. I want to be here for a long time and I want to make the fans really happy.”
Solomon is primarily a left winger known for his pace, dribbling ability, and attacking movement. By joining West Ham, Solomon follows in the footsteps of former Israeli soccer stars Eyal Berkovic and Yossi Benayoun, who both enjoyed successful spells in London in the late 1990s and early 2000s, respectively.
Other former Israeli players who played for West Ham include defender Tal Ben-Haim and attacker Yaniv Katan.
A message from Manor 📩 pic.twitter.com/XDgC5t22fN
— West Ham United (@WestHam) August 10, 2026
Solomon extends his wide-ranging soccer career across Europe
Solomon has played 49 times for Israel’s national team so far in his career, scoring eight senior goals in the process. After breaking through at Maccabi Petah Tikva, he began his European career at Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk, where he won three Ukrainian league championships before signing a five-year deal with Spurs in July 2023.
During his time with Spurs, Solomon joined several teams across Europe on loan, including Spanish side Villarreal and Italian side Fiorentina. He also spent time on loan at English sides Fulham and Leeds United, the latter of which was where he won the Championship – the same league in which he will now compete with West Ham.
He spent the second half of the previous season in Florence, where he scored two goals in 16 league appearances. That season, West Ham were relegated from England’s top flight and will now look to return to the Premier League with Solomon.
