The Hammers thought they had a deal for the Nigerian striker all wrapped up, only to hit a speedbump with both Onyekuru’s club, Eupen, and with securing a work permit for the 20-year-old
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The ex-West Ham, Tottenham and QPR boss succeeds Gianfranco Zola, who resigned on Monday after a 2-0 defeat by fellow Championship strugglers Burton Albion
Former West Ham United and Watford chief Zola controversially replaced popular boss Gary Rowett at St Andrew’s Stadium in December, taking over a side sitting outside the playoff zone on goal difference alone at the time
Adeyemi started his career at Norwich, making 17 appearances in total for the Canaries in the 2009-10 season and making no appearances in the 2011-12 and 2012-13 season he spent at the Canaries