Pablo Barrera is looking forward to making an impact in the Barclays Premier League after a run-out in midweek for Mexico against world champions Spain.
The flying winger was a half-time substitute in Mexico City on Wednesday night, as El Tri were only denied a famous win by a last-gasp David Silva equaliser. Having got his international commitments out of the way, Barrera can focus on the day job - starting with a possible competitive debut for the Hammers away to Aston Villa.
"I want to win a starting place in the team and do a good job," said Barrera, the man they call 'Dynamite', who arrived at the Boleyn Ground in a £4m transfer from Club Universidad Nacional, or Pumas to use their popular name last month.
"I want the team to do well and be high up in the table and give the fans something to sing about. I am coming here with the goal of being a success and standing out for my team. I want to achieve things here."
After the Villa date will come the home match with Bolton Wanderers on Saturday week, when a strong crowd is expected for a game that has been designated Kids for a Quid. Barrera made his Boleyn bow against RC Deportivo La Coruna last weekend but had been swotting up on his new home even before he arrived in England.
"The truth is, I was told it was a good club," he said. "I looked on the internet and saw it was a club with a lot of tradition and where the people get right behind you all the time.
"The first time I came over for the medical checks, they told me all about the players who've been at the club down the years, the stadium. So I know a bit about the history of the club."
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