West Ham have swooped for Spurs midfielder David Bentley on a season long loan deal.

The former Blackburn Rovers winger struggled to feature regularly for Tottenham last season and has decided to help the Hammers win promotion from the Championship.

The Irons lost Scott Parker to White Hart Lane today but with the arrival of Bentley are assembling one of the strongest midfields outside the Premier League.

Bentley, 27, joined Spurs in 2008 for £15m from Blackburn and started his career at Arsenal.