Kurt Zouma (29) will not play the recently started season for West Ham United. The Premier League club is loaning the French defender to the Saudi club Al-Orobah. During his three years with the Hammers, Zouma made 103 competitive appearances and was in the starting lineup for the 2023 Conference League triumph.

Kurt Happy Zouma has left West Ham on loan to Al Orobah until the end of the season. Zouma, who has origins in the Central African Republic, grew up in the youth sector of Saint-Etienne before moving to Chelsea in 2014. After loans to Stoke and Everton, he was signed by West Ham in 2021. His experience with the Hammers was affected by a famous incident involving the mistreatment of his pet cat, which led the club to fine him and sideline him.

Kurt Zouma joins the Saudi Arabian club Al-Orobah on loan with an option to buy. The transfer was confirmed by West Ham on Saturday. Zouma, 29, had one year left on his contract with West Ham, which he joined in 2021 from Chelsea.

Kurt Zouma has been loaned for one season to Al-Orobah. The defender is joining Al-Orobah, currently 15th in the Saudi Pro League after two matchdays. At 29 years old, Zouma is not expected to return to West Ham as his contract is set to expire in a year. The former Saint-Étienne player is leaving the Premier League and England after 10 uninterrupted years, during which he played for Chelsea, Stoke City, Everton, and West Ham.