The Hammers completed a deal to take Mido on loan ... and 'LOAN' is the word that makes us wonder if his "token" wage off West Ham is added extra.
He has joined on wages of £1,000 per week, putting him at the bottom end of the Premier League pay scale.
Mido: "It is an exciting challenge for me. It is another new club, but hopefully I can prove myself and stay here for longer."
Sullivan said on ESPNsoccernet: "Mido has come to us for a token salary because he wants to prove himself, he wants to prove he can be a force in the English game.
"He can earn £50,000-a-week staying where he is or going back to Boro, but he has come to us because he wants to prove himself in the Premier League and he wants to play for West Ham."