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Manuel Lanzini sends message to Cheikhou Kouyate on Twitter

West Ham attacking midfielder Manuel Lanzini has taken to social networking site Twitter to drop a message for Cheikhou Kouyate who joined Crystal Palace on Wednesday.

Palace confirmed the signing of Kouyate from the Hammers yesterday as Roy Hodgson is stepping up to shape his squad ahead of the new season.

The Senegal midfielder passed his medical on Wednesday after he agreed personal terms on a four-year contract.

Lanzini has described his former teammate as ‘the cat of Africa’ and said it was a pleasure playing alongside him. He wrote on Twitter:

Chekito, it’s been a pleasure playing with you.