New West Ham United signing Thomas Hitzlsperger admits he's yet to meet with manager Avram Grant.

With pre-season training getting under way on Monday 5 July, Hitzlsperger is anxious to get down to work after an injury-hit past few months.

He told whufc.com: "It is still a little way off yet I know [the new season] but I am getting a little impatient now for it to all start. I am looking forward to meeting the manager and my new team-mates and for pre-season to begin and then for the season to start.

"I signed and when it is this time of the year there is then a wait for everything to start, but now the fixtures are out, it is exciting, I can't wait to get started as a West Ham player."