Sam Allardyce's Brazilian

West Ham have signed Brazilian forward Nene on a free transfer. The former- PSG man signed a short term deal that will last until the end of the season.

At 33 years of age, Nene arrives from his exotic adventure with Al Gharafa, a club based in Qatar, a expedition that was motivated by finance.

 Nene at his peak was a star performer for the then newly rich PSG, so much so scored 21 goals in one campaign in France.

Although Nene was out of the footballing spotlight while in Qatar, during his time in Europe he was renowned for being a very talented footballer. If he still has the technical ability and skill he produced so often in France, Nene could be a real asset to manager Sam Allardyce.

Nene put pen to paper at Upton Park

Due to his age, he may have lost a bit of his pace that allowed him to skip past defenders but that was never his major strength. Nene is a clever player who can use his vision, anticipation of the game and creativity to culture scoring chances for himself and team mates. While the physical side of his game may have declined, his mental attributes should have developed with experience.

Nene originally left PSG after finding himself no longer a first team player as world stars like Ezequiel Lavezzi, Lucas and Jeremy Menez now of AC Milan got the nod. Disillusioned with life at the Parc des Princes, Nene opted to leave Europe for Qatar.

However, Nene is now back and could become a tactical master stroke from "Big Sam." West Ham aren't blessed with a number of attackers especially after Andy Caroll has now been ruled out of action for the rest of the season due to knee surgery. That leaves Carlton Cole as cover for first choice strikers Diafra Sakho and Enner Valencia.

Nene's former employers include Monaco and Celta Vigo

While Sakho has been one of the stand out players at Upton Park this year, he can often frustrate by making the wrong decision. Enner Valencia's strong start to the season seems to have slowed and has three goals to his name in 22.

Nene can offer something coming off the bench if Allardyce wants to continue with Sakho and Valencia as first choice starters. Whatever role the English manager has in mind for Nene, it will be sink or swim as he returns to Europe as he looks to prove he can still produce at a competitive level of football. Will this be a savvy bit of business from Allardyce or a big no-no, sorry should that be ne-ne?