ex-Gunner Boa Morte Joins West Ham

ex-Gunner, ex-Saint and now ex-White Luis Boa-Morte has been bought by West Ham. It's another one of the annoying "fee undisclosed" deals. Speculation in the press is that the deal was worth $9-10 million for Fulham. It's not a surprise with Boa-Morte having been linked with a number of clubs last summer. So who does Fulham, which is having a decent year (not in the relegation zone for them), bring in to replace Boa-Morte? Does this mean Fulham is confident that they'll win Clint Dempsey's work permit appeal?