West Ham have agreed to subsidise the wages of flop Roberto with the goalkeeper set to join Spanish side Real Valladolid.
The 34-year-old flew to Spain on Wednesday night and is now finalising the remaining details of a permanent move away from east London, bringing an end to his torrid time in England.
Such was the desire from the West Ham board and management to move the goalkeeper on, it is understood that no fee has been paid by Valladolid to secure the signing and - given the size of Premier League wage packets compared to those at smaller La Liga clubs - the Hammers have agreed to continue to pay a portion of his wages.
Despite that agreement, the deal frees up more cash for manager David Moyes to reinvest this summer.
Roberto was signed as a free transfer by Manuel Pellegrini last summer. However, his torrid form when brought in to replace the injured Lukasz Fabianski, contributed significantly to the Chilean losing his job in December last year.
Roberto was swiftly moved out on loan to Alaves in January following Moyes' arrival after Darren Randolph was brought back to the club.
Moyes has also moved on strikers Albian Ajeti and Jordan Hugill this month, with the pair joining Celtic and Norwich respectively.
