West Ham have completed the signing of midfielder Mohammed Kudus from Ajax.
Kudus has signed a five-year contract, with the option of a further 12 months, after completing his medical over the weekend.
The kid from Accra 🇬🇭 pic.twitter.com/y8k1Wqt1tB
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The deal is understood to be worth around £38m (€44.5m) including add-ons.
West Ham will pay an initial €41.5m (£35.59m) and €3m (£2.57m) in performance-related add-ons.
Yes Hammers, @KudusMohammedGH is here 😍 pic.twitter.com/CpG2wS2snN
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An unnamed Premier League club made a late bid to sign Kudus on Saturday, but his mind was made up to join the Hammers.
We are delighted to welcome Mohammed Kudus to the Club! ⚒️
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David Moyes said he is looking forward to working with Kudus, who scored four goals in six Champions League group-stage appearances for Ajax last season.
Kudus scored a hat-trick for Ajax in Thursday’s Europa League play-off first leg against Bulgarian side Ludogorets as the Dutch side won 4-1 in what proved to be his last game for the club.
GH boy touched down in the East End 🇬🇭 pic.twitter.com/1UvMIc4XRW
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