West ham announce fifth summer signing

West Ham signing announced

West Ham have confirmed the signing of Danish goalkeeper Mads Hermansen from Leicester City.

The 25-year-old joins the Hammers on a five-year contract with a one-year option, in a deal worth approximately £18million.

Hermansen will wear the No.1 shirt for the Hammers, who appeared to perform a bit of a U-turn in their quest for a new goalkeeper.

West Ham had appeared set to sign John Victor from Brazilian club Botofogo, even having a deal agreed at around £8.5m.

But that transfer collapsed at the 11th hour, leading the Premier League side to move ahead with their other top goalkeeper target, Hermansen.

“I’m happy to join West Ham United”, said the new Hammers star.

“I’ve felt that West Ham would be a good fit for me and my style of play for a long time. It feels natural to be here – it was a very easy decision.

“I’ve heard a lot of great things about the club. I played West Ham twice last season and playing at London Stadium was a great experience. It’s an amazing stadium with loud, passionate fans. It’s what you dream of as a footballer and I can’t wait to play in front of 62,500 fans as a West Ham player.

“The fans can expect me to be brave and bring good energy to help the team in the best way I can. This is a great step in my career. I have huge ambitions and I can’t wait to get started.”

Hermansen becomes West Ham’s fifth permanent signing of the summer, following the arrivals of Jean-Clair Todibo, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Kyle Walker-Peters and Callum Wilson.