West Ham beat Chelsea, Brighton to the signing of Mohammed Kudus
The 23-year-old attacking midfielder has signed a five-year contract with the option of a further 12 months at the Premier League side.
West Ham will pay Ajax €41.5million (£35.6m) plus €3m (£2.5m) in easily attainable add-ons, with the Eredivisie club retaining a 10 per cent sell-on clause if he ever moves on to another club.
Kudus will wear the No. 14 shirt at West Ham and will hope that he can repeat his dazzling form with Ajax where he bagged 27 goals in 87 appearances across all competitions.
The Ghanaian midfielder said: “I’ve been dreaming to play in a league like this since I was a kid."
The Premier League is dream of most young players, especially those from Africa and admitted his delight and vowed to continue improving. He added: “I’ve been dreaming of this moment a...
