West Ham have completed the \u00a316m signing of striker Javier Hernandez from German club Bayer Leverkusen.<\/p>\n
The former Manchester United forward has signed a three-year contract.<\/p>\n
In May, Hernandez – widely known by the nickname Chicharito, which means ‘little pea’ – became Mexico’s all-time leading scorer.<\/p>\n
“The Premier League is the best league in the world and when the opportunity came, I was desperate to sign for this club,” he said.<\/p>\n
Hernandez, 29, scored 59 goals in 156 appearances for United after arriving at Old Trafford in 2010, before joining Leverkusen for \u00a37.3m in August 2015.<\/p>\n
He netted 39 times in 76 matches for the Bundesliga club.<\/p>\n
“West Ham is a historic club and very ambitious,” he added.<\/p>\n
“I’ve had three fantastic years playing in Spain and Germany, but England was really the first big chapter in my career and I am so happy to be back.”<\/p>\n
The deal for Hernandez follows the club record signing of Marko Arnautovic, who signed a five-year deal for a fee of \u00a320m, which could rise to \u00a325m.<\/p>\n
The forward, who has been capped 62 times by Austria, scored seven times in 35 games in all competitions for Stoke City last season.<\/p>\n
The Hammers signed Manchester City and England goalkeeper Joe Harton a season-long loan deal on Tuesday last week. Former City defender Pablo Zabaleta also signed on a free transfer.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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