West Ham United have spent a club-record £20.5million to sign Andre Ayew from Swansea City.
The Ghanaian forward has signed a three-year deal with the Hammers with the option of a further two having spent last season with the Swans after joining from Marseille on a free transfer.
The money spent on Ayew has surpassed the £15m the East London club paid Liverpool for Andy Carroll in 2013.
Ayew, 26, impressed in his debut Premier League season last term by scoring 12 goals and providing five assists in 34 appearances.
He told West Ham's official website: "I am very proud and happy to be at this magnificent club. I am happy to be playing for these fans and I hope to make the people very happy here.
"The club have a lot of ambition and have a great manager. They want to become a bigger club every year and with the new stadium and a new training ground you can feel they are moving onto another level and I want to be part of this project.
"I want to train hard, do my job and show that I deserve to play for West Ham United. I want to give back to the manager and the fans the confidence they are showing me."
While co-chairman David Gold confirmed the fee for Ayew via Twitter:
I am delighted to announce the transfer of outstanding Ghana forward Andre Ayew for a Club-record £20.5M fee. dg pic.twitter.com/4Hh4aCsgmG
— David Gold (@davidgold) August 8, 2016
