West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce is delighted with their swoop for Ipswich Town fullback Aaron Cresswell.
Cresswell has already made his Hammers debut in the draw against Stevenage Borough.
"Aaron is a very interesting case because, as far as we looked at other targets, when I looked at his career history, spoke to [Ipswich manager] Mick McCarthy and looked at what he has done in the last couple of years, he was right on the doorstep," Big Sam told West Ham TV.
"He started at 17 at Tranmere Rovers and played 70 games and Paul Jewell took him to Ipswich when he became manager there. He has played nearly every game over the last three seasons, so he never misses any games through injury.
"He is 24-years-old and there has been a very good, steady development over those years. He has over 200 games in the bag and, after moving from League One to the Championship. He was in the PFA Team of the Year last season, so all of the players he played against saw him as the best left-back in the Championship.
"Of course, the price was right, which was the biggest factor in our transfer dealings this season - if the player is right and the price is right, we do the deal. The biggest stumbling block is the size of the fees that are being asked for today.
"This one was a very, very good signing indeed, not just for right now but also for the future."
