West Ham has struggled to replace injured left-back Aaron Cresswell. After a few bids were reportedly turned down, a deal for Davide Santon fell through.
Finally, they have someone to take over.
With Cresswell out for the coming months, the Hammers snagged French left-back Arthur Masuaku from Greek club Olympiacos.
The 22-year-old signed a four-year contract with West Ham, according to the club. He cost $6.6 million according to West Ham, but some English reports consider that inflated, saying they spent anywhere between $1.5 million and $4.5 million.
Masuaku’s offensive production has been on and off. In the 2014/15 campaign, his first with Olympiacos after moving from Ligue 2 side Valenciennes, he assisted six goals in 27 league appearances. Last season, he bagged a goal but only found two assists in 23 appearances. Both years Olympiacos won the Greek league.
BREAKING: West Ham United have signed French left-back Arthur Masuaku from @olympiacos_org on a four-year contract pic.twitter.com/YRjzWFrnlp
— West Ham United (@WestHam) August 8, 2016
“For me, the Premier League is the biggest league in the world,” Masuaku told the official West Ham website. “When I was 18, my target was to come here, so now I am here, I have to prove myself to the fans and to the team.”
