Andriy’s a happy Hammer

WEST HAM have completed the signing of Ukraine striker Andriy Yarmolenko from Borussia Dortmund for £17.5m.

The 28-year-old has agreed a four-year contract with the Hammers.

Yarmolenko said: “West Ham is a big club with good fans and I am happy to come to play in the Premier League.

“The Premier League is the best league in the world and I know that an interesting project is being built here at West Ham.

“The team wants to achieve high things and I am excited for this challenge.”

A four-time Ukrainian footballer of the year, Yarmolenko has scored 35 times in 77 games for his country and played at the European Championship in 2012 and 2016.

He moved to Dortmund last summer – having spent the majority of his career at Dynamo Kiev – and scored three times in 18 Bundesliga appearances.

He is the fifth new face at the London Stadium this summer, with the Hammers having already snapped up midfielder Jack Wilshere, goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski and defenders Issa Diop and Ryan Fredericks.

West Ham director of football Mario Husillos said: “When we had the opportunity to sign him, we did not hesitate, because he really is the kind of player that we were looking for.

“He is a left-footed player but can play on the right and is very quick, very good one-on-one against a defender.

“He gives the team a lot of attacking options and scores goals, is fast on the counter-attack and provides aerial threat with his height.”