Chicharito Joins West Ham

West Ham have completed the £16m signing of Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez from Bayer Leverkusen. The 29-year-old Mexico international arrived in London on Monday to undergo a medical ahead of the transfer and has signed a three-year contract.

The striker will become the highest-paid player in the club's history and is set to be on wages totalling £140,000 a week. The two-time Premier League winner left Old Trafford in August 2015 for Germany, where he has been even more prolific, netting 39 times in 76 matches for Leverkusen.

He said “I am very happy to join West Ham United, for me, the Premier League is the best league in the world and when the opportunity came, I was desperate to sign for this club. It was not a difficult decision. West Ham is a historic club, and very ambitious - this summer you can see with the players signed that they are looking to have a very good season. 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. I am desperate for the season to start and to help the team achieve all their objectives.”