West Ham sign Wilshere on free transfer


West Ham have signed Jack Wilshere on a free transfer, the club have confirmed.

Manuel Pellegrini is understood to have signed off on the move for the 26-year-old, who has signed a three-year deal at the club.

Goal understands that this move will not be the last of West Ham's summer; the club have tabled a £40 million bid for Lazio's Felipe Anderson, and are also in negotiations with Andriy Yarmolenko of Borussia Dortmund.

Wilshere, who has been capped 34 times by England and is a boyhood Hammers fan, said upon the completion of his move: “It feels good, it feels special.

“Many people know that I’ve had a special bond with this club growing up.

“People will have seen the picture of me in a West Ham shirt and I’ve got good memories of my childhood supporting West Ham, watching them at Upton Park.

"It feels good and of course my family and a few of my friends are West Ham fans so everyone’s buzzing.”

Wilshere's decade-long stay at Arsenal came to an end this summer, with new Gunners manager Unai Emery deciding against keeping the star at the club.


SOURCE: Goal
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