West Ham United have confirmed the deadline day capture of striker Albian Ajeti from FC Basel for an undisclosed fee.
The Switzerland international striker has signed a four-year deal at the club, becoming Manuel Pellegrini's sixth signing of the summer following the captures of Gonçalo Cardoso, Pablo Fornals, Sébastien Haller, David Martin and Roberto.
The 22-year-old is a highly rated player, who has scored more than 40 goals over the past three seasons in the Swiss league, and will wear the number 27 shirt at the London Stadium.
The striker was part of the Switzerland squad that took part in this summer's Nations League finals against Portugal and England, but was an unused substitute for both games.
Hammers director of football Mario Husillos has spoken as to why Ajeti was targeted.
“We are very happy to welcome Albian to West Ham United. He is another very young player who we believe can have a big future at the club,” he told the Official website .
“Our scouts have watched him many times and given very good reports. He is an aggressive, quick striker who likes to play in the box.
“He has scored a lot of goals, both for Basel and the Switzerland national team at a number of levels, and we feel he is ready to make this big step with West Ham.
“Our approach this summer – not counting the experienced goalkeepers who have arrived – has been to sign young players who have their best years in front of them and can have a good impact.
"We believe Albian is ready to perform from the beginning, but we also think that an international player of 22-years-old can improve greatly working with us. We wish him all the very best in his career at London Stadium."
