West Ham have signed goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski from Swansea City on a three-year deal.
The Hammers have agreed a fee of around £7m for the Poland
international, who will fill the void left by Joe Hart after he returned
to parent club Manchester City.
Fabianski becomes West Ham's third summer signing after France U21 centre-back Issa Diop and defender Ryan Fredericks.
The
33-year-old, who was on the bench for Poland's opening World Cup game
against Senegal, is looking forward to a fresh challenge with West Ham
after four seasons at Swansea.
"West Ham is a massive club so I'm
really happy to be joining at such an exciting time here," said
Fabianski, who was voted Swansea's Player of the Year last season.
"I
will do my best on and off the pitch to help the team to achieve the
best results possible and can't wait to start this new chapter of my
career."
Fabianski,
who joined Swansea from Arsenal in 2014, has made 499 saves in the
Premier League over the past four seasons, while missing just three
top-flight games.
West Ham director of football Mario Husillos
said: "Lukasz is an experienced and established Premier League
goalkeeper, with great quality that he has shown at both domestic and
international level.
"He fits perfectly the mould of the modern
goalkeeper, with excellent agility, presence and distribution, and will
bring strong competition to the position.
"Of course, at this
moment, Lukasz is fully focused on the World Cup finals with Poland. We
wish him all the very best out in Russia and look forward to welcoming
him upon his return to England later this summer."
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