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title: "West Ham complete signing of Fornals"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2019/06/14/west-ham-complete-signing-of-fornals/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Daniel Emery"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2019-06-14T11:03:31Z"
modified: "2019-06-14T11:14:17Z"
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# West Ham complete signing of Fornals

West Ham have announced the signing of Pablo Fornals from Villarreal for an undisclosed fee.

> Twitter: West Ham United FC have uploaded a new video… #WelcomeFornals https://t.co/HvCowMvc7E (@WestHamUtd)

The club have confirmed that Fornals has joined the club on a five-year contract, with the option to also extend it for a further year.

> Twitter: We are delighted to announce the signing of highly sought-after Spain international attacking midfielder Pablo Forn… https://t.co/dhopZ4IDjW (@WestHamUtd)

![Angel Martinez/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2019/06/1147111534.jpg)

Although the club have not officially confirmed the fee, they have claimed that it is the second most expensive signing in the history of the football club – only behind Felipe Anderson’s move to the London Stadium from Lazio last summer.

Fornals will join up with the West Ham squad for pre-season after he is finished competing in the under-21 European Championships with Spain this summer.

He becomes West Ham’s third signing of the summer, following on from goalkeepers Roberto and David Martin.