Return sealed: Alphonse Areola is back at West Ham after completing an £8m permanent transfer
(Picture: Getty Images)After completing their first signing of the summer earlier this month with the addition of defender Nayef Aguerd from Rennes, the message from West Ham was that as many as six more new arrivals were wanted by the time the window closes.
With that kind of lofty recruitment ambition, it helps that their next deal was something of a no-brainer.
