Downes completes £12m West Ham move

West Ham have completed the signing of midfielder Flynn Downes from Swansea City on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee believed to be £12m.

The 23-year-old lifelong Hammers fan has signed a deal that will keep him at the London Stadium until the summer of 2027, with a further one-year option.

"It's a surreal feeling to have joined my boyhood club," Downes said. "I feel like I'm dreaming. It's been my dream since I was a little boy to join this club - it's an absolute privilege. This is my club, so I couldn't be more delighted.

"I'm glad to be here and I can't wait to get started. I want to be the best I can be and this feels like the perfect opportunity to test myself against the very best players in the Premier League.

"Players have come to West Ham from the Championship and progressed to international honours. That's something you can't ignore. The manager's track record of bringing players through was a big motivation in me joining the club. I'm so grateful for the opportunity to be a West Ham player."

West Ham manager David Moyes added: "We are pleased to have signed Flynn and looking forward to bringing him into the group.

"We think he's got good energy. We think he's got a lot of things which we have about our team, which would want to keep and want to add to.

"We brought Jarrod Bowen from a similar situation at Hull, so we're always trying to find boys from the Championship who we think are going to step up to become Premier League players. I'm hoping that Flynn does. I think there's a good chance as he's got an awful lot of good attributes."

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