"?West Ham have confirmed the signing of Valencia winger Sofiane Feghouli on a three-year deal, according to the club's website.
The Algerian international will join the Hammers when his contract at Valencia expires in the summer. Portuguese champions Benfica were rumoured to be interested in the player, but Feghouli has chosen to play his football at the Olympic Stadium in London instead.
It is understood that he turned down an offer to move to Benfica, where he had the opportunity to play Champions League football, in favour of playing under Slavan Bilic and to test himself in the Premier League
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"I am very happy to sign for the Hammers and for Slaven Bilic," Feghouli told whufc.com. "The history of the Club is important for me in my decision.
"Playing in the Premier League is very important for players in their careers and I am happy to play for the Hammers."
Feghouli, 26, joined Valencia from French side Grenoble back in 2010, and has racked up 29 goals and 27 assists for the La Liga giants in the last six years.
The Algerian international has 35 caps and nine goals to his name, and has impressed down the right hand side for Valencia, with his pace, hard work and dribbling ability a particular highlight for the West Ham faithful to keep an eye out for.
West Ham boss Slaven Bilic has also confirmed that he is interested in signing Besiktas duo Atiba Hutchinson and Gokhan Tore.
This marks another signal of intent from the Hammers, who have been very active in this transfer window so far, with interest in players such as Alexandre Lacazette, Carlos Bacca and Michy Batshuayi.
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