Edimilson Fernandes completes £5.5m move to West Ham from FC Sion

Daily Mail | August 25, 2016

Edimilson Fernandes has finally secured his move to West Ham from Sion for a fee of £5.5million.

Hammers boss Slaven Bilic expressed his desire to add another midfielder to his ranks, despite having already purchased Havard Nordtveit and Sofiane Feghouli and signed Gokhan Tore on loan.

Fernandes was pictured holding aloft his new shirt and it has been revealed he will wear the No 31 for his maiden campaign in England.

Edimilson Fernandes poses with his West Ham shirt after joining the club for u00a35.5million — Edimilson Fernandes poses with his West Ham shirt after joining the club for £5.5million

The 20-year-old gives a thumbs up after passing his medicalu00a0at Spire Roding Hospital — The 20-year-old gives a thumbs up after passing his medical at Spire Roding Hospital

Fernandes crosses his arms to replicate the West Ham badge inside their new London Stadium

Fans got their first glimpse of the player in the famous claret and blue, as he was paraded in front of the London Stadium crowd ahead of West Ham's Europa League qualifying play-off second leg against Astra Giurgiu on Thursday.