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Kudus Signing Announced

August 27, 2023 at 8:31 pm Leave a comment

On Sunday West Ham announced the signing of Ghana international Mohammed Kudus from Ajax.

Kudus started his professional career at Danish side Nordsjaelland in 2018, before joining Ajax in 2020 where he has scored 27 goals in 87 appearances, helping his side to two Dutch league titles. He scored 11 goals in 30 Eredivisie appearances last season as Ajax finished third.

For Ghana, Kudus (below) has scored seven goals in 24 games since making his debut in 2019 and started all three matches for his side at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, scoring twice in a 3-2 win over South Korea.

“I’m so happy to be here,” Kudus said after having put pen to paper. “But it doesn’t stop here, I want to keep going. I can’t wait to get started.”

“I try my best to entertain the fans as I think that’s what football is all about,” Kudus added.

Manager David Moyes voiced his delight on WHU‘s website:

“He’s a terrific young talent, who has already shone at the very highest level for Ajax in the Champions League and made well over 150 senior appearances at the age of 23 – so it was no surprise to see so many top clubs chasing his signature this summer,” said the West Ham manager.

“The fact we’ve been able to attract a player of his undoubted quality to London Stadium shows the pull West Ham have now – the Board and Tim Steidten deserve huge credit for getting this one over the line.”

Well done, Tim Steidten: this transfer window is looking better and better and finally has already made up for a lot of the frustration over the summer. However, a new striker before the deadline is crucial to constitute a really successful summer overall, especially if a new left-back addition is found as well.

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