West Ham complete the signing of Valencia winger Sofiane Feghouli on a free transfer
Algeria international has agreed a three-year deal to move to the Olympic Stadium
WEST HAM have completed the signing of Sofiane Feghouli on a free transfer from Valencia.
The Algerian international has agreed a three-year deal with the Hammers and put pen to paper on his contract this afternoon.
The 26-year-old winger had been targeted by Benfica but he decided to snub the chance of Champions League football in favour of moving to the Olympic Stadium.
Feghouli spent six years at Valencia after signing from French club Grenoble and caught the eye were a string of impressive displays mostly operating out wide on the right.
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He is regarded as one of Algeria's best players along with Leicester's Premier League winning star Riyad Mahrez.
Feghouli was part of the national squad that impressed during the World Cup in Brazil two years ago and the Hammers believe he can make a similar impact in England as Mahrez has at the King Power Stadium.
West Ham have been active in the transfer market all summer as boss Slevn Bilic attempts to build on an impressive season that saw them finish seventh in the Premier League.
They have already signed Norwegian midfielder Havard Nordveit on a free transfer from Borussia Monchengladbach along with 18-year-old Toni Martinez from Valencia.
The Hammers have targeted a major signing to help mark their move to the Olympic Stadium and are hopeful of clinching a deal for Lyon's Alexandre Lacazette despite seeing a third bid of £32million turned down.
Bilic has also admitted he wants to raid former club Besiktas for duo Atiba Hutchinson and Gokhan Tore in a summer of changes in east London.