West Ham signed Greece defender Konstantinos Mavropanos from Stuttgart in a deal worth a reported £17 million ($21 million) on Tuesday.
Mavropanos returns to the Premier League after making seven top-flight appearances during a three-year spell at Arsenal. The 25-year-old spent two seasons on loan in the Bundesliga with Stuttgart before making the move permanent last year.
“I am really happy and excited to be here – and to be back in the Premier League with West Ham United,” Mavropanos said after agreeing a five-year contract with the east London club, adding: “It’s an exciting time to be joining the club after last season’s Conference League win – and I am really looking forward to the next step in my career. I can promise the fans I will give everything for them and the shirt.”
Mavropanos, who has 19 caps for Greece, will compete with Kurt Zouma, Nayef Aguerd, Angelo Ogbonna, and Thilo Kehrer for a place in West Ham’s defence. He was signed after a move for Manchester United centre-back Harry Maguire broke down.