West Ham sign Anderson from Lazio for club record fee


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Europa League Round of 16 First Leg - Lazio vs Dynamo Kiev - Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy - March 8, 2018 Lazio's Felipe Anderson celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/Max Rossi/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - West Ham United have signed attacking midfielder Felipe Anderson from Lazio on a four-year contract for a club-record fee, the Premier League side said on Sunday.

The 25-year-old, capped once by Brazil, became manager Manuel Pellegrini's seventh close-season signing with Sky Sports reporting West Ham will pay an initial 35 million pounds with the deal potentially rising to 42 million pounds.

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