West Ham sign former Arsenal defender Mavropanos
Greek international joins Hammers on five-year deal from Stuttgart
West Ham United have signed former Arsenal defender Konstantinos Mavropanos from Stuttgart.
The Greek defender has agreed a five-year deal with West Ham and is their fourth signing of the summer transfer
window. He will wear the No 15 shirt.
“I am really happy and excited to be here – and to be back in the Premier League with West Ham United,”
Mavropanos told the club’s official website.
“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.”
West Ham manager David Moyes is delighted to have added Mavropanos to a central-defensive cohort that
includes Kurt Zouma, Nayef Aguerd , Angelo Ogbonna and Thilo Kehrer.
“We’ve been looking to add to our centre-half options this summer, so it’s good we’ve been able to bring in an
international defender of his ability,” said Moyes. “We’re really looking forward to integrating him into the group.”
The 25-year-old centre-back started his professional career at PAS Giannina in his native Greece before Arsene
Wenger brought him to Emirates Stadium in January 2018. He played seven times for Arsenal in the Premier League.
Following loan spells with Nuremberg and Stuttgart, Mavropanos joined the latter on a permanent deal at the start of
the 2022/23 season.
He scored a crucial goal in the Bundesliga relegation playoffs last season to keep Stuttgart in the German top flight.
Mavropanos made his international debut in March 2021, the first of 21 caps for Greece.
West Ham fans could see their new signing make his debut on Saturday 26 August at Brighton & Hove Albion.
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£21M STAR ON PLANE WITH STEIDTEN AS WEST HAM TRANSFER IMMINENT
West Ham United are on the verge of signing Stuttgart defender Konstantinos Mavropanos after
being spotted with Tim Steidten.
Konstantinos Mavropanos is on the verge of being confirmed as a West Ham United player as he nears a £21million move.
That is according to Sky Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg, who claims that Mavropanos is already a new player of West Ham.
Plettenberg claims that a medical was completed on Monday night and the deal is now completely in place.
Plettenberg even attached a photo of Mavropanos on a plane alongside agent Konstantinos Farras and West Ham
technical director Tim Steidten.
The same photo emerged of Edson Alvarez before his move from Ajax to West Ham earlier this month with Steitdten
snapped on both occasions.
Plettenberg adds that the deal will be worth a total of around £21million, made up of a fixed €20million (£17million)
plus €5million (£4.2million) in add-ons.
Mavropanos is being given a five-year contract with West Ham until the summer of 2028 as he nears a return to London
West Ham move on from Harry Maguire with Konstantinos Mavropanos deal
David Moyes has wanted to add a new centre back this summer and it looked like Harry Maguire was the top target.
A deal was in place for the Manchester United defender but that move broke down last week.
West Ham have wasted little time and now have a deal in place for a new centre back in Mavropanos.
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