Soucek pictured at the London Stadium

West Ham’s new signing Tomas Soucek has been pictured at the London Stadium confirming his transfer to the Hammers.

The Slavia Prague chairman Jaroslav Tvrdik has confirmed the transfer of Tomas Soucek to West Ham for a €4.5m loan fee and additional €16.2m to make the deal permanent if West Ham stay in the Premier League.

The Slavia Prague Chairman posted the photo on Twitter saying “Signed!  €4.5m plus €16.2m plus other add-ons. Excited and sad at the same time. We will miss Tomas as a captain, a player and a man. It will be hard to replace him. It is a great business for Slavia Prague and Czech football! I also thank Pavel Pasek, an absolute professional. Great personal satisfaction!”

Brighton had tried to come in to hijack the deal earlier this week but West Ham were forced to increase their offer by £200,000 to get the deal over the line.

Soucek has scored 10 goals in 19 appearances for Slavia this season.