West Ham have snapped up Czech international Alex Kral on a season-long loan with an option to buy at £12million.
The Spartak Moscow midfielder completed his medical abroad as West Ham rushed through the paperwork before tonight’s 11pm deadline.
The 23-year old has been on West Ham’s radar for several months and played for the Czechs during Euro 2020, and he will now link up with his international team-mates Tomas Soucek and Vladimir Coufal.
We are delighted to announce the signing of Czech Republic international midfielder Alex Král.
👋😍 @alexkralcz— West Ham United (@WestHam) August 31, 2021
Hammers boss David Moyes said: ‘I am delighted to welcome Alex to West Ham United,’ said Moyes. ‘He will provide good competition in the centre of midfield. He is another young, talented player who we feel has a big potential and will be capable of adapting to the demands of the Premier League.
‘We’ve brought him in on loan initially and, hopefully, over the course of the season he will make a valuable contribution, particularly with our busier schedule of fixtures.
‘Alex is another established international player with the Czech Republic, and we hope he has similar characteristics and hunger to that of Tomas and Vladimir.’
Thought we’d leave this introduction to our #CzechMates… 🇨🇿🤝 pic.twitter.com/XJ8Y3iJqJs— West Ham United (@WestHam) August 31, 2021
