West Ham complete Emerson Palmieri signing from Chelsea | OneFootball

West Ham have added another Italy international to their ranks this summer with the signing of Emerson Palmieri from Chelsea.

He joins Gianluca Scamacca in making the move to the London Stadium, where he has penned a four-year deal with the option for another year.

The Hammers will pay an initial £13m for the 28-year-old’s services, although that fee can rise by a further £2m if add-ons are met.

“I’m very happy to be here. It’s a big challenge for me, it’s a big team,” he told West Ham’s official website. “Personally, since the first day I arrived here in England, I always saw the big clubs and I always watched the big games and I knew the history about West Ham.

“The history is so, so big for this team and so when I knew about the interest for sure I said ‘yes, let’s go, I want to go there’ and I’m here now! I can’t wait to get started in a West Ham shirt.”

Emerson will wear the No. 33 jersey for the Londoners.