West Ham officially announced the signing of Hull City striker Nikica Jelavic on a two-year contract, with an option for an additional two, in a £3million move on Deadline Day.
“I am very excited to be signing for West Ham United, especially as it is a big Club and I didn’t know until a couple of days ago that I would have the opportunity to come here," Jelavic told the club website.
“Of course it is always a target to play in the Premier League, so when I found out that West Ham wanted me there was no doubt that I wanted to come here."
Jelavic joins from Hull City, where he scored 13 goals in 49 appearances after arriving from Everton in January 2014.
However, the 30-year-old was left to look for a new club after the Tigers were relegated to the Championship at the end of last season.
Jelavic also has experience working under current West Ham manager Slaven Bilic, who coached him while with the Croatian national team at Euro 2012.
“I’ve played for Slaven before for the Croatia national team and he is a great manager and a great man. I am really happy and delighted to be working with him and all his staff again.
“I’ll be joining a team that’s on a high after the result on Saturday."
