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West Ham have signed Senegal defender El Hadji Malick Diouf from Slavia Prague for \u00a319m. <\/b><\/p>\n
The 20-year-old joins the Hammers on a long-term contract and is expected to meet up with the club’s pre-season training camp in Germany this week. <\/p>\n
Diouf was a key player for Slavia Prague when they won the Czech top-flight title last season. <\/p>\n
He said “a lot of clubs” were interested in signing him, but he chose West Ham, as it “was a good plan for me”. <\/p>\n
“I want to say to the West Ham supporters I’m very happy to be here with them. I think we’ll make a very good season this year,” Diouf told the club’s website. , external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n “Everyone wants to come here to play in the Premier League. I think it is a dream for everyone.”<\/p>\n Manager Graham Potter said Diouf, who can play at left-back or left wing-back, was a player the club had been watching for some time. <\/p>\n “He is young, hungry and ambitious, and I think he will be a very positive addition to the group,” he added. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n