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Brentford<\/b><\/a> have signed West Ham defender El Hadji Malick Diouf in a deal worth up to \u00a340m.<\/b><\/p>\n The 21-year-old Senegal left-back has joined on a five-year contract, with the club having an option to extend it by a further year.<\/p>\n The move sees Brentford<\/a> paying an initial \u00a335m for the player, with a further \u00a35m in add-ons.<\/p>\n Diouf played in West Ham’s Championship opener against Burnley, but was excluded from the matchday squads of the Hammers’ following two games as a deal was worked on.<\/p>\n He was the Bees’ priority defensive target<\/a> in this transfer window, but discussions had stalled this summer before being reopened earlier this week.<\/p>\n Diouf is returning to the Premier League after suffering relegation with the Hammers last season.<\/p>\n And his sale represents a big profit for West Ham on a player they paid Slavia Prague \u00a319m for a year ago.<\/a><\/p>\n Diouf played 34 times for West Ham last season, providing five assists.<\/p>\n “He’s a player that fits our ideal age profile, with lots of room to still develop,” Brentford<\/a> head coach Keith Andrews said.<\/p>\n Diouf said Andrews had convinced him he could continue to improve at the club.<\/p>\n And when asked about his ambition upon joining his new club said: “Why not win the league?”<\/p>\n He is Brentford<\/a>‘s fifth summer signing of the summer after the arrivals of striker Callum Wilson, midfielder Mamadou Sangare, centre-back Jannik Schuster and winger Jaidon Anthony.<\/p>\n After breaking into the Senegal side last year, Diouf played four times at the World Cup this summer.<\/p>\n While West Ham were relegated after finishing 18th last season, Brentford<\/a> enjoyed an excellent campaign under Andrews, finishing ninth and just missing out on European football on goal difference.<\/p>\n Brentford<\/a> began their season on Saturday with a 3-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> and play Leeds<\/a> on Sunday in their next league game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n