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– West Ham have signed Aston Villa striker Danny Ings in a £15m deal.
We are delighted to announce the signing of Danny Ings! ⚒️
— West Ham United (@WestHam) January 20, 2023
– The Hammers have paid an initial £12m for the 30-year-old, which will rise to £15m if David Moyes’ side avoid relegation from the Premier League.
West Ham have reached full agreement to sign Danny Ings from Aston Villa, full package close £15m add-ons included. Personal terms almost agreed, here we go 🚨🛠️ #WHUFC
Medical tests scheduled in order to get the deal signed soon. pic.twitter.com/0G8mMEOihy
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 19, 2023
– West Ham said paperwork was submitted to the Premier League by 12:00 GMT and as a result they expect Ings to be available to face Everton on Saturday.
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– Ings joins on a deal running until 2025 after almost 18 months at Villa, who he joined for £25m in August 2021.
– “I’m really excited to join West Ham United,” said Ings.
– “It’s important I settle in as quickly as I can do – and do the important stuff on the pitch for West Ham.
Official, confirmed. West Ham have complete signing of Danny Ings on a permanent deal from Aston Villa 🚨⚒️ #WHUFC
“I’m really excited to join West Ham. It’s important I settle in as quickly as I can do – and do the important stuff on the pitch for West Ham”, Ings says. pic.twitter.com/z7R9HFbC3t
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 20, 2023
– “We’ve got some massive games ahead of us – and I’ve come here to try and score as many goals as I can to help the team to get some positive results.”
– Only Wolves have scored fewer than the 15 Premier League goals managed this season by West Ham, who are 18th in the Premier League table and without a win in seven games.
– England international Ings has scored seven times in 21 appearances so far this season but has not started a league game since the World Cup.
– His six goals in the Premier League are one more than West Ham’s main two forwards, Michail Antonio and £30.5m summer signing Gianluca Scamacca, have managed between them this term.
– Antonio and Scamacca both scored in a 3-1 win over Fulham on 9 October, but since then they have notched one more goal each, with West Ham having won only once in the league and slipping into the relegation zone.
– “I’m really pleased to add Danny to the squad,” manager David Moyes said.
– “He is a proven Premier League goalscorer and will add great competition for places in the attacking third.
– Aside from an injury-marred spell at Liverpool, Ings has a consistent top-flight scoring record, averaging a goal every three games across his time at Burnley, Southampton and Villa. He last started a Premier League game for Villa on 13 November at Brighton.
