da dobrowin： West Ham United announced on Thursday that they had completed the signing of Portuguese forward Xande Silva from Vitoria de Guimaraes.

da doce： Silva has signed a three-year contract with West Ham, and has become their eighth signing of what has been a very busy summer transfer window.

The 21-year-old will initially join up with West Ham’s Under-23 outfit with the view to progressing into a first-team star at the London Stadium.

The West Ham fans have been treated to a number of new signings this summer, and many took to social media in the aftermath of the Silva announcement.

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Silva described himself as ‘a technical and fast player’ on West Ham’s official website, and is expected to make his debut for the club’s Under-23 side against Watford on Friday.

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The youngster actually made 26 first-team appearances for Vitoria ahead of his move to West Ham, and the English club’s fans are looking forward to watching him develop.

A selection of the Twitter reaction can be seen below: