Dutch Ajax Amsterdam confirmed this Sunday that they have achieved an agreement with West Ham for the transfer of the Ghanaian midfielder Mohammed Kudus.
Kudus, who had a contract until June 2025, will allow Ajax Enter 43 million euros, an amount that could go up to 46 due to various variables, the ajacied club announced in a statement.
He was born in Accra on August 2, 2000 and joined Ajax in the summer of 2020 from Nordsjaelland. Since then He has played 87 official games and scored 27 goals, has won the league twice (2021 and 2022) and the cup once (2021). He was a full international in 24 games, including three games for Ghana at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, in which he scored twice in a 3-2 win over South Korea.
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It’s the fourth signing west ham after the Mexican Edson Álvarez, with whom he also met at Ajax, the Greek Dinos Mavropanos and the Englishman James Ward-Prowse. Kudus, who will wear number ’14’ at West Ham, admitted it he had “already dreamed of playing in such a league as a child”for which he assured that he was “very happy” about this transfer.
David Moyes, his new coach, said he was “delighted to bring in Mohammed”. “He is a fantastic young talent who has already shone at the highest level with Ajax in the Champions League.” and by the age of 23 has played more than 150 games at an absolute level. “The fact that we’ve managed to sign a player of his undoubted quality shows the appeal West Ham have now,” he commented.