Pedro Obiang to West Ham: Latest Transfer Details, Comments and Reaction

West Ham United have completed the signing of Spanish midfielder Pedro Obiang from Sampdoria.

The 23-year-old moves to Upton Park on a four-year deal from Serie A for an undisclosed fee and is the first signing under recently announced new Hammers boss Slaven Bilic.

The club confirmed the signing on Wednesday:

Although the Irons have not disclosed the fee paid for the defensive-minded Obiang, MailOnline's Adam Smith reported his value at £4.4 million ahead of the announcement.

Writer Tor-Kristian Karlsen reported the price was roughly £6 million, and thought the move was a savvy one for the Hammers:

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Pedro Obiang for £6 million can only be good business for West Ham. Industrious, tidy (albeit unspectacular) central midfielder. Top pro too

— Tor-Kristian Karlsen (@karlsentk) June 10, 2015"

Obiang expressed his pleasure at finally putting pen to paper following long-term rumours of his arrival in east London, per West Ham's website:

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I’m very happy to have signed. We have been talking about this for a long time, and now I’ve finally got the chance to come here. 

I went on holiday after the season had finished, and I was looking forward to receiving that call to tell me where and when to sign for this club. 

I’m very excited to play in the Premier League. It’s a style of football that will help me to progress as a player and as a person, so it will be very good.

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Obiang played a key role for Sampdoria last term, as they finished seventh in Serie A, appearing 34 times in the league and scoring three goals, per WhoScored.com.

As noted by Squawka, he looks to be a good purchase, and he will bring physicality and steel to the centre of the Hammers midfield:

Spain has capped Obiang at U17, U19 and U21 levels.