- Javier Hernandez joins the Hammers from German side Bayer Leverkusen
- The Mexican spent the last two seasons in Germany scoring 38 goals
- Chicharito was made the club's highest paid player with £140,000 a week
West Ham have announced the singing of former Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez for a fee believed to be around £16m.
The Mexican who joins from Bayer Leverkusen has been made the best-paid player at the club as he signed a three-year deal worth £140,000 a week at the London Stadium.
West Ham have since longed for a goal scorer and will hope Chicharito can do the job with Andy Caroll regularly injured and Sakho failing to impress.
Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez joins the Hammers from Leverkusen. Photo: West Ham/Twitter
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Hernandez will now fly out to Germany to meet up with boss Slaven Bilic and his new team-mates at their pre-season training camp.
The striker is best known for his time at Manchester United where he was usually an impact substitute.
He spent the 2014/2015 season on loan at Real Madrid before joining Leverkusen when he had two impressive seasons as the main striker.
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The 29-year-old scored 26 goals across all competitions in his debut campaign and followed it up with a respectable 12 in an injury-hit 2016-17.
Chicharito is now the highest paid player at West Ham. Photo: West Ham/Twitter
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