West Ham United have confirmed the signing of Edvin Austbo from Norwegian side Viking FK for an undisclosed fee. The Norway U21 international winger has agreed a four-year contract at the London Stadium, with the option of a further year.
No35 shirt and promotion ambitions
The 21-year-old will wear the No35 shirt for West Ham and has said he is looking forward to helping the club gain promotion back to the Premier League.
“It feels really good to be a Hammer,” he said. “Ever since I knew about the interest, I wanted to come here and have butterflies and am really looking forward to start playing for this amazing club.”
“Obviously, the ambitions of the club are big and it's also for me as a player. The talks I had with Nuno and Nils Koppen were amazing and I just felt from the start that this was a good match and that I really wanted to come here.”
“I watched English football on TV when I was a little kid. Everyone in Norway knows West Ham. It's such a big club and a club that belongs on the highest level in England.”
Seventh summer arrival
Austbo becomes West Ham’s seventh signing of the summer transfer window, following Keiber Lamadrid, Joel Veltman, Manor Solomon, Arne Engels, Joel Piroe and Divine Mukasa.
West Ham Director of Player Recruitment Nils Koppen said: “Edvin is a player we have tracked closely for some time and we are very happy to bring him to West Ham United.”
“He has made very impressive progress and built strong experience in Norway, and there has been a lot of interest in him across Europe. We believe he has the right attributes, strengths and potential to be successful in English football. He is a quick, energetic and intelligent player, who will bring another positive option to our attacking profile.”
“Edvin is highly motivated to take this next step in his career, and everyone here at the Club will do everything we can to help him to settle in as quickly as possible.”
