WEST HAM have completed the signing of Danny Ings from Aston Villa.
Manager David Moyes has shelled a cool £15million out on the former England international striker as they look to climb away from the drop.
The Hammers will pay £12m up front, with a further £3m in add-ons.
A club statement read: "West Ham United are delighted to announce the signing of proven Premier League striker Danny Ings.
"Ings, a senior England international, has joined the Hammers from Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee until the summer of 2025."
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Ings, 30, has started just eight Prem games for Aston Villa this season.
But despite his lack of starts, he's managed to bag six goals.
And the former Burnley hitman is relishing the challenge of firing the Hammers to Premier League survival.
He said: "Iâm really excited to join West Ham United.
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âItâs important I settle in as quickly as I can do â and do the important stuff on the pitch for West Ham.
âWeâve got some massive games ahead of us â and Iâve come here to try and score as many goals as I can to help the team to get some positive results.
âIâm really looking forward to getting started.â
Ings will add some goalscoring nous to Moyes' squad, competing with Michail Antonio and Gianluca Scamacca for action.
West Ham have scored just 15 goals in 19 league matches this season.
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Only Wolves have scored fewer than Moyes' men.
The Scot said of Ings' arrival: âIâm really pleased to add Danny to the squad.
âHe is a proven Premier League goalscorer and will add great competition for places in the attacking third.
âWeâre looking forward to integrating him into the group, as we go into a busy period in our season.â
Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Molineux saw the Hammers fall into the relegation zone.
The Guardian claim that should West Ham lose to Everton on Saturday, Moyes is "likely" to be sacked.
Italian international Scamacca, 24, has scored just three Prem goals since his £30.5m summer arrival.
And Antonio has had even worse luck in front of goal - netting only twice in 18 league appearances this term.
The 32-year-old recently hinted that he could leave the London Stadium.
He told the BBC: "My agent deals with all that & if something happens, something happens. Right now, I'm at West Ham and I have to pay attention to that.
"If something changes, it changes. We've got a striker in and are maybe looking at other strikers because, right now, we're not doing it.
"If [West Ham] don't want me or Gianlucca [Scamacca], they are going to try get someone out or they might want to have three options.
"You have to deal with whatever comes your way and that's how I stand with it. I want to play football, and that's all I care about."
Villa splashed out £25m on Ings from Southampton in the summer of 2021.
He scored a total of 14 goals in 52 appearances for the Midlands side.
Prior to his Villa Park move, Ings enjoyed a prolific spell at Southampton.
He netted 46 goals in 100 appearances for the Saints.
