{"id":287466,"date":"2023-08-22T18:23:27","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T18:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=287466"},"modified":"2023-08-22T18:23:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T18:23:27","slug":"west-ham-confirm-arrival-of-mavropanos-from-stuttgart-for-18m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/west-ham-confirm-arrival-of-mavropanos-from-stuttgart-for-18m\/","title":{"rendered":"West Ham CONFIRM arrival of Mavropanos from Stuttgart for \u00a318m"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>West Ham CONFIRM the arrival of Greek defender Konstantinos Mavropanos from Stuttgart for \u00a318m &#8211; with former club Arsenal to receive 10 per cent of the fee<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>West Ham have been searching for reinforcements at centre back this summer\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>They have added defender Konstantinos Mavropanos from Stuttgart for \u00a318m<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>WATCH: &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off&#8217; &#8211; Episode 2 &#8211; Mail Sport&#8217;s brand new football show\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>West Ham have completed the signing of former Arsenal defender Konstantinos Mavropanos from Stuttgart for an \u00a318million fee.<\/p>\n<p>The centre-back &#8211; a 19-time Greek international &#8211; moves to the London Stadium on a five-year-deal after the Hammers&#8217;\u00a0\u00a330m move for Harry Maguire collapsed last week.<\/p>\n<p>Mavropanos spent four years on the Gunners&#8217; books between 2018 to 2022, but made just eight appearances, although Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side are set to receive 10 per cent of the fee paid to Stuttgart.<\/p>\n<p>The defender has also had interest from Eintracht Frankfurt, Wolves and Nottingham Forest\u00a0this summer but was attracted by the prospect of a return to London under David Moyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After his arrival was confirmed, Mavropanos told the club&#8217;s website: &#8216;I am really happy and excited to be here \u2013 and to be back in the Premier League with West Ham United.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/22\/19\/74608191-12433869-image-a-29_1692727402563.jpg\" height=\"525\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>West Ham have completed the signing of Konstantinos Mavropanos from Stuttgart for \u00a318m<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/22\/19\/74607011-12433869-image-a-30_1692727412011.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The centre back &#8211; who has won 19 caps for Greece &#8211; signed a five-year deal with the Hammers<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/22\/18\/74607501-12433869-image-a-13_1692725703877.jpg\" height=\"443\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mavropanos spent four years at Arsenal from 2018 to 2022 but made just eight appearances<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It\u2019s an exciting time to be joining the club after last season\u2019s Conference League win \u2013 and I am really looking forward to the next step in my career. I can promise the fans I will give everything for them and the shirt.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Moyes &#8211; who saw star man Declan Rice move to Arsenal for \u00a3105m earlier this summer &#8211; was delighted to add further reinforcements to his squad after Sunday&#8217;s impressive 3-1 victory over Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8216;<span>I\u2019m pleased to welcome Konstantinos to West Ham United.\u00a0<\/span><span>We\u2019ve been looking to add to our centre-half options this summer, so it\u2019s good we\u2019ve been able to bring in an international defender of his ability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We\u2019re really looking forward to integrating him into the group.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Mavropanos made 89 appearances in total for Stuttgart after initially spending two seasons with the club on loan before completing a permanent move for a reported \u00a32.9m fee last summer.<\/p>\n<p>He will join the likes of Kurt Zouma, Nayef Aguerd, Angelo Ogbonna and Thilo Kehrer as options in the centre of defence for West Ham.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/22\/18\/74607821-12433869-image-a-17_1692726428206.jpg\" height=\"430\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Hammers boss David Moyes outlined his delight after bringing in another defensive option<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/22\/18\/74607557-12433869-image-a-15_1692725765454.jpg\" height=\"464\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Greek international (right) played 89 times for Stuttgart across three seasons at the club<\/p>\n<p>The Greek defender &#8211; who helped Stuttgart avoid relegation in the Bundesliga last season &#8211; is the third major summer arrival at the London Stadium following the additions of Edson Alvarez and James Ward-Prowse.<\/p>\n<p>There had been suggestions last week\u00a0that Mavropanos&#8217; move had broken down after an issue with his medical but he has now made the switch.<\/p>\n<p>It caps off what has been a positive few weeks for the club as after reports emerged about Moyes clashing with technical director Tim Steidten over their transfer business\u00a0&#8211; which saw them be the last Premier League club to make a signing &#8211; they have now brought in three impressive recruits.<\/p>\n<p>However, they are still likely to search for further reinforcements\u00a0<span>with Gianluca Scamacca, Nikola Vlasic, Arthur Masuaku and Manuel Lanzini all joining Rice in leaving the club over recent months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Hammers travel to table-toppers Brighton this Saturday evening after picking up four points from their opening two games.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12433869\/West-Ham-Greek-Konstantinos-Mavropanos-Stuttgart-Arsenal.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Ham CONFIRM the arrival of Greek defender Konstantinos Mavropanos from Stuttgart for \u00a318m &#8211; 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