West Ham sign Vladimír Coufal from Slavia Prague

The Premier League side West Ham have signed the Czech Republic’s defender Vladimír Coufal for a fee of around £5.5million. The 28-year-old right-back, who joins the club from Slavia Prague, has signed a three-year deal until the summer of 2023 with a two-year option.

The defender, who  won two Czech titles since joining Slavia in 2018, has played in the Champions League and was a member of the Czech team that beat England last year. He will be joining his former Slavia and current national team colleague Tomáš Souček, who signed permanently to the London club at the end of July.