The 21-year-old bek with French citizenship became the second acquisition of the "hammers" this summer after right-back Ryan Frederiks.

As the official website of West Ham, the contract with Diop was signed for five years, while it is noted that the player was purchased for a record for the club transfer amount. A specific figure is not called, but other English sources report that it is 22 million pounds.

The previous transfer record belonged to Marco Arnautovich, for whom the Londoners paid 20 million pounds.

Last season Diop played 34 games in League 1, having scored 3 goals scored.

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