West Ham have announced the signing of Simone Zaza on a season-long loan deal from Juventus.
The Italy international moves to London Stadium for a fee of £5million, though the Premier League club will be obliged to pay a further £20m to secure a permanent deal if he makes a certain number of appearances.
Zaza is West Ham's 11th signing of a hectic transfer window, in which manager Slaven Bilic has spent over £60m on the likes of Andre Ayew, Manuel Lanzini, Arthur Masuaku and Edimilson Fernandes.
ZAZA: West Ham United have signed Simone Zaza on an initial season-long loan! ➡️ ⚒ August 28, 2016
"West Ham United have added star power to their forward line by signing Italy international striker Simone Zaza," the club confirmed via their official website.
"The 25-year-old forward joins the Hammers from Italian champions Juventus on an initial season-long loan for £5m, which will become permanent for a further £20m fee if Zaza makes a pre-agreed number of appearances in Claret and Blue."
Zaza, who won Serie A, the Coppa Italia and the Supercoppa Italiana with Juve last season and faced West Ham in a pre-season clash, said: "I want to thank everyone for welcoming me, including the fans and everyone at the club. I wanted to start a new experience and I feel this is the right choice for me.
"I have been fortunate enough to have already played at the new stadium with a different shirt. It is a beautiful stadium and I felt the warmth of the fans and this was a big reason why I wanted to join the club.
"I want to become a better player and I know I can do that at West Ham. Unfortunately we could not qualify for the Europa League, but I am hoping I can help the club do that next season."
Zaza scored eight goals in all competitions last season for Juve to earn a place in Antonio Conte's squad for Euro 2016.
He made three appearances in the finals and missed a penalty in the quarter-final shoot-out defeat to Germany.
