West Ham have signed Leicester City goalkeeper Mads Hermansen for around £20m. The Denmark international has agreed a five-year deal with the Hammers with a one-year option, after a fee was agreed on Thursday following several weeks of talks between the clubs.

West Ham have announced the signing of Mads Hermansen from Leicester City. Hermansen has signed a five-year contract, with the option of a further 12 months. Standard Sport understands that the Hammers will pay the Foxes £18million for the Danish goalkeeper, who worked with West Ham’s goalkeeping coach Casper Ankergren at former club Brondby.

West Ham have signed Leicester goalkeeper Mads Hermansen on a five-year deal, the Premier League club announced Saturday. Hermansen will compete with Alphonse Areola, 32, who played 26 times in the Premier League last season.