West Ham United fans are buzzing after the club record capture of Sebastien Haller.
West Ham completed the signing of Haller from Eintracht Frankfurt (whufc.com), for a fee believed to be £45million.
It brings the curtain down on West Ham’s protracted search for a top quality striker which has spanned several years and many more transfer windows.
There has been surprise among rival fans and pundits with a knowledge of the Bundesliga that West Ham managed to get Haller.
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A Haller-va coup
Many believed some of Europe’s elite would be pressing to sign the 6ft 3in star.
One pundit who has seen a lot of Haller is Andy Townsend.
The former ITV co-commentator has been covering the Bundesliga and Europa League matches for BT Sport in recent seasons.
Townsend is now working for Sky Sports and he was on co-comms for West Ham’s defeat to Manchester City in the Asia Trophy.
So he was well placed to offer an informed verdict on West Ham’s new man.
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Informed Townsend ramps up the hype
“(Haller) is a good size and has a good stature about him,” Townsend said on Sky Sports.
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