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tricky trev 11:52 Wed Jun 20
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West Ham capture Poland goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski
The stopper joins the Hammers on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee from Swansea City, where he excelled over the last four seasons, making more saves than any other Premier League goalkeeper in that period.
The experienced 33-year-old, who is currently preparing for the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals with his national team in Russia, is looking forward to continuing his Premier League career in Claret and Blue.
“West Ham is a massive club so I’m really happy to be joining at such an exciting time here. I will do my best on and off the pitch to help the team to achieve the best results possible and can’t wait to start this new chapter of my career,” said Fabianski, who was voted Swansea’s Player of the Year last season.
West Ham United Director of Football Mario Husillos said: “Lukasz is an experienced and established Premier League goalkeeper, with great quality that he has shown at both domestic and international level.
“He fits perfectly the mould of the modern goalkeeper, with excellent agility, presence and distribution, and will bring strong competition to the position.
“Of course, at this moment, Lukasz is fully focused on the World Cup finals with Poland. We wish him all the very best out in Russia and look forward to welcoming him upon his return to England later this summer.”
Born in the town of Kostrzyn nad Odrą in western Poland, Fabianski played youth football for a number of clubs before making his senior debut, aged 19, for Lech Poznan in a 4-1 Polish Cup win over Arka Gdynia in October 2004.
The following summer saw the young goalkeeper move to Legia Warsaw, where he made his Ekstraklasa bow against Arka in July 2005. Fabianski gave notice of his considerable promise by keeping clean sheets in each of his first three league games and recording an amazing 19 shutouts in 30 Ekstraklasa appearances in total as Legia won the title.
Another fine season in 2006/07 saw Arsenal spend £2million to bring Fabianski to north London, where he backed-up the likes of Jens Lehmann, Manuel Almunia and compatriot Wojciech Szczesny. Fabianski played 64 times for the Gunners, with his final appearance being the 2014 FA Cup final victory over Hull City at Wembley Stadium.
The past four seasons have seen Fabianski excel between the sticks for Swansea City, making a Premier League-high 499 saves over that period and missing just three top-flight matches. No Pole has made more Premier League appearances than Fabianski’s 181.
At international level, Fabianski has been battling for the Poland No1 jersey with Szczesny and Artur Boruc for the last decade, winning 45 caps in total. The 6’3 stopper has travelled to four major tournaments, making four appearances at UEFA Euro 2016.
Fabianski is West Ham United's second signing in less than 24 hours, following Tuesday's acquisition of French defender Issa Diop for an undisclosed Club record fee.
West Ham United would like to welcome Lukasz and his family to the Club and wish him every success in his career in Claret and Blue.
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tricky trev
11:53 Wed Jun 20
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West Ham United are delighted to confirm the signing of Poland international goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski.
The stopper joins the Hammers on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee from Swansea City, where he excelled over the last four seasons, making more saves than any other Premier League goalkeeper in that period.
The experienced 33-year-old, who is currently preparing for the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals with his national team in Russia, is looking forward to continuing his Premier League career in Claret and Blue.
“West Ham is a massive club so I’m really happy to be joining at such an exciting time here. I will do my best on and off the pitch to help the team to achieve the best results possible and can’t wait to start this new chapter of my career,” said Fabianski, who was voted Swansea’s Player of the Year last season.
Read more at https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2018/june/20-june/west-ham-united-capture-poland-goalkeeper-lukasz-fabianski#im30FfIuPY3Q2xgy.99
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Steven P
11:55 Wed Jun 20
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Ahhhh go in trev, you can have this one mate!
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tricky trev
11:56 Wed Jun 20
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Cheers Steve. At least I used a decent icon!
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Takashi Miike
12:01 Wed Jun 20
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we needed another steady keeper, i hope he does well for us
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Far Cough
12:02 Wed Jun 20
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Where does this leave Adrian? I can't see him settling for a bench job?
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BennyJay
12:03 Wed Jun 20
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For me no better than Adrian.
£7m for a 33 year old relegated keeper seems not great business.
Good luck to him though, hopefully he proves me wrong.
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ironsofcanada
12:04 Wed Jun 20
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Not the flashiest signing we will make, but we need less drama at the back and I think he provides that.
Welcome, Luke, my son. (Insert Star Wars reference here.)
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Coffee
12:04 Wed Jun 20
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Unless Adrian made it clear last season that he wanted to move?
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Far Cough
12:06 Wed Jun 20
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Benny, Swansea's player of the season
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Sven Roeder
12:07 Wed Jun 20
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Thought there was talk of Adrián wanting to return to Spain.
It would be a surprise if he didn’t go.
About £7m seems fair
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Swiss.
12:07 Wed Jun 20
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Good goalkeeper and a step up from Adrian. Will the spaniard stay as no2? Me think not
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Swiss.
12:09 Wed Jun 20
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correct me is wrong but the first Pole to play for West Ham?
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Rossal
12:11 Wed Jun 20
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Adrian wants out
We are in the market for another keeper to compete with Fabianski
Echoes of Randolph, Adrian few years back......that turned out well didnt it!
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J.Riddle
12:12 Wed Jun 20
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Read that Liverpool linked with Pope for £18m. If that is just rumour and the price is correct we should try to get him.
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J.Riddle
12:13 Wed Jun 20
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H&P will be chuffed.
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terry-h
12:14 Wed Jun 20
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We should have got Daniel Bentley when he was at Southend. Brentford will probably demand too high a fee now, so I'd go after Johnstone who was on loan at Villa. I believe he's available on a free although some sort of compensation will be due to Man U.
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Pagey
12:15 Wed Jun 20
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Fabianski is a definite step up from Adrian. He had a really decent season and will improve the team.
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Iron Duke
12:23 Wed Jun 20
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He makes as many mistakes as Adrian, who I think is a decent keeper by the way. He is more dominant in the air though so this will help take pressure off the defenders.
We'll probably sell Adrian back to Spain now and try and pick up Malaga's keeper on a free. Then we can spend money on other positions that need strengthening.
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SUM A DING WONG
12:24 Wed Jun 20
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To the tune of "whole world in his hands"
We've got a big Pole in our goal, we've got a big Pole in our goal
We've got a big Pole in our goal
We've got a big Pole in our goal!
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Lily Hammer
12:35 Wed Jun 20
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Welcome aboard, Lukasz.
The squad is a bit stronger with this.
This may help fill quite a few empty seats if the London Polish decide to follw their man.
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