Overview

• West Ham have signed Danish international Mads Hermansen from Leicester City on a five-year contract with an optional 12-month extension for a reported £18–20 million fee.
• Hermansen, 25, made 72 appearances for relegated Leicester and was part of their 2024 Championship-winning squad before completing his medical and unveiling at London Stadium.
• He will vie with Alphonse Areola for the first-team goalkeeper spot under the guidance of goalkeeping coach Casper Ankergren, his former coach at Brondby.
• Manager Graham Potter described the signing as a long-term investment in a young, technically adept goalkeeper to bolster depth after Lukasz Fabianski’s departure.
• Hermansen has expressed his aim to secure West Ham’s No. 1 jersey and to challenge Kasper Schmeichel for Denmark’s top goalkeeper position.