West Ham United have announced the signing of Danny Ings from Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee, with the fee believed to be around £15m.

The 30-year-old has put pen to paper on a two-and-a-half-year contract, which will keep him at the club until 2025.

The Englishman becomes West Ham’s second signing of the January after the acquisition of Brazilian centre-back Luizao.

Ings said: “I’m really excited to join West Ham United. It’s important I settle in as quickly as I can do – and do the important stuff on the pitch for West Ham.

“We’ve got some massive games ahead of us – and I’ve come here to try and score as many goals as I can to help the team to get some positive results. I’m really looking forward to getting started.”

The forward has scored a total of 68 goals across spells with Burnley, Liverpool, Southampton and Aston Villa.

Th-Ings you love to see 😍 pic.twitter.com/7kHRhQoNic

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