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Mads Hermansen won the Championship title with Leicester in 2024 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. The 25-year-old impressed for Leicester last season, despite their relegation from the Premier League. West Ham were looking for a new goalkeeper after Poland's Lukasz Fabianski left at the end of last season and Hermansen will compete with Alphonse Areola, 32, who played 26 times in the Premier League in 2024-25. Casper Ankergren, who worked with Hermansen at Brondby, is West Ham's goalkeeping coach under manager Graham Potter. Hermansen made 72 appearances for Leicester, winning the Championship title in 2024. He follows Wilfred Ndidi in leaving the Foxes after the midfielder joined Turkish side Besiktas on Friday having spent eight-and-a-half years at the King Power Stadium. Ndidi had a relegation release clause of £9m. Latest West Ham news, analysis and fan views Get West Ham news sent straight to your phone Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser 'World-class potential' - Sesko joins Man Utd for £74m Championship: Bristol City take early lead at Sheff Utd after busy opening Saturday Sanders impresses NBA legend James on Browns debut Special access to a US F-16 Fighting Falcon David Mitchell's Desert Island Discs from 2009 Annika returns to solve unfathomable murders The Soviet scientist who made two-headed dogs Five things to look out for as Championship returns in EFL How finest margins propelled Lionesses to Euro 2025 final. Video How finest margins propelled Lionesses to Euro 2025 final Barber's, F1 and smart toilets - inside Man Utd's £50m Carrington upgrade Scottish Premiership - All you need to know this weekend Root on grandad's love & having Jessica Ennis-Hill's number. Video Root on grandad's love & having Jessica Ennis-Hill's number 'Allez Vicky' - Mboko, 18, emerges as tennis' new star Who is most likely to challenge Liverpool this season? When England won by two runs - the greatest ever Test match? Video When England won by two runs - the greatest ever Test match? Chelsea academy sales top £250m in three years as Broja joins Burnley My 30-year-old world record 'not a good sign for athletics' - Edwards When do top European leagues start - and who will star? Can Salah do it again? Avoid Mbeumo & Cunha? Five key FPL questions Why is it so hard to break into the NFL? Meet post-grad medic who stunned Muir at UK Champs Bring back the Delap delivery - how to make throw-ins a weapon How will Russell feel about Mercedes contract saga? Lions tour awards - best player, moment and try, and a word on the Welshman. .. 'One of the great Test matches' - India earn series draw with narrow win. Video'One of the great Test matches' - India earn series draw with narrow win 'I needed to get myself together' - Fitzpatrick on finding form Becky Zerlentes - the first female boxer to die in fight in US Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.