West Ham United are thrilled to announce the signing of Spain U21 international midfielder Pedro Obiang from Italian club Sampdoria

West Ham United are thrilled to announce the signing of Spain Under-21 midfielder Pedro Obiang from Sampdoria for an undisclosed fee.A number of top European clubs were chasing the midfielder, but West Ham have won the race to sign the 23-year-old, who has penned a four-year-deal.Obiang made 35 appearances for Sampdoria last season and was one of the star performers for the Italian side in Serie A, scoring three goals in 34 league appearances as Il Blucerciati finished seventh to qualify for the UEFA Europa League.Speaking in his very first interview as a Hammers player, the Spaniard expressed his delight at having signed on the dotted line.“I’m very happy to have signed," confirmed Obiang, who successfully passed his medical at Spire Roding Hospital , the Club's official private hospital. "We have been talking about this for a long time and now I’ve finally got the chance to come here.“I went on holiday after the season had finished and I was looking forward to receiving that call to tell me where and when to sign for this Club!“I’m very excited to play in the Premier League. It’s a style of football that will help me to progress as a player and as a person, so it will be very good."Obiang becomes the first signing under new manager Slaven Bilic and the Hammers' second summer recruit is relishing the chance to play under the Croatian coach.He continued: “I think Bilic is a manager that can do very well here. I know that he was a West Ham player and he did very well with the Croatian national team."He is a manager that likes to play good football and I really like that so I am sure that we will get along very well."