Al Hilal have completed the signing of Crysencio Summerville from West Ham in a £68million deal, talkSPORT understands.
Summerville signs a four-year deal having been first approached by the Saudi club back in May.
Summerville was unable to help West Ham to Premier League safety in the 2025/26 seasonGetty
The player wanted to assess his options in Europe before committing to a move.
Aston Villa identified the Dutch winger as a potential replacement for Morgan Rogers, who has joined Chelsea in an eye-watering £117million deal.
Italian side Roma tabled an offer worth around £40m for the 24-year-old, but the Saudi Arabian side have made a significant proposal to the player, while also offering the Hammers a higher fee.
talkSPORT recently told you how the Italian side were battling Manchester United and Tottenham for the Netherlands international’s signature.
Summerville departs the London Stadium following the club’s relegation into the Championship.
He had a release clause in his contract allowing him to leave as result of the Hammers‘ drop into England’s second tier.
But Al Hilal’s interest complicated things for Roma, with the Italian giants unwilling to increase their salary offer for the winger.
Summer lovin’
The former Leeds forward proved to a bright spark in an otherwise disappointing season for West Ham – firing in seven goals from 34 games in all competitions.
And his stock has risen as a result of his dazzling displays at the World Cup in North America.
The 24-year-old chipped in with two goals and as many assists as Holland reached the round of 32 – where they lost to Morocco on penalties.
Summerville featured in 31 Premier League games in the previous campaign – starting on 29 occasions
Happy Hammers
While West Ham will be disappointed to see one of their bright players from last season leave, the sale of Summerville will be a huge boost to the club’s bank balance.
The £68m they’ll get adds to the £85m they received from Tottenham for Mateus Fernandes.
This will allow them to keep club captain Jarrod Bowen, who committed his long-term future to West Ham last week.
talkSPORT understands Bowen will be allowed to leave the club next summer should they fail to get promoted back to the Premier League at the first time of asking.
West Ham kick off their Championship campaign with a trip to Burnley, who were also relegated from the Premier League last season, on August 16.
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