Official: West Ham defender Pedro Obiang joins Sassuolo

Pedro Obiang has officially completed his transfer from West Ham United to Sassuolo. “I wanted a family atmosphere.”

The midfielder signed the paperwork today after undergoing a medical and it’s believed the cost of the operation was €8.6m.

It is a return to Serie A for the 27-year-old, who was at Sampdoria until moving to the Hammers in 2015.

“I can’t wait to get started,” Obiang told Tuttomercatoweb.

“I had other offers, but I wanted a family atmosphere and I have that at Sassuolo.”

The Equatorial Guinea international played 116 competitive games for West Ham, scoring three goals.