Many West Ham fans on social media celebrated the news that their club had officially signed Felipe Anderson from Lazio.
The Hammers posted a brief statement via their official website on Sunday to confirm that they had broken their club transfer record in order to make Anderson a member of Manuel Pellegrini’s squad ahead of next season.
The news of the 25-year-old right-sided midfielder’s arrival had many supporters thrilled on Twitter with one simply posting a gif of the Champions League’s opening title sequence as a sign of what they thought Anderson’s signing would bring in the future.
Forever West Ham have rounded up several tweets by Hammers supporters about Anderson’s arrival:
https://twitter.com/JordanHobbs2000/status/1018420603735494656
Absolutely buzzing!!! Welcome Felipe #ThatFelipeFeeling
— Jace De Souza (@desouza1994) July 15, 2018
https://twitter.com/Samcam06/status/1018421639149707264
https://twitter.com/Anthony_coyi/status/1018426261268463617
Yes now I’m excited. Get in. #WelcomeFelipe #ThatFelipeFeeling
— Chris (@chris77734) July 15, 2018
https://twitter.com/RemarkableRice/status/1018435268632875008
The good times are coming back Hammers! #Hammers #COYI pic.twitter.com/zkczw7j7no
— Dalton27 (@JPH_WHU27) July 15, 2018
OPINION
The Hammers have put the whole of Premier League on notice by unveiling their latest new recruit as the signing of Anderson shows they’re not messing around this summer. It was thought that Pellegrini was capable of bringing joy to the London Stadium upon his appointment but no one would have expect his transfer business to have been this amazing. After welcoming Issa Diop, Jack Wilshere and now Anderson to the club, to name a few, there is feel-good factor surrounding the club as you can’t help but feel the Hammers could have a successful season in their upcoming campaign. At the very least it will definitely be better than their disappointing 2017/18 campaign where they faced the real threat of relegation for a large part of the season. While Anderson has never played in the Premier League before, given his past performances for Lazio then it is expected that he’ll be able to flourish in England’s top-flight sooner rather than later.
