West Ham forward Fletcher joins Middlesbrough in £6.5m deal

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Middlesbrough have announced the signing of striker Ashley Fletcher from West Ham for £6.5 million.

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The 21-year-old signed a four-year contract after finalising terms with the Championship club on Thursday.

Fletcher follows Darren Randolph in leaving West Ham for Boro, the goalkeeper having completed a £5m switch last week.

He is Boro's 11th signing in what has been a hectic transfer window for Garry Monk's side.

The England youth international progressed through the Manchester United academy but signed a four-year deal with West Ham in July last year, having impressed during a six-month loan spell with Barnsley.

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He scored his only goal for the Hammers in a 4-1 EFL Cup defeat to his former club at Old Trafford in November.

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Joe is a Senior Editor at Sporting News. He was previously a sub editor and writer for Goal.com before spending six years as part of the Stats Perform editorial news service, covering major global sports including football, tennis, boxing, NBA, rugby union and athletics. Joe has reported live on some of the biggest games in football, including two UEFA Champions League finals, Euro 2016, the Confederations Cup 2017 and the 2018 World Cup final at the end of a month in Russia.