West Ham transfer news: Hammers break EFL record to sign Arne Engels for £22m from Celtic

West Ham United have signed Belgian midfielder Arne Engels from Celtic for £22m, breaking the EFL Championship transfer record. The 22-year-old has signed a five-year contract, with West Ham describing it as a 'record fee paid by an EFL Championship club'. The deal surpasses the previous record of £17.5m set by Ipswich Town, and Engels becomes the second high-profile departure from Celtic this summer following Daizen Maeda's move to Ipswich.