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‘Best of luck’: West Ham fans react as Pedro Obiang moves to Sassuolo
West Ham United have confirmed the departure of Pedro Obiang on their , with the midfielder joining Serie A outfit Sassuolo.
The Hammers have recouped £7.2 million, , and the midfielder leaves following four years with the Hammers.
Obiang made 116 appearances for West Ham and netted three goals in the process.
His 30-yard thunderbolt against Tottenham during the 2017/18 campaign won the club’s Goal of the Season award.

The defensive midfielder struggled to hold down a regular spot in Manuel Pellegrini’s midfield last season.
With the club’s options in the middle of the park now luxurious, Obiang has taken the decision to head off for a new challenge.
Probably the highlight of his time with the Londoners was helping the club to qualify for European competition in 2016 under Slaven Bilic’s management.
The Equatorial Guinea international seems to have adhered himself to the club’s supporters during his time with the Premier League outfit.

Following the announcement of his departure, several West Ham supporters took to Twitter to thank the midfielder and wish him well at his next club.
The move is probably best for all parties but Obiang proved a decent servant to West Ham in recent memory.
Here is a selection of tweets following his decision to transfer to Sassuolo:
Goodbye and good luck Pedro
— ethan (@WhuEthan)
http://twitter.com/JamieFC_/status/1154113697930973189
Thank you . A true gentleman. We will never forget your absolute rocket against Spurs. Good luck on your next adventure.
— jbrook147 (@jbrook1471)
Proper professional. Good luck.
— AllSportsView #GSBOUT (@AllSportsView)
http://twitter.com/DiangologyV3/status/1154113989909143553
Good luck we’ll miss you
— . (@Westhamfan987)
Great guy best of luck to him ⚒
— Daniel Watson (@DanielWatson65)
I’m actually so so sad, what a season 16/17 was for you breaking into the first teams and always a key player off the pitch, a true professional who’ll be missed, all the best ⚒😢
— JOE CRONIN⚒ (@joecronin1999)
http://twitter.com/kevinabarber/status/1154137889997041664
Reliable player for us, always did a job. Fair play to him for not kicking up a stink and demanding a move like others have. Professional player, good luck 👍🏼
— Tom Guy (@TomGuy93)