I am delighted that we have been able to announce the signing of Simone Zaza from Juventus and this is a major coup for the football club.
It has been a tough summer, particularly for David Sullivan and Slaven Bilic who have been working so hard behind the scenes to pull this off and at last it has happened.
These big deals often go to the wire, but our supporters should be excited about this signing. Simone is a top quality striker and has great credentials.
We hope he can have an immediate impact and, if he is as successful as we all hope he will be, Simone will join us on a permanent basis next summer.
I need to pay tribute to my co-chairman David Sullivan who has worked so hard to achieve this, because these are mega deals and we have now taken our summer spending to more than £60million.
The Board have always stated that we will reinvest the revenue raised from the Club's move to London Stadium and put together a squad that fits in with our stunning surroundings.
We have to get the transfers right because there have been a number of clubs who have not done so in the past and have lived to regret it. There are some big name players who have not adjusted.
You have to do due diligence on these new signings and we are thrilled to have secured his signature.
You can see he is a talent and if he gets an opportunity in front of goal, you would not bet against him scoring.
The competition for places will be ferocious when all the players are back from injury and Slaven will have a lot of options to choose from, but I am sure he will welcome that.
It certainly bodes well for the cup competitions as well. I can remember a time when we were having to play a team full of youngsters and got beat 5-0 in the FA Cup, but hopefully that will not happen again.
We have made ten new signings this summer and have been one of the most active clubs in the Premier League this window.
Unfortunately we are all bitterly disappointed with the result in the Europa League on Thursday night and I am still upset over our early exit from competition.
I know that Slaven feels the same and we had enough chances over the two legs to win the game. We put out the best side possible, but the ten injuries which are missing have really affected us.
I know that we have to move forward now and focus our efforts on trying to get something from the game against Manchester City on Sunday. Why can't we go up to the Etihad Stadium once again and pull off another famous victory?
We are coming up against one of the most well known managers in world football in Pep Guardiola and there is no doubts he is a top quality manager who has a proven track record. I am sure that Slaven will relish the opportunity to come up against him.
I want to finish by saying a special word about Ashley Fletcher who impressed everyone when he came on during the Europa League tie on Thursday night. The way he went past players shows the qualities he has got and he is going to be a major force for us in the coming months.
David Gold
It has been a tough summer, particularly for David Sullivan and Slaven Bilic who have been working so hard behind the scenes to pull this off and at last it has happened.
These big deals often go to the wire, but our supporters should be excited about this signing. Simone is a top quality striker and has great credentials.
We hope he can have an immediate impact and, if he is as successful as we all hope he will be, Simone will join us on a permanent basis next summer.
I need to pay tribute to my co-chairman David Sullivan who has worked so hard to achieve this, because these are mega deals and we have now taken our summer spending to more than £60million.
The Board have always stated that we will reinvest the revenue raised from the Club's move to London Stadium and put together a squad that fits in with our stunning surroundings.
We have to get the transfers right because there have been a number of clubs who have not done so in the past and have lived to regret it. There are some big name players who have not adjusted.
You have to do due diligence on these new signings and we are thrilled to have secured his signature.
You can see he is a talent and if he gets an opportunity in front of goal, you would not bet against him scoring.
The competition for places will be ferocious when all the players are back from injury and Slaven will have a lot of options to choose from, but I am sure he will welcome that.
It certainly bodes well for the cup competitions as well. I can remember a time when we were having to play a team full of youngsters and got beat 5-0 in the FA Cup, but hopefully that will not happen again.
We have made ten new signings this summer and have been one of the most active clubs in the Premier League this window.
Unfortunately we are all bitterly disappointed with the result in the Europa League on Thursday night and I am still upset over our early exit from competition.
I know that Slaven feels the same and we had enough chances over the two legs to win the game. We put out the best side possible, but the ten injuries which are missing have really affected us.
I know that we have to move forward now and focus our efforts on trying to get something from the game against Manchester City on Sunday. Why can't we go up to the Etihad Stadium once again and pull off another famous victory?
We are coming up against one of the most well known managers in world football in Pep Guardiola and there is no doubts he is a top quality manager who has a proven track record. I am sure that Slaven will relish the opportunity to come up against him.
I want to finish by saying a special word about Ashley Fletcher who impressed everyone when he came on during the Europa League tie on Thursday night. The way he went past players shows the qualities he has got and he is going to be a major force for us in the coming months.
David Gold