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Nikica Jelavic has sealed his return to the Premier League with West Ham
The striker will cost the Hammers in the region of £3m from Hull
Jelavic also played for Everton having joined from Scottish club Rangers
West Ham have been one of the busiest clubs on transfer deadline day
Hammers also seal season-long loan signing of Victor Moses from Chelsea
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Published: 06:44 EDT, 1 September 2015 | Updated: 03:26 EDT, 2 September 2015

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West Ham have announced the signing of striker Nikica Jelavic from Hull for a fee believed to be £3million as the Premier League club take their number of deadline-day signings to three.

The 30-year-old has signed an initial two-year deal at Upton Park, where he will link up again with manager Slaven Bilic after playing for the West Ham boss during his time in charge of Croatia.

He follows Alex Song and Victor Moses, both on season-long loan deals, into West Ham on a busy day for the club having scored one Championship goal for the Tigers this season.

West Ham continued their summer spending with the capture of Nikica Jelavic from Hull

Jelavic undergoes his medical before completing his move to West Ham

The former Rangers forward will now be looking to get back into top-flight action having scored eight goals in Hull's relegation from the Premier League last season.

Jelavic, who underwent surgery on a long-term knee problem earlier this year, admits the lure of playing under Bilic was part of the attraction in moving to east London.

'I've played for Slaven before for the Croatia national team and he is a great manager and a great man,' he told West Ham TV.

'I am really happy and delighted to be working with him and all his staff again. I am very excited to be signing for West Ham United, especially as it is a big club and I didn't know until a couple of days ago that I would have the opportunity to come here.

'Of course it is always a target to play in the Premier League, so when I found out that West Ham wanted me there was no doubt that I wanted to come here.'