Teenage striker Domingos Quina inks deal with Hammers

West Ham has beat off several interested parties in securing the signature of promising Portuguese striker Domingos Quina.

Recently crowned a UEFA European Under-17 champ, the Guinea-Bissau-born 16-year-old will join the east London side in July before its move to the Olympic Stadium, the club announced Wednesday.

"Attracting a player of Domingos’s quality and potential to the Club is recognition of the stature with which the West Ham United Academy is held," academy director and head of player coaching and development Terry Westley said.

Quina initially joins on a two-year scholarship deal, with an agreement in place to sign a professional contract on his 17th birthday in November.

The versatile forward signs with the Hammers after a spell with Chelsea's academy, which he joined as a 13-year-old from Benfica.