West Ham have confirmed the £22million signing of Arne Engels ahead of their first Championship game of the season.The Hammers get their domestic campaign underway on Sunday when they face fellow relegated side Burnley at Turf Moor.Engels has made the move to the London Stadium on an initial five-year dealGettyAnd West Ham signalled their intentions to make an immediate return to the Premier League as they broke the EFL record to lure Engels to the London Stadium.The £22m deal eclipses the previous Championship record which was set by Ipswich last summer.Ipswich splashed out £17.5m to snap up Norway forward Sindre Walle Egeli from Danish outlet FC Nordsjaelland.Despite fan excitement over the arrival of Engels, the four-cap Belgium will not be involved in the clash against the Clarets.Having not been signed in time to be registered, his debut will likely come against Charlton next weekend.Engels will wear the No.7 shirt in east London, with the number vacant following the departure of Crysensio Sumemrville.What has Arne Engels said about joining West Ham?And he has failed to hide his delight at penning a five-year deal at the London Stadium, with his deal containing the option of a further 12 months.He told West Ham‘s website: “It feels amazing to be here, so I’m delighted and I can’t wait to get started.“It’s a really nice project to come into and try to to go back to the Premier League. That’s the big goal.“I think that’s everybody’s goal and it’s just up to me to hopefully help the team with it and together with the supporters to get some wins.Engels completed his EFL-record move south of the border on Saturday nightGettyView Tweet: https://x.com/WestHam/status/2088724912634572814?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw“Hopefully, we’ll see that it’s going to be a good year then and I’m looking forward to the next ones. “I’m just looking forward to meeting all the fans at London Stadium.“I’m looking forward to this challenging season, but hopefully we can make it a really good one, so let’s go for it!”West Ham’s summer businessWest Ham’s relegation meant the Hammers were initially forced into high-profile sales to help balance the books.Mateus Fernandes and Summerville both left for Tottenham and Al Hilal respectively in £100m and £68m moves.Freddie Potts meanwhile was sold for £10m, with Callum Wilson, Adama Traore and Lukasz Fabianski also departing the club.Fernandes was one of two big-money sales at the London Stadium this summerShutterstock EditorialA boost for West Ham, though, was that they were able to retain the services of captain Jarrod Bowen.And West Ham have since started to bolster the squad having brought in defender Joel Veltman following his release from Brighton.Manor Solomon has also signed for the Hammers, joining from London rivals Spurs.