"When Felipe Anderson arrived at West Ham United in July 2018, he settled in quickly, enjoying a promising first season, netting ten times for his new side. The Hammers had paid a club record 36million to bring the Brazilian to east London from Lazio and these early performances saw him become a fan favourite. One of the seasons for this strong early start was the formidable partnership with formed with another Irons forward."
"But as Anderson looks back at his time in London, he is able to appreciate the relative anonymity he enjoyed away from the football pitch during his time in the UK. Sometimes, when the traffic was bad, my family and I would take the tube to go out for dinner or afternoon tea, with the rain falling outside [laughs], he continues."
"Arnautovic would leave the club at the end of the 2018/19 campaign for Chinese Super League side Shanghai Port in a 22million move, with Anderson's performances dipping the following campaign, as he would find the back of the net just once during the disrupted 2019/20 campaign. He would then head to Porto on loan in October 2020, before returning to Lazio in a permanent move the following summer."
Felipe Anderson joined West Ham United in July 2018 for a club-record fee of 36 million from Lazio and scored ten goals in his first season, becoming a fan favourite. He formed a formidable partnership with Marko Arnautovic, who joined West Ham in 2017 after four seasons at Stoke City. Anderson praised Arnautovic’s pace and technique and said they clicked on the pitch. Arnautovic left for Shanghai Port at the end of 2018/19 for 22 million. Anderson’s form dipped in 2019/20, scoring once, before a loan to Porto in October 2020 and a permanent return to Lazio the following summer. He enjoyed relative anonymity off the pitch in London and described himself as homely.
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