Lazio’s Serie A ace Felipe Anderson is seemingly heading to the Premier League after West Ham United reportedly upped their offer for the Brazilian winger.
Issa Diop looks set to lose his status as West Ham United’s record signing after less than a month.
The Hammers paid £25 million to land the 21-year-old Tolouse skipper in mid June but will pay far more to secure the services of Lazio’s Brazilian winger Felipe Anderson.
The London club have been linked with the fleet-footed Serie A flyer for the last few weeks, but it seems they are finally closing in on a deal to bring Anderson to the Premier League.
The Mail claims that West Ham have raised their offer to £38 million for Anderson after being snubbed by Lazio earlier in the transfer window when making a far smaller offer. And sources in Italy believe a transfer could finally be completed within the next 48 hours.
The 25-year-old scored four goals and set up seven more as Lazio finished fifth in Serie A, missing out on a place in the Champions League by virtue of a final day defeat to Inter Milan.
And it is understood that Anderson, who played alongside Neymar at Sao Paulo, wants to play under West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini.
Blessed with rapid pace, impressive end product and direct dribbling, Anderson looks every inch a West Ham fan favourite in the making. Although that £38 million price-tag means the pressure will be on to perform.
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