West Ham are keen on William Carvalho.
West Ham are closing in on the signing of midfield ace William Carvalho.
Portuguese newspaper O Jogo report his club Sporting Lisbon have already accepted he is leaving.
They have already begun looking at replacements for the Portugal international and are assessing their options.
The report states the cost of the transfer could reach 45 million Euros, which currently converts to £41 million.
It will be an initial 37 million Euros [£33.6m], which will rise dependent on objectives, and Sporting will have a clause for a sell on percentage of any future transfer.
West Ham though are reluctant to pay it all at once, and intend to split the cost in installments.
They are presently negotiating with Sporting Club de Portugal about this, but it is not considered as a reason which will scupper a transfer which is moving along fast.
Carvalho has been touted for a move away from Sporting for the past four years but the Hammers are the only club to meet Sporting’s demands.
West Ham lost their opening game of the season 4-0 yesterday away to Manchester United.
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