Friday 11 August 2017 12:19, UK
West Ham are in talks to sign midfielder William Carvalho but are yet to strike a deal with Sporting Lisbon, according to Sky sources.
The Portugal international is understood to want a move to the Premier League and has a £40m release clause in his contract.
Sky Sports News understands West Ham are confident they can secure a deal for Carvalho, but are hoping to pay less than his release fee.
The 25-year-old, who helped Portugal win Euro 2016, is a product of the Sporting academy and has scored nine goals in 137 appearances since making his first-team debut in 2011.
Sporting have recently signed midfielder Rodrigo Battaglia as a potential replacement for Carvalho.
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic has made five major signings ahead of the new Premier League, with Pablo Zabaleta, Joe Hart, Marko Arnautovic, Javier Hernandez and Sead Haksabanovic arriving at the London Stadium.
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