Bilic hints at signing within next 24 hours

Slaven Bilic was today asked whether Jose Fonte was having a medical at the club.

But he refused to give away much information after the reporter had asked for more details.

Instead the manager said: “Not a medical but I said a few times already that I ain’t going to talk about names.  

“I am sad we are the team that everything is open, now I like what Wenger said once, we are not talking transfers, we are working on transfers.

“For some reason it is always in the papers although 95 per cent of that is not true, just rumours, it doesn’t help us. Some of those stories are true and it definitely doesn’t help so I am not going to talk about the names that we are trying to get.

He added: “One or two players we need and we are going to try. Twenty four hours hopefully.”

Despite his protests the player in question is thought to be 33 year old Southampton centre back Jose Fonte on a two and a half year contract on £70,000 per week. The deal could reach £12m with add-ons – with around £8m requested up front.