Exclusive: Tore deal twist as talks go on

Exclusive

Reports that West Ham have agreed to sign Gokhan Tore at a fee of around £10.5 million are wide of the mark.

Regular recent speculation that a deal has been agreed to bring the Beskitas wideman to the Olympic Stadium is correct – but ClaretandHugh can exclusively reveal that this remains only as a loan deal.

Turkish publication FutbolArena has reported that both clubs have now agreed the fee for the 24-year-old in a move which would reunite him with his former boss Slaven Bilic.

However, given how many rumours have come out of Turkey – with no deals being completed since Slav’s arrival – ClaretandHugh’s Rumour Ratng registered at “Moderate.” when we first drew attention to the Turkish media report.

And today we have learned from our top source inside West Ham that any deal at this stage will be a season’s loan arrangement but he added: “At this moment we still can’t agree terms.”

He added: “We are hoping we can it done but at this stage we are still talking on the loan.”