Hammers coy on Onyekuru reports

West Ham are refusing to confirm that Henry Onyekuru may be on his way to the club this week.

The Daily Mail claims that talks have progressed to the point where the young Nigerian could fly to London this week and take a medical with the Irons.

Arsenal have been chasing the youngster but the report claims the Irons have persuaded him to find his platform at the London Stadium where he is likely to have a much greater chance of regular football than in north London.

The player himself has explained that this is a big factor in his thinking but at this stage it is best to HOPE the Hammers have made that amount of progress as there was a distinct reluctance to confirm it by our senior insiders.

He would only say: He’s just one of many players we are possibly looking at.”

However, there definitely seems to be an enthusiasm for not allowing too much to escape into the public domain this summer.