Hammers in record Carvalho bid

West Ham have bid  €30 million (£27.1m) for Sporting Lisbon midfelder William Carvalho.

The club has confirmed national reports to ClaretandHugh within the last few minutes declaring that club representatives  are indeed in Lisbon at this moment trying to close the deal.

Lisbon want 40 million euros(£36.1m) but the Hammers won’t go that high but the Portuguese club are aware the 25 year old is keen to advance his career in the Premier League at the Olympic Stadium.

After signing Marko Arnautovic, for a club record fee that could rise to £24m, Javier Hernandez, Pablo Zabaleta and Joe Hart, to land Carvalho would be a massive achievement for the Irons as they prepare for the Sunday match at Old Trafford.

Talks between the two clubs are positive and our sources are optimistic the deal will be done for one of Europe’s highest rated midfielders.

The signing would be a massive coup for the Hammers who has been linked to a number of big Premier League clubs in recent seasons, including Arsenal.

Our source said: “The story is correct – we are negotiating and hoping to get the deal done.”