Hammers issue Bacca update

West Ham are hoping to discover whether a deal to bring Carlos Bacca to the Olympic Stadium is alive or dead by the end of the week.

The Hammers have seen a bid of around £25 million agreed with AC Milan and have held talks with the Colombian striker’s advisors over the last few days.

But ClaretandHugh has learned this evening that ‘Team Bacca’ is taking its time as it sorts through the Hammers offer along with others they have received.

The striker is believed to be on a basic wage of around £60k a week but we were told that stories he is looking for parity with Dimi Payet are inaccurate.

Our best source told us: “We have a value on each player we deal with and it won’t be at the same level as others on the staff necessarily.

“We have some hurdles to vault before we know where we are with this one. We might know this week if we are still involved as the player is thinking over ours, and other offers.

If we are the deal itself could take longer again. We remain hopeful and await a phone call.”