Report: West Ham agrees wages for loan midfielder

Sky Sports Italia reporter Gianluca Di Marzio has claimed on his website that West Ham are once again back in for Inter Milan midfielder Joao Mario following the latest injury news.

His report claims the Hammers are willing to pay the Portugal international’s £2.2 million wages plus £351,000 in commission to his agent to loan him for the remainder of the season. The report claims that an option to buy him in a permanent transfer has also been set at £26.4 million.

However, he goes on to say that David Sullivan is currently holding up the deal as he does not want to pay an additional £1.3million loan fee on top of Mario’s wages to complete the deal.

Discussions and negotiations are continuing says Di Marzio with the hope that a deal could still be completed before the window shuts.