West Ham and Chelsea are close to agreeing a fee for Kurt Zouma according to ExWHUemployee.
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Personal terms are still a long way off being concluded, however.
Hammers boss David Moyes is desperately trying to bolster his central defensive ranks at the London Stadium this summer.
A move to sign Nikola Milenkovic failed at the final hurdle.
And then West Ham switched their attention to Zouma (Jacob Steinberg).
Links have gone quiet over the past week. But it seems as though the Hammers are still very much after the French centre-back.
West Ham and Chelsea close to agreeing Zouma fee
That’s according to ExWHUemployee.
The Hammers insider played down suggestions that a deal to sign Zouma is imminent, however, by claiming that we are still some way off agreeing personal terms with the centre-back.
Hopefully we end up getting this one over the line before the transfer window slams shut.
A two-time Premier League and one time Champions League winner, Zouma would bring so much winning experience to West Ham.
He is believed to be available for around £25 million (Jacob Steinberg). That would represent fantastic value for the Hammers.
The 26-year-old would strengthen David Moyes’s central defensive department considerably.
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With just eight days remaining before the transfer window clams shut, however, West Ham had better act fast.