West Ham have agreed a £5.5m deal to sign attacking midfielder Edimilson Fernandes from FC Sion, according to Sky sources.
Hammers manager Slaven Bilic last week expressed his desire
to sign at least one more midfielder before the close of the summer
transfer window, despite having added Havard Nordtveit, Sofiane Feghouli
and Gokhan Tore to his midfield ranks.
Fernandes, who is the cousin of former Manchester City and Leicester
midfielder Gelson Fernandes, will undergo a medical on Wednesday ahead
of a move to London Stadium.
The 20-year-old came through the youth system at FC Sion and has
since made 48 first-team appearances for the Swiss club, scoring two
goals.
Meanwhile, Bilic also confirmed West Ham's interest in forwards Wilfried Bony and Simone Zaza on Wednesday ahead of his side's Europa League play-off second leg against Astra Giurgiu.
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Ham are currently without strikers Andre Ayew, Andy Carroll and Diafra
Sakho because of injury, leaving Bilic light of recognised frontmen.
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