West Ham remain hopeful of signing Alphonse Areola from Paris St Germain despite late interest from Newcastle United.
Talks had been ongoing over a £7.6m deal to make the goalkeeper's loan move permanent but Newcastle stepped in to express an interest in signing the 29-year-old and that is understood to have stalled discussions though West Ham believe he will prefer to stay in London.
Eager to find a long-term replacement for 37-year-old goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, the Hammers have been speaking with Areola's agents this week in a bid to sign him permanently.