West Ham have agreed to sign Brazilian defender Luizao from São Paulo.
The 20-year old left-sided centre back arrived in England on Monday ahead of a scheduled medical and will sign a three-and half-year contract from January after his deal with the Brazilian side expires.
Luizao has been signed for the club's development squad. West Ham have also spoken to São Paulo about a potential deal for their 20-year old midfielder Pablo Maia.
Meanwhile, Bayer Leverkusen are maintaining an interest in West Ham's 30-year-old full back Vladimir Coufal as they consider a move next month.