West Ham are hoping to make a decisive breakthrough in their bid to sign Kurt Zouma from Chelsea on Wednesday.
The Hammers are in advanced talks over a £25million move for the central defender — who has also had interest from Tottenham this summer — and believe a deal is close.
Zouma is thought to earn around £100,000 a week at Stamford Bridge and agreeing personal terms was understood to have created a stumbling block, but there is fresh optimism that an agreement can be reached.
West Ham are hoping to make a decisive breakthrough in their bid to sign Kurt Zouma
Chelsea tried to use Zouma, 26, as a makeweight in their original move for Sevilla defender Jules Kounde earlier this summer, but the defender made it clear he wanted to stay in England, preferably London.