West Ham have moved a step close to landing Tottenham target William Carvalho after the club reached a verbal agreement with the player.
The Sporting Lisbon midfielder has been widely linked with a move to England over the last few years and this summer hasn't been any different with a number of Premier League clubs in pursuit of him.
Tottenham and Crystal Palace are rumoured to be interested in snapping him up, but it is London rivals West Ham who are believed to be making all the running.
A West Ham delegation have been in Lisbon, and according to Portuguese daily Diario de Noticias, they have reached an agreement with the player over a proposed transfer.