West Ham are set to complete the signing of Gokhan Tore from Besiktas on an initial season-long loan move with a view to buy next summer, subject to a medical.
According to Ken Dyer of the London Evening Standard, West Ham are now growing increasingly confident in signing the 24-year-old winger after weeks of exhaustive negotiations with Besiktas.
Slaven Bilic is a huge fan of Gokhan Tore and has been working tirelessly with his former employers Besiktas to finalise a deal which would see the former Chelsea academy star return to the Premier League.
However, the Hammers were struggling to agree a fee for the Turk’s services and for a long time the deal looks dead and buried but the two sides have finally come to an agreement over a loan move for Tore.
Jack Sullivan, as well as the Boleyn Insider, confirmed that the Hammers expect to make a major signing by the end of this week and it appears that Gokhan Tore is the name on everybody’s lips.
Turkish source Haber1903 have also confirmed the move. West Ham will pay a €3m season-long loan fee with a €12m option next summer.
Tore isn’t the only player West Ham are closing in on as their striker search looks to finally be drawing to a close. The Hammers are locked in talks with AC Milan regarding the signing of 29-year-old Carlos Bacca. The Colombian scored 20 goals in 42 games for Milan last season and could be had for £24m.
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