Slaven Bilic is confident that West Ham can get a deal done for Sporting Lisbon midfielder William Carvalho within a week, the Mirror reports.
Sporting Lisbon rejected a £27.1m bid from West Ham for Carvalho last week but it is believed that a deal worth around £36million is now nearing completion.
After a week of intensive talks with the Portuguese side, the Hammers are confident of completing a deal for the Euro 2016 winner by the end of the week.
Carvalho was left out of the Sporting Lisbon squad that beat fellow Portuguese side Setubal 1 – 0 at the weekend.
The 25-year-old is said to be keen on linking up with the Hammers after being linked with an array of Premier League teams that past few years, including Chelsea and Arsenal.
Slaven Bilic’s side took a 4 – 0 hammering at Old Trafford on Sunday, highlighting their need for new recruits this summer.
