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title: "West Ham strike deal to sign Joao Mario on loan"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2018/01/22/west-ham-strike-deal-sign-joao-mario-loan/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Michael Oliver"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2018-01-22T17:09:03Z"
modified: "2018-01-22T17:09:03Z"
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# West Ham strike deal to sign Joao Mario on loan

With Manuel Lanzini now sidelined by a hamstring injury, West Ham’s need for a new midfielder has never been greater.

Out-of-favour Inter Milan star Joao Mario has been on the club’s radar this month and it appears as if the club have made the push to get a deal over the line.

Portuguese source [O Jogo](https://www.ojogo.pt/internacional/portugueses/noticias/interior/joao-mario-a-proposta-final-o-trunfo-ingles-e-o-que-esta-a-bloquear-negocio-9064762.html) state that West Ham have agreed a deal with Inter Milan to take the 25-year-old on loan for the rest of the season.

![Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2018/01/671642534.jpg)

West Ham are ready to pay Inter a loan fee of £1.5m and are willing to cover a portion of the Euro 2016 winner’s wages, and the deal includes an option to make the move permanent in the summer for £20m.

The biggest stumbling block in this move has been convincing the former Sporting Lisbon star to swap Serie A for the Premier League and West Ham.

Jose Fonte is attempting to convince his international teammate to join him at the London Stadium amid interest from Everton in his services.