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title: "West Ham ‘very close’ to signing Felipe Anderson"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Sam Brown"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2018-06-07T15:09:01Z"
modified: "2018-06-07T15:09:01Z"
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# West Ham ‘very close’ to signing Felipe Anderson

West Ham are reportedly ‘very close’ to securing a deal for Lazio winger Felipe Anderson.

The 25-year-old has been at Lazio since 2013, after joining from boyhood club Santos.

Making 137 appearances in that time, the wide-man has gained a reputation as a flashy winger with a good end-product.

![Marco Rosi/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2018/06/955308144.jpg)

The 2017/18 season saw Anderson spend more time than he would have liked on the bench, as 12 of his 21 Serie A appearances were as a substitute.

With one Brazil cap to his name, the forward has done in enough in the minds of West Ham to demand a fee north of £30 million – and that could be a deal very close to happening.

[Sport Witness claim](https://sportwitness.co.uk/west-ham-close-completing-e38m-deal-meeting-agent-club-went-well/) that Anderson is close to joining the East Londoners, with the fee supposedly in the region of £33.5 million.

With new manager Manuel Pellegrini looking to inject the Hammers with superstar talent, Anderson’s arrival would be a serious statement for the future at the London Stadium.