West Ham to tie up £8m Premier League raid in matter of hours - reports

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West Ham to tie up £8m Premier League raid in matter of hours - reports


 
WEST HAM are reportedly set to snap up wantaway Southampton defender Jose Fonte.
 
The 33-year-old centre-back recently handed in a transfer request to the Saints and has been linked with several Premier League clubs.
 
 The London Evening Standard claim that the Hammers are poised to complete their swoop for the Portugal star and the transfer should go through very soon.
 
 They claim the two clubs have agreed a £8m deal for Fonte which could rise to £10m with add-ons.
 
 The report adds that the ex-Benfica ace has not settled on personal terms with the Hammers yet and that West Brom remain interested.
 
 West Ham boss Slaven Bilic today hinted that his club are set to complete a major transfer but refused to name names.
 
 He said: "I like what Arsene Wenger says, 'we are not talking about transfers, we are working on transfers', so I am not talking about names.
 
 "All I can say, though, is that we hope to settle something in the next 24 hours."
 
 Fonte has 18 months left on his current Southampton contract and has not been offered fresh terms.
 
 He joined the south coast club in January 2010 from Crystal Palace for £1.2m and has since made over 280 appearances for them.