David Moyes is hoping to tie up the £25million double capture of Real Betis defender Luiz Felipe and Juventus midfielder Denis Zakaria this week.
The West Ham boss wants to move quickly to replace departing Declan Rice and upgrade the spine of his team even further following their Europa Conference win last month. The deal for centre-back Felipe, 26, is expected to be around £17million.
The Brazil-born Italy international is seen by Moyes as being perfectly suited to the intense speed and robust nature of the English game. His arrival would leave the Hammers spoilt for choice in defender after periods last season where they were without £30million World Cup star Nayef Aguerd, Frenchman Kurt Zouma and 35-year-old Italian Angelo Ogbonna.
