West Ham have held further talks with Juventus over midfielder Denis Zakaria but are still short of agreement.
The Hammers are sourcing replacements for Declan Rice as his £105million transfer to Arsenal is '95 per cent' complete.
Zakaria, 26, spent last season on loan at Chelsea but they did not want to bring him in permanently after an unimpressive spell during which he made seven Premier League appearances.
However, this has not deterred West Ham.
Juventus are reportedly willing to let the midfielder depart this summer and things are moving in the right direction for Zakaria to return to the Premier League.