West Ham are set to bid £20million for Chelsea's Kurt Zouma with the defender preferring to move across London than be a makeweight in a deal for Jules Kounde.
Zouma, 26, has been linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge as Chelsea pursue Sevilla and France centre-back Kounde ahead of the new season.
The Hammers are poised to make an opening bid but it is likely to be beneath Chelsea's valuation.
Kurt Zouma is attracting interest from West Ham with an offer of £20million imminent
The offer is expected to be lower than Chelsea's valuation of Zouma with the defender preferring to move to another London club than abroad
Zouma is settled in London and, as it stands, would welcome a move to another club in the capital ahead of being part of any potential swap deal for Kounde.