A pair of leaked emails appear to prove West Ham submitted a bid to sign William Carvalho from Sporting Lisbon.
The row between the two clubs had escalated earlier today when Sporting president Bruno de Carvalho called West Ham co-owners David Gold and David Sullivan “Dildo Brothers”.
Carvalho denied the Hammers had made an offer for the midfielder and demanded to be shown proof.
“Where is it – proof?” he said. “Now, approaches (for William Carvalho), for sure.
“I’ve had them for almost the whole squad. West Ham supporters call Mr David Sullivan and his brother, the Dildo Brothers.