West Ham have upped their interest in Genoa central defender Armando Izzo as the club look to continue their recent good business in the transfer market.
Having recently signed goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski from Swansea and defender Issa Diop from Toulouse, the Hammers look eager to continue making signings and Izzo has been mentioned with the club in recent weeks.
According to Italian newspaper Secolo XIX, talks regarding the future of Izzo are expected to have taken place on Thursday, and the report claims a fee of around €14m has been mentioned.
Izzo's agent Paolo Palermo works with Kia Joorabchian, who helped bring Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez to England's top flight back in 2006, and the Iranian is reportedly involved again in this transfer saga.